Town Board — Minutes

Minutes of Town Board Meeting – September 11, 2023 Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on September 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at the Schley Town Hall. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call – Klimek, Brown, Plamann, Dallman, and Podeweltz. Verification of posting meeting notices. Brown motioned to approve the minutes from the 8/14/2023 Town Board meeting, 2nd by Klimek. All ayes. Motion carried. Brown motioned to accept the treasurer’s report, 2nd by Plamann. All ayes. Motion carried. Plamann stated the LP tank has 18%. He will call L & L Propane to have it filled. Brown stated that there was a tree down on Sunrise Road, which has been taken care of. Klimek stated that there were trees down on Townline Road, which have been taken care of. Klimek will be submitting the WISLR road report to the State informing them of the road work completed this summer. Klimek stated that the Town of Schley is eligible for $15,625 of funding through the LRIP/TRI program, which is a 50/50 split. Town Board will work with the County Highway Department to submit the necessary paperwork. A potential use of the funds would be for the box culvert replacement on Burgener Road. Klimek stated that the Town of Schley is eligible for LRIP/TRI-S funding, which is a 70/30 split. The Town Board would consider working on Heineman Road to the landfill as there is heavy traffic on the route. Public Comment: None Klimek motioned to pay bills and transfer $7,850 for general bills from the money market to checking, 2nd by Plamann. All ayes. Motion carried. Dallman stated that County Clerk Marlowe recommended to replace the Automark ADA election equipment and upgrade the DS200 software. Waiting on purchase order so Town Board can review. Tabled to October meeting. Dallman submitted a recycling grant application to the DNR yesterday. She is working on grants for election equipment replacement and for absentee ballot envelopes. Town Board set the Town budget meeting date for November 15 at 6:00 p.m. Town Board discussed registration for the WTA convention, which is being held in Wisconsin Dells. Dallman will submit the necessary registration forms. Podeweltz will contact the hotel to make sure the names are correct on the room reservations. Klimek is waiting on pricing information from 2 contractors for repairing the Town Hall. He also contacted 3 contractors for dirt work and is waiting for pricing information from them. Town Board will consult with the WTA on next steps. Planning Commission: Banser Land Use # L-23-166 – Lyle Banser to construct a 300’ communications tower with a 40’ x 40’ base located on 20.77 acres on Wyant Avenue, Merrill. Brooks Land Use # L-23-216 – Kyle Brooks to construct a 24’ x 26’ addition to a 1979 manufactured home on 33.8 acres in an AG zoning district located at N4852 Prairie Drive, Gleason. Motion by Plamann, 2nd by Brown to approve land use applications. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker presented information on a potential wind turbines ordinance. The County does not have a wind turbine ordinance. Welker contacted the WTA and they informed Welker that a town ordinance cannot be more restrictive than the one set forth by the Public Service Commission. Therefore, the planning commission is recommending not to move forward with an ordinance. Next meeting: October 9, 2023 – Town Meeting at 6:00 p.m. Agenda items: Town Hall build vs. repair follow-up, Election equipment replacement, wolf control resolution, snowplowing contract There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Plamann, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m. Becky Dallman, Clerk Submitted by Becky Dallman, Clerk