Town Board — Minutes

1 REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES DATE: Mar 12, 2024 Chairman Fred Stoll called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Supervisor Kevin Mackie, Diane Nelson, Clerk, Amy Eliot, Treasurer, Mark Johnson, Streets Dept, Keith Kesler, Fire Chief, Gene Germano, Trusty Trucking, Andy Carlson from the Youth Ballfield League, and Kayla and Eon representing the Stenstrup zoning change, and Scott Loustari County Supervisor, also attended. Minutes: Kevin motioned, seconded by Fred to approve the minutes of last month’s board meeting, motion passed. Financial Report: The financial report showed: $13,871.13 in checking, $308,872.87 in the general money market account which includes $196,112.92 in a sub-account dedicated to the town garage, $48,948.86 in real estate tax account, $ 12,387.28 in personal property tax account, $51,825.28 in equipment account, and $69,956.09 in the ARPA Grant account. Kevin motioned, seconded by Fred to accept the financial report, and authorize paying the bills as presented, motion passed. Public Comments: Andy Carlson updated the board on sched uling and plans for the ballfields. County Supervisor ’s Report: Scott updated the board on various committe e meetings, county staffing levels, the new county website and associated emails. He discussed the Tri- County Corridor bridge inspections and plans for signage on the corridor for businesses, being handled by the nonprofit groups such as Brule River Riders. He informed the board that the old shooters saloon in superior which was considered uninhabitable and connected to another building was going to cost the county 100,000 to demo however it ended up being sold and the demo will be handled by superior guns and ammo who will be building a new building on the site. He also discussed a project being planned by USDA on 20 acres of county forestry land in Maple on Hwy. O . They will be releasing a special kind of wasp to help address emerald ash borer. Town Officers Reports: Myron relayed the following information as he was unable to attend: He will be meeting with Scott Weyandt tomorrow regarding the possible grant for Clevedon Rd. He is still waiting to hear cost info on the tank for the fire dept. He was wondering when work could start on the culvert replacements on Bellwood Pit Rd and Blueberry Creek. Fred has been dealing with dog barking complaints. Diane had a call regarding the gate on Maki Rd off of Wallin Rd. Fred and Diane will verify the ownership of the road and the survey information. If warranted a letter will be sent to instruct the gate owners to remove it. Road Report: They have been brushing and doing equipment maintenance. Fire Chief Report: They have had 3 medical, 2 landing zone, and four mutual aid calls since the last meeting. Keith is applying for a 75K grant to replace excavation equipment. Next year he’ll be applying for radios as we will all need to switch to 800 MHz in the near future. 2 New Business: Zoning: Fred motioned, seconded by Kevin to file No objection to zoning change for Stenstrup. Motion passed. Board of Review: the town is going through an assessment reevaluation as we are out of compliance with the 90% rule the state has therefore we will be scheduling a meeting for the BOR which will then be immediately closed until the time the reevaluation is complete. The meeting will be scheduled for 6:15 on May 14 and be followed by the regular board meeting. Old Business: Fire Dept. Water Source: Keith attempted to get quotes for a 1 00-gal well. Only the company in Summerset could do the work, and they indicated the 250 vs 100 gpm well would only be 10-15% difference. They recommended a test well that would show if that much water was available at a reasonable depth. Keith was instructed to proceed with the test well. Playground Equipment: Tabled until next month. Diane will contact them to see if they can either attend or provide a report. Town correspondence was reviewed. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Diane Nelson, Clerk