Minutes – October 2023

Meenon Town Board Meeting Minutes October 16, 2023 The Special Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by C. Sybers. Sybers turned the meeting over to O’Brien. O’Brien explained to the constituents why we needed a special meeting in regard to the hourly wage paid to an elected official working as a part-time town employee. Motion by Bill Johnson to raise the wage of an elected official working as a part-time town employee to $25.00 per hour, seconded by Sandy Traaseth. Motion carried. Adjourned the special meeting at 6:38 p.m. The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 6:39 p.m. by Chairman Sybers. Notice was posted in accordance with Wis. Stats. 19.84 Open Meeting Law. Public Comments: Bill Johnson asked again about the speed limit on Pike Bend Road. Sybers has spoken to the Siren Police Department regarding this item, they were to do a speed study. Sybers indicated that we can lower the speed limit to 45 mph without a speed study being done. Jim Lang indicated that there is a pothole on Polansky Road, does Siren or Webster maintain this? There is a house across from Last Call on Kruger Road that is a mess and needs to be cleaned up, the police have given them notices. Sybers will speak with the Siren Police Chief about the house on Kruger and the cleanup status, he will speak with the Township of Siren about Polansky and will double check on the speed limit sign. Motion by Strese to approve the agenda order as is, seconded by O’Brien. Motion carried. Next meeting will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, with the Budget meeting at 6:00 p.m. and the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. No police report. Mark Krause presented the information on vacating North 310 feet of Park Street. After discussion, O’Brien made a motion to approve vacating North 310 feet of Park Street, seconded by Strese. Motion carried. Minutes from September 18, 2023 were presented for approval. Motion by Strese to approve the minutes, seconded by Sybers. Motion carried. Supervisor’s report : C. Studeman has been out dealing with trees. Strese indicated that he has had a few phone calls in regard to the house on FF that burnt down. There are now manufactured homes on the lot and the ruins of the burnt home are still there. Chairman & Road Report: The new recycling facility site is moving forward. The new site is by the old site on Midtown Road. Trees are being trimmed/cut, brushing is being done and bushes are being tended to. Sybers attended the Fire Association meeting. Sybers will be spending a day working for the town ship this week. Amy from the DNR was out checking things out. We should do something with the dip on Pike Bend road to keep it safe. We could fix the ridge. There are 2 spots on Airport Road that should be fixed. Burnett County Comprehensive Plan – the Board looked it over on our behalf. New Town Hall building – Sybers took down the ceiling tiles, we could cut the metal slats and reset the grid. Metal studs go into the ceiling. What to do with the walls? Items for the next meeting to include the Nuisance ordinance. Motion by Strese to pay the monthly bills, seconded by Sybers/ Motion carried. Adjourned at 7:55 p.m.