Town Board — Minutes

Town of Exeter Regular Board Meeting Monday, August 12, 2024 – 7:00PM Ted Fahey, Mark Gundlach, Kent Brauer, and Clerk Sass were present. Town members: Dale Gutman, Siegfried Eckhardt (Siggy), Tom Kleinheinz, Carl Kleinheinz and Burt Boldebuck Notice legally posted. Minutes: The minutes from July 8, 2024, regular meeting presented. Motion to approve July 8, 2024, regular meeting minutes (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Treasurer Report: Dawn summarizes balance as of July 31, 2024: $443,332.48. ARPA funds gained $585.27 in interest. The balance is now $118,982.05. Motion to approve treasurer report (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Announcements: Election Tuesday, 8/13/2024. Supervisor report: Ted – November election, St. Mary’s Hall is still not sold so we may get to use it for the election. Kent - First Church is available to us. Multiple storms in the past month – trees down on a few back roads and in the West Dayton Cemetery. Amazon truck took out a few signs. Kent – couple inquiries about Zweifel property. Ted said that GC Zoning is aware and trying to pursue. Mark – there is no running water in the campers and no bathrooms. People are sleeping in cars. Kids there. Citizen Input: None. Committee Reports: Mark – Burt’s bid for cameras at the park (4 cameras, wireless link to record in the town hall, access to view on smartphone) old system moved to recycle center – retrieving data at recycle center – no wireless). Cameras can be 310 feet from the network switch. Price - $6,927.00. We will let the Park Committee discuss the proposal. Kent – Senior Center pie sale during Belleville Community Picnic was an enormous success. Unfinished: None New Business: • Appointment of Election Inspectors – Beginning August 12, 2024 - 12/31/2025. Motion to approve two new election inspectors, Shannon Booth, and Debra Mohns (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Kleinheinz Trust CSM – split the parcel which has two fire numbers now, agreement to share well/septic, no shared driveway on property. Motion to approve the Kleinheinz Trust CSM as moved by the Plan Commission Board on July 16, 2024 (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Driveway Fees – for existing driveways to be inspected to see if they meet the current standards. Ted recommends a $100.00 fee for inspection. Road bond would be needed. Motion to have a $100.00 fee for inspection of existing driveways (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Recycling Center Hours – Friday summer hours – some minor issues, Mark – all residents are invited, on a Saturday in front of recycle center workers a mattress was dropped off and no one saw it, plastic toys were behind the dumpsters. Motion to have recycle center open on Friday 11AM – 5PM to be reviewed in January 2025 (MG/KB), all in favor, two yes and one no, approved. Kent was there for 2.5 hours last Friday – everybody was respectful and not happy if the dump closes on Friday (some residents work or are out of town on Saturday). Marc Peterson is against per Ted. Burt – a camera should be installed at recycle center to observe when it is unstaffed. Mark opens the gate and does not get paid for the time. • Green County Highway winter tree trimming - $10,000 for two weeks, town board should determine where the tress should be cut and trimmed. Chris Narveson told Kent that we should start on the bigger trees. Exeter Crossing, Marshall Bluff and Tunnel are really overgrown. Motion to have Green County Highway Department do tree trimming during the winter months for a cost of $10,000.00 (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. • Bills - Motion to pay the bills (MG/KB), all in favor, approved. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, (MG/KB), all in favor, adjourned 7:51PM Respectfully Submitted, Dawn Marie Sass, Clerk/Deputy Treasurer