Regular Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Belvidere REGULAR MEETING April 18, 2023, 7:30 PM Cochrane VFW Post 10406 Chairman Ron Speltz called the Regular meeting to order following the 2023 Annual Mt. All Board members present with 5 residents and Sheriff Mike Osmond. The meeting notice was published in the Buffalo County News and the full agenda posted per WI Statutes 19.84 on APRIL 4, 2023. A Motion by Supervisor Ron Kazmierczak was made to approve the Minutes as provided to board members in lieu of reading out loud. Supervisor Lee Engfer seconded the motion. Carried. Treasurer Barbara Brommer gave the Treasurer’s report and Investment Summary. Balance on hand as of tonight is $195,228.46 in the General Checking Account. There still is one outstanding check from 2022. Ron Kaz made a Motion to accept the Treasurer’s report as read. Lee seconded the Motion. Carried. The Clerk presented the bills for payment. A motion was made by Lee and seconded by Ron Kaz to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS – DRIVEWAY PERMITS: Chairman Speltz presented Bill Slaggie’s application for a new driveway off of Foegen Rd (next to Reglin’s sand pit) for a storage shed. An 18” culvert will be required per Ron. Chad Kosidowski submitted an application for a second driveway to a storage shed on his property. No culvert will be needed. Ron Kaz made a motion to approve both and Lee 2nd. Motion carried. Buffalo County Sheriff Mike Osmond introduced himself to the Board. He gave the 2022 Annual report – 446 calls - 197 being traffic related with 8 crashes. Total of 32,054 phone calls received to dispatch with 2900 being 911 calls (184 non-resident calls). Buffalo County received a Grant for more announced evening enforcement hours to monitor for OWI and to voluntarily test those arrested for drugs. 82 were tested – 60 positive, 11 negative and 11 refused. Meth continues to be the #1 Drug crime. “DRUG TAKEBACK” will be held on Saturday, April 22nd in Mondovi. There also is a drop box on the 2nd floor next to the Sheriff Office door. 59 patrol checks were conducted on Spring Lake Road with only 1 OWI netted. Discussion on Railroad Trespassing enforcement and vehicle noise complaints mostly involving motor bikes. Sheriff Osmond reported very minimal complaints regarding ATV/UTV operating on county roads. He reported the County ATV Club is very organized and self-polices. He stated he is always available to discuss any Township issues. ROAD REPORT: Chairman Speltz reported that the road bans came off today. He reported that the Town Roads faired well over winter with the exception of Seifert Hill Lane which was damaged late last fall by custom crop harvesting. Sendelbach reported that his snow plow got stuck in the ruts. Gravel will need to be applied this spring. Ron also reported that he denied an overweight permit to Pilgrims on a Town Road. Same as in the past years. Phil Lipinski questioned winter snow plowing routes. He stated he lives on a school bus route but hasn’t been plowed timely. The Board discussed that the town policy is the same as Buffalo County’s winter plowing. Sendelbach often starts plowing earlier due to 2 school district accessing town roads. Ron also stated Dead-end roads are always difficult to maintain and snow plowing issues occur due to the winds on the bluff. Flury Ridge Lane will also have gravel applied near Lipinski soon when dried up. Spring Road Grading on town roads can’t start until the roads dry up. Discussion held on 2023 road bids being published. Ron will work on shortly. The next regular scheduled meeting will be Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7 pm. At 8:10 PM Ron made a motion to adjourn with Lee seconding. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Deborah M Ruff Deborah M. Ruff, Clerk