December 14, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Minutes

Town of Spooner WASHBURN COUNTY – WISCONSIN December 14, 2021 Spooner Town Hall N6124 Blooming Vale Road, Spooner MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Supervisor Gary Frankiewicz. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Members present: Supervisor Gary Frankiewicz, Supervisor Miles Macone, Supervisor Jon Johnson, Treasurer Joan Avery, Clerk Audrey Kevan Others present: Pat and Greg Inman, Mabi Plisky Minutes of November 9, 2021 Regular Meeting: Motion by Supervisor Macone to approve November 9, 2021 minutes, seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion was carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Joan Avery reported that she transferred money from savings to money market and received shared revenue. Taxes have been sent and a partial payment from ARPA money was deposited in the money market. Motion by Supervisor Johnson to accept November 2021 Treasurer’s Report, seconded by Supervisor Macone. Motion carried unanimously. Correspondence: None Comment: A member of the Spooner Lake District spoke up and mentioned that the name of their organization changed from Spooner Lake Association to Spooner Lake District. Old Business: • Jay Nordstrom will talk with Gary Frankiewicz before January to discuss the boat landing. Lake District not association. Letter was shared with the board and will be on the January 8 agenda for their meeting. Frankiewicz added waiving fees for AAA Sports as a small business related to tourism. There is some concern about waiving of fees and taking fish. Money could come out of ARPA. Letter is a draft at this time. Lake District can add comments/changes at their meeting. The new ordinance will be approved on the January 4 meeting. New Business: • A motion was made by Miles Macone to approve ATV routes on County Highway K from Sunset Lane to Little Valley Road; County Highway A route to be extended to Crystal Mountain Road; and on County Highway H from Ojibwa Road to County Highway A. Jon Johnson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. • Snow plowing wages will increase from $135 to $150 an hour for Jesse Kaufman for plowing of town roads, and Paul Avery will receive an increase payment to $70 for plowing the Town Hall and $40 for Town Park Road. Macone made a motion to approve the payment increases, Frankiewicz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. • Driveway permit for Huffman’s on Spooner Lake Road near Crisp Lane is a unique situation and will not need a culvert. Macone made a motion approve the driveway with no culvert needed. Johnson seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Highway Update and Expenditures (Supervisor Macone): • The Road Review was shared with the board members. In the spring a plan will be made for road repair and crack/sealing bids. The budget looks good since we will be carrying money over to the 2022 budget. Payment of Bills (including status of Town Budget vs expenses to date and Balance Sheet): Motion by Supervisor Miles Macone to approve payment of bills in the amount of $61,555.65. Motion seconded by Supervisor Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. Future Agenda Items for Regular Board Meeting: • Park pavilion discussion. • Boat landing plan. Next Regular Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, January 4 , 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Adjourn: Motion by Supervisor Johnson to adjourn the meeting, motion seconded by Supervisor Macone; motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, /s/Audrey Kevan, Clerk