June 11, 2024 Minutes

Town of Spooner WASHBURN COUNTY – WISCONSIN June 11, 2024 Spooner Town Hall N6124 Blooming Vale Road, Spooner MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Chairman Frankiewicz. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members present: Chairman Gary Frankiewicz, Supervisor Jon Johnson, Supervisor Miles Macone, Clerk Leslie Arf. Absent Treasurer Joan Avery Others present: Jeannette Lauterbach, Robin Bergman, Jeri Witkowiak, Eugene Witkowiak, W. Huntere, Mike Caroon, AJ Salquist, Don Cuskey, Penny Cuskey, Lucas Vanderbent, Mary Bock, Eric Bock, Paul Schilling, Ricky Seckora, Tom Foss, Julie Foss, Mabi Plisky, George Kissinger, Shelly Johnson Minutes of May Regular Meeting: Motion to approve: Supervision Johnson, Second Supervisor Macone, motion passed. Treasurer’s Report: None Correspondence: Letter from Citizen brought to meeting re: Rezoning of Foss property Public Comment: Comments Re; Rezoning and CUP moved to right before that agenda item Chairman Frankiewics has been talking to Mayor Cuskey re: burn pit use for the town. They are working on an agreement. Citizens from Buliks Trailer Park spoke re; the issue that they have no water pressure. This issue has been going on for months. Wondering who they can talk to to get this resolved. Advised: County is responsible for water, ADRC would be a good starting point. County Board meeting is the 3rd Tuesday of the month Chairman Frankiewicz would like to take down the sign at the Spooner Lake Boat Landing that states there is a $500 fine for power loading. We cannot enforce this. Looking into a sign with different wording Supervisor Macone stated that Joe Weiss was voted off the Conservation Board, members from the Lake District voted him off. He was VP and stood to be President. If this was possibly done out of spite, things have gone too far and this is not fair Old Business NONE New Business: Motions all carried Public Comments RE; Rezone and CUP for Foss Property Citizen wondered what kind of storage unit this will be? For rent or personal use. We would be opposed to this. Was told there would only be 5 lots but now there are 8, houses built on our property lines. Potential for this storage unit and more houses Tom Foss replied County is requiring me to rezone from Ag to Ag Res. I would be building a storage unit to rent out, mini storage. Per the County I must rezone all 23.5 acres. Citizen bought a lot from Tom Foss. I expect to see more houses, would like to see accountability for the road going in. Road should have to go in before other lots go in. Against the storage units in a neighborhood, no commercial venture in a residential area. Citizen the County Zoning Committee relies on actions taken by the Town Board. I have been to enough meetings to know that the Town votes do make a difference. Neighbors have concerns, They should be able to work this out. Could the Town postpone this vote until July? Supervisor Macone made motion to move this vote to the July meeting. Seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion carried. Supervisor Macone also stated that it’s a good idea to email the Board with their concerns so they have time to read through them before the meeting. Citizen Storage units will bring more traffic, don’t want to live across from a parking lot. Was told it would be a wildflower field Citizen concerned about theft that a storage until could potentially bring to the neighborhood. Mann Road Bids Bids open for ¾ mile Bid from Stout Construction $111,827.56 Estimate from Washburn Co. $115,602.00 Motion to accept bid from Washburn County made by Supervisor Macone, seconded by Supervisor Johnson, motion carried. Citizen concerned about where the funds are coming from for the road project. Per Chairman Frankiewicz funds are budgeted for this project and come from taxes, shared revenue, reserves and ARPA funds. Per Supervisor Macone, regular road budget allows for about 1 mile a year. We don’t have to put these out for bid. Highway Update and Expenditures: The County will finish the shouldering on Ojibwa Rd this week. Steve Meister will do mowing for the summer will start late June. Payment of Bills: Motion by Supervisor Johnson to approve the payment of bills Second by Macone motion carried unanimously. Next Regular Board Meeting Date: Tuesday July 9th 2024 6pm Electors Meeting, Regular meeting to follow. Future Agenda Items: Rezoning and CUP for Foss property, Discussion of partnering with Forestry Service re: Trash pickup, Fall Clean up Day, Adjourn: Motion by Supervisor Macone, seconded by Supervisor Johnons. Motion passed, Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm Respectfully Submitted, /s/Leslie Arf, Clerk