Town Board — Minutes

Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting March 9, 2022 Board members in attendance: Ginnie Follendorf, Treasurer; Tom Stuessel, Supervisor; Bryan Olsen, Chair; Cassie Schober, Clerk; Alan McCoy, Supervisor Chairman Olsen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Then read the agenda. It was asked if everyone had a chance to review the minutes from the February meeting. Tom Stuessel made a motion to accept the minutes from the February Meeting. Second by Alan McCoy. Motion carried. Ginnie Follendorf gave the treasurer’s report. Beginning Balance $1,077,177.51 Monthly Income $ 276,379.37 Monthly Expenses $ 806,661.70 Ending Balance $ 546,895.18 Alan Mccoy made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Chairman Olsen then addressed Tony Tomashek, representative from Mathy Construction regarding the Cataract Green Sand Mine. Tony stated there has been people showing interest in the purchase of the mine. Some for personal use and some for frac mining. Tony gave those interested information on the permits and agreements that would be needed. There has been no official offer yet but he will keep the town updated on the status. Mathy will do all the paperwork for the transfer, this sale will not cost the town any money and if it is purchased by a mining company, they will have the same agreement with the town as Mathy had. There will be more information forthcoming in the next couple months. Currently there is a 4-acre pond and a blacktop pad. If it doesn’t sell, they will be making more decision later in the year. Chairman Olsen then addressed the information received in regards to the Broadband Community Forward program. Clerk had made copies and gave to those in attendance prior to the meeting. Cedric Schnitzler was in attendance and asked to give an update. Cedric gave an overview of the program and spoke of some communication companies that were currently working with other townships. He encouraged the town to send a letter of support, which was done in February. He also stated that if the town has any more questions or would like more details to reach out to Adrian Lockington at Monroe County. The board agreed they would like to have Ms. Lockington come and give a presentation to the town board on this topic. Clerk will contact Ms. Lockington and invite her to a future meeting. Chairman Olsen then went onto the next agenda item, The old town hall. The board looked at the town hall when they got together to review roads, they decided this will best be discussed at the annual meeting. There is currently $41,000 of insurance on the building and it seems to need work such as windows and siding. Clerk will post the upkeep of the historic town hall as a topic for the annual meeting and make signs and post on Facebook and the website. Bryan Olsen then stated there was discussion regarding having an online auction through NBS Sales and Josh Konze spoke with the sales company and they are looking for other items to be put on consignment. The board members reviewed the flyer and auction agreement but would like the sales man from the company to come speak with them before they proceed to ensure accurate representation of the town. Chairman Olsen then discussed the letter from the Monroe County Zoning which showed amendments to the Ch 47 Zoning of Monroe County Code of Ordinance. These changes will be discussed at the Planning and Zoning Committee meeting on March 21 at 6 p.m. Alan McCoy will represent the township at this meeting. Town of Little Falls Regular Monthly Board Meeting March 9, 2022 Cedric Schnitzler asked if he could give an update on Monroe County. Chairman Olsen then gave Mr. Schnitzler the floor. He gave an overview consisting of ARPA funds, wage study, stream restoration, rural well testing, Monroe County tourism, ADRC bus purchase and Rolling Hills. Chairman Olsen then stated next month will consist of gravel bids being opened and seal coating bids in May. He then asked if there were any other items to be addressed. The clerk stated for the June meeting she will be out of town and asked if the meeting could be on a different day. The board members agreed to move the meeting to Tuesday June 7 at 7 p.m. Tom Stuessel then brought up the status of the repayment of the ATV signs. Clerk states there had not been a payment in a while. Chairman Olsen will discuss this with Ken Arendt. Review of bills. A motion was made to approve the bill listing by Alan McCoy, Second by Tom Stuessel. Motion carried. Next regular board meeting will be April 13, 2022 at 7 p.m. Annual meeting will be April 19th at 7 p.m. Tom Stuessel then made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second by Alan Mccoy. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Cassie Schober Town of Little Falls Clerk Attendance: Kevin Schober, Tony Tomashek, Cedrick Schnitzler, Steve Pedersen