Minutes – August 2024

Meenon Town Board Meeting Minutes August 19, 2024 The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Chairman Sybers. Notice was posted in accordance with Wis. Stats. 19.84 Open Meeting Law. Public Comments: None at this time. Approval of agenda order – motion by O’Brien to approve the agenda order as presented, seconded by Strese. Motion carried. It was noted that the next Town Meeting will be held on Monday, September 16, 2024. Police Report: Officer Mangen presented the police report. Everything is going well. There were 15 incidents in Meenon. The property owner on FF has been cited, that is all that can be done. The police may cite every day until there is a conviction on the 1st citation. The property owner of the property on Kruger and Hwy 70 should be cited again. If the property owners pay the ticket each time, there is nothing that can be done. The citation can also be added to their taxes. John Armstrong – SR reports, why can we not subpoena for this information? Do we have a camping ordinance? Wisconsin has a camping ordinance in regard to sex offenders. Sybers explained the process of notification of sex offenders. Sex Offender ordinance – Who checks on who is a convicted sex offender in our area? Sybers indicated that we are not going to do that, it is not under our control. We still have a homeless convicted felon in the township, how do they get placed? The Department of Corrections is responsible. The situation is in the Attorney’s hands at this time. The Supreme Court ruled that the townships can have the homeless removed from the township. Up to the State, County and Townships. Sybers will contact the Lawyer again. County is working on getting us the map which must go with the ordinance. LUPC – Rezone CUP – Jesse Smith – the Board went over the request from Mr. Smith. He would like to rezone 4 acres of his 9.9 acres which is currently zoned residential, he would like it rezoned to commercial, the remaining acres are already zoned commercial. Motion by Strese to approve the rezone request, seconded by O’Brien, motion carried. Gustafson CUP – motion by Sybers to approve the request by Mason, Michael, and Janyl Gustafson with the changes from the July meeting, seconded by O’Brien. Motion carried. Motion by Strese to approve the Operator’s License for Ashley Roper, seconded by O’Brien. Motion carried. The July 2024 minutes were presented for approval. Motion by Strese to approve with 1 correction, seconded by O’Brien. Motion carried. Motion O’Brien to approve the July Treasurer’s report as presented, seconded by Strese. Motion carried. Supervisor’s Report – the damage to the side of the garage has been repaired. Brown’s Tree service has been out cutting trees. There are several trees by C. Ingalls house that should be taken care of before they fall onto the roadway. Strese mentioned that his son works for Polk Burnett Electric and as part of their employment they are to perform community service and he would like to run the boom mower for a few days as part of that community service, he is qualified and does have a CDL. The Board indicated that they would agree to his request. Chairman’s Report: Potholes are being filled, trees are being cut down, gutter in front of the new town hall has been installed, the bush that was in front of the new town hall has been dug out and removed, shelving in storage room has been installed. Sheet rock will be going up as soon as we get the approval from the State. We have a new electric chain saw, trimmer and lawn mower. Highway department is scheduled to do chip sealing on the roads mentioned in July with the exception of Kruger Road. The culvert on Midtown will be taken care of and the work on Pike Bend. Mesh will be put down and see if it holds. Sybers or the Highway department will get a load of dirt. Still need gravel on Midtown Boat landing, we will need a skid steer to flatten it out. D. Peterson will be contacted to see if he can use his skid steer and do the work. Patched potholes on Davis Drive. The ditch on E Bass Lake Drive will be fixed. Sybers had a phone call from a resident on Peterson Road who questioned why her part of Peterson had not been paved, Chris told her that due to cost, it would not be done this year. Road Report – LRIP, Moline to County Road D. New blacktop on Peterson Road has been completed, then it rained, some of the shoulder washed away. Chris called Monarch. It appears to be a problem with what Monarch did or did not do. Chip sealing will be started soon (about 1st week in September). Shady Oaks needs crack fill. What are we going to do with culverts? Fire signs are in and are being installed as they get time. Items for next meeting: Sex Offender Ordinance, approval of new LUPC recommendations. Motion by Strese to approve monthly bills, seconded by O’Brien. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:34 P.M. DRAFT copy until approval at the August 2024 meeting.