Town Board — Minutes

January 13, 2025 Present were Tim Gaffron, Julie Horbach, Nancy Kemp, George Bailitz, Sue Hughes, Amy Hookstead Excused was Callie Rucker 1. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gaffron at 6:01 p.m. 2. Chairman Gaffron led those present with the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Minutes: A motion by Kemp/Horbach to approve the December 9, 2024 minutes as presented, motion carried. 4. Reports: a. Committee and reports from floor: Bill Westerlund reported that Gary Franzen is having some health issues. Nick Boss inquired about an update on the streetlight on 89th Street. Chairman Gaffron said that Alliant Energy told him 10 days. Mark Nordigian asked if the sign in front of the Town Hall will be changed to reflect meetings being changed to Mondays. b. Clerk: None c. Treasurer has been busy with property tax collections. d. Supervisors: • Mrs. Horbach received information from Root-Pike on using salt appropriately. • Mr. Bailitz received an estimate from Rick on fixing up the DNR pier. A motion was made by Bailitz/Horbach to approve Rick’s pier repair. Motion carried. • Mrs. Hughes has been looking into and working with Spectrum on the phones and internet at the Town Hall and Fire Stations. • Ms. Kemp: None. e. Chairman Gaffron: None. 5. Citizens Comments: Mark Nordigian informed of two public information meetings coming up. The first one is on January 22nd from 5:00-6:30pm at the Kenosha County Center for the multi-use bike path through Twin Lakes and Randall. The second meeting will be on February 5th from 4:00-6:00pm at Wilmot High School for the County Highway W redevelopment plan. Justin Zmich inquired about an ordinance against nuisance lighting. 6. Business: Town Board & Plan Commission items: a. None Town Board items: b. Tabled ATV/UTV Ordinance for Town roads. A motion was made by Bailitz/Kemp to remove from the table. Discussion followed. A motion was made by Hughes/Bailitz to remove from the Town Board agenda items until we have more information. At the next meeting a committee will be formed for discussion of the topic. c. Tabled appointment of a Plan Commission member. Remain on table. 7. Other Business allowed by law. None 8. Bills: A motion by Kemp/Bailitz to approve the bills as presented in the amount of $2,184,348.72 check numbers 41638-41683 including Jan-1, LIAB CHK, and BILLPAY. Motion carried. 9. Adjourn: A motion by Kemp/Hughes to adjourn, motion carried, meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm. Amy Hookstead Treasurer/Deputy Clerk