Town Board Meeting — Minutes

MANITOWOC TOWN BOARD MEETING-March 11, 2024 The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Manitowoc was held Monday March 11th, 2024 at the Silver Creek Fire Station and Town Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Chairman Blahnik. Pledge of Allegiance was said. Chairman Blahnik, asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the February meeting. Motion was made by Supervisor Adelman to approve the minutes and Supervisor Thiel second it. Chairman Blahnik declared the minutes to stand approved as read. Discussion of month expenses. Bills were presented for payment; checks were signed and a motion was made by Supervisor Thiel and seconded by Supervisor Adelman to allow the bills to be paid. Motion carried Roll call of the Board members was documented. Jeff Blahnik - Chairman, Cody Thiel- Supervisor, Drew Adelman - Supervisor, Andy Shavlik - Constable, and Geraldine Gilbert - Clerk/Treasurer. Residents from the town present were: • Wayne Vetting 3819 S 15th ST • Jean Vetting 3819 S 15th ST • Mike Hansen 4015 S 18th ST • Joe Stanzel 8516 Hwy JJ • Steve Klinkner 4008 S 18th ST • Andi Raduenz 3813 S 13th ST • Terry Raduenz 3813 S 13th ST Public input & Questions No public comments at this time. Old Business Airbnb is scheduled for March 18th, at 2024 Board of Adjustment meeting 7:00pm. Received land deeds from area neighbors to present to the County Planning and Zoning. Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association seminar Wednesday, March 13, Appleton, Timber Rattlers Stadium at 12:30 PM. Chairman Jeff Blahnik plans on attending to get more understanding on road construction. Fire Department discussion meeting called by Josh Stradal, Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town Chair for March 28 @ 6:30 in Branch. Agenda has not been sent yet. Information from those who attended the last County Fire Association Meeting was, this meeting will be to discuss the possibility of moving toward a County Fire Department. Culvert S 19th to S 15th there is nothing on the books according to Reed Gaedtke from Planning and Zoning. He did provide a contact at the DNR if we need to do repairs. Our focus is to determine who is responsible for the maintenance and repair of this culvert. Next step speak with Noskowiak’s to see if they have any documentation Culvert Inventory will be done by the County. Email is confirming the choice for WTA Bids for the Road construction on S 15th, Lissa Lane, and Jenny Road have been submitted to Valders Journal for publication on March 22, and March 29. Bids will be publicly opened on April 8th at the Town Board meeting. Denise Thomas, (Newton Chairperson) agrees, on updating the S 26th ST ordinance. She took this to the Newton Town Board and they feel it would be a good idea to renew and clarify this agreement with a new one since the old one is 80 years old. Newton will be recreating the ordinance and Town of Manitowoc will be reviewing the ordinance for input, then it will be voted on. Building/ROW permits/real estate inquiry in February • Thompson, Leighton, Lot 1 Creek Trails. Planning on building a Shed-need a 911 sign Board of Review members Chairman Blahnik and Supervisor Thiel, attended the annual training for BOR certification on March 9 at Farm Wisconsin Discovery, they are now certified for 2024 BOR. New Business Communications between TAK Communications (Emma) and Chairman Blahnik regarding our concerns with their permit application. She requested the permit back to update the contact information and fill in missing information. They will now send us permits for every job they do. Received a list of all their contacts if there would be any problems. Set back ordinance-line of site at intersection to the centerline of the road being able to see in both directions for 110 feet. Silver Creek Fire Department water was never tested. Clerk Gilbert and a town resident will be working on the water test to confirm results because it was felt it was a public safety issue. Discussion among the residents claim the water was tested 3 years ago. A copy of the water test was sent to the Town for reference. Constable presented his report for the month of February: • February -S 26th ST- garbage on the side of the road. Appeared to be a damaged dresser. Disposed of properly. • 30 new 911 signs install in the town. New signs include “Town of Manitowoc”. • Cecil the dog was live trapped after 6 weeks on the run. Reunited with his family. Annual Meeting scheduled for April 16th, 2024 at Silver Creek Fire Station at 7:00pm. Next Monthly Town meeting will be Monday April 8th, 2024 at 7:00pm. Annual Meeting luncheon prep will be done by the Supervisors Thiel and Adelman. Discussion of the board wage increase to bring before the Annual Meeting in April. There being no other business to come before the board, a motion was made by Supervisor Thiel to adjourn March 11th meeting, seconded by Supervisor Adelman. Motion carried. March 11th, 2024, meeting was adjourned at 8:11pm. Respectfully submitted Geraldine Gilbert Town of Manitowoc Clerk/Treasurer