Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Wednesday, August 13th,2024 4. Pledge of Allegiance 6. Treasurer's report by Treasurer Pagenkopf: Total cash year to date: $530,514. 7. Clerk's report by Clerk Cleary: 8. Committee Reports a. Plan and Review Commission presented by Sarah Delaney b. Roads Committee presented by Quentin Johnson c. Health, Safety and Environment presented by Quentin Johnson Town of Spider Lake Town Board Meeting Town Hall, 10896W Town Hall Road 6:00 p.m. Towns in the county are voicing discontent of the recent County Board decision to endorse the "Option F" camping cabin amendment without limitations on the number of campsites. John Righeimer is our Distric 12 county representative; feel free to reach out to him and pass on your thoughts. Motion to appove the Siebert CSM made by Sarah Delaney on behalf of the PR&C, seconded by Quentin Johnson. All ayes. Motion carried. Comment on the Frick LUP 25-19, Zoning Administrator Mike Gardner has been in contact with the Fricks concerning the fact that the proposed plan will not satisfy 3. Motion to approve the agenda made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Bill Amery. All ayes. Motion carried. DNR Advisory letter was received and posted to the website. Next meeting will be on 8.21.25 at 4pm to set timeline for passage of ordinance. Additionally, the idea of a lake violations form on the website has been brought up and will be discussed at 2. Community Comments by Carole and Richard Dujmovic, attached. 1.      Meeting was called to order by Chair Johnson at 6 pm. In attendance were Supervisors Delaney, Johns and Amery with Clerk Cleary and Treasurer Pagenkopf. Dave Thearin was present via zoom. 5. Motion to approve the minutes from the July 9th monthly board meeting made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion carried. b. Seeley Lion's Fat Tire Race will take place on 8.23.25, there will be road closures. a. Motion to approve vouchers in the amount of $40,439.88 for the month of July, $14,14,957.35 from the prior month and any late coming regular vouchers made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Bill Amery. All Ayes. Motion carried. c. Motion to approve the Chequamegon annual bike race on 9.13.25 made by Sarah Delaney, seconded by Mark Johns. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion to appove the Hannah Bay Pines LLC CSM made by Sarah Delaney on behalf of the PR&C, seconded by Quentin Johnson. All ayes. Motion carried. Green Point Road has been paved. Upper A was wedged. Murphy Boulevard wedging is planned for 2026. d. Finance and Insurance presented by Bill Amery e. Facilities & Maintenance presented by Mark Johns Rusk County Farm Supply has confirmed out winter cap program participation with a $1.45 price. 9. General Announcements: Respectfully submitted, Bianca Cleary, Clerk 8.17.25 Litigation update: $11,000 has been spent to date. 9/11/25 is the date set for the pre-trial hearing. Details are available on the county website. 10. Motion to adjourn made by Mark Johns, seconded by Bill Amery. All ayes. Motion carried. Next regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting is 9/10/25 at 6pm. Transfer Station - there was a power outage on 7.18.25. Thank you to Meyer's Electric for their prompt response and resolution of the problem! Additionally, there was a mistake on our bill for July which will result in a credit of $427.09 on the next bill. Aluminum cans were processed for $74.80. There was an issue in the Fire Station #2 bathroom which could have easily resulted in a fire. Thank you to Don Fogal for discovering the issue and taking care of it. Fire report by Mike Schmidt: Cassie Phillip's house burned down - total loss. There was an incredible turnout with Spider Lake sending 3 people, 3 trucks; Round Lake sending 10 people, 6 trucks; Hayward sending 13 people , 5 trucks and 1 ambulance with 2 people. Thank you to everyone who responded. There is a Go Fund Me set up if anyone would like to donate. Dave Thearin reported that the Fire Department had $17,605.20 in checking, $32,490.07 in a 5-mo CD for a total of $50,095.27. Budgeting workshop process will begin with the meeting to approve the levy & budget being anticipated to occur on November 21. Rusk County Farm Supply has confirmed out winter cap program participation with a $1.45 price.