Town Board — Minutes

Town of Exeter Regular Board Meeting Monday, March 10, 2025 – 7:00PM Ted Fahey, Mark Gundlach, Kent Brauer, and Clerk Sass were present. Town members: Diane Zwiefel, Dale Gutman, Rick Diaz, Bruce and Ricky Kiesling Notice legally posted. Minutes: The minutes from February 10, 2025, Regular Board Meeting presented. Motion to approve February 10, 2025, Regular Board Meeting minutes (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Treasurer Report: Dawn summarizes the balance as of February 28, 2025: $423,757.67. Money Market fund gained $415.79 in interest. The balance is now $122,491.02. Motion to approve treasurer report (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Announcements: Storm Spotter training 4/14(see posted flyers for times and locations). Spring election 4/1 – in person early starts 3/18 through 3/28 (hours posted on website and at posting kiosks). There will be an EMS/FIRE meeting March 24 at 6PM at the Belleville Public Library. The Village of Belleville wants to annex land on Hwy CC from the Town of Exeter. A petition for annexation has been filed by the builder. Belleville has already annexed a couple hundred acres from Montrose. Supervisor report: Ted – president of EMS district, rewriting the contract due to all employees being paid now. Snowplow oil line blew out on one of the plows. Kent – senior kitchen construction underway. Pouring concrete tomorrow, some things are going to be late delivery – back order. Ted asks if preparing meals are cheaper if the senior center makes it rather than contracting out. They have about twenty- seven meals per day. Bruce said that the kitchen is a backup plan because at least three times meals have not been delivered by the caterer. They will still use a caterer. The kitchen will be used for veteran’s meals, pie sale cleanup, etc. Citizen Input: None. Committee Reports: Mark – park committee meeting on Tuesday March 4. Good turnout. Committee made a motion to allow ATV/UTV on hard surfaces in the park – parking lot and roadway. Diane said that Akaylah was going to investigate premade signs. Motion to replace two dead crab apple trees, Ricky and Bruce will purchase new trees. Ted thinks the third one also needs replacement. Kent cleaned the vault toilet, and the door is locked until we tell Mike Vorpahl to program the lock to auto open and close (April 6 when the Boy Scouts will be cleaning the park). Unfinished: None. New Business: • Exeter Park Dog Policy – No dogs have been the policy since the park opened. Rick – no other park in area bans dogs, more usage if patrons can bring in dogs. Diane – it was unanimous to allow with leashed at all times and clean up after. Mark – still wants No Dogs in the park. No one to police the park. Diane – who patrols Belleville Parks? Ted – the police patrol the parks. We wanted to be good neighbors to the three residences that surround the park. Dogs will be off leash, urinating on the benches/picnic tables/in the shelter, etc. Kent - Motion to allow leashed dogs in park, waste stations set up and maintained by park committee – no second. Motion does not make it to a vote. • Pastrana C.U.P. – Motion to approve the CUP (MG/KB) as presented by the commission, all in favor, approved. • Annual Meeting – April 16 at 7PM. Financial health of township. The only thing brought up last year was a new town hall. • Bills – Motion to pay bills (KB/MG), all in favor, approved. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, (MG/KB), all in favor, adjourned 7:44PM Respectfully Submitted, Dawn Marie Sass, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer