January Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF STUBBS • MONTHLY BOARD MEETING January 13, 2025 • N3305 S Hutchinson Road, Bruce, WI 54819 Attendance: Tom Cudo, Pam Bonczyk, Annie Huiras, Val Richter, Caroline VanDerLoop Others in attendance: John Richter, Dave Wierzba, Dean Taylor, Duane Taylor, John Bonczyk, Pat Burak, Shirley Rouleau, Dave Kochendorfer, Janet Kochendorfer, Craig Stevens, Bob Lorkowski, Jim Zak, Penny Sutter, Jeff Martin, Josh Oman, Dwight Taylor Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm and Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Pam Bonczyk/Annie Huiras 2 nd to approve December Board meeting minutes as amended to state: WTA lawyer, Carol Nawocki states that before a town takes over the road, it should be brought to a standard the town would accept; to state that the 2025 Budget was approved; Only 3 board members approved to go to WTA meetings. Motion carried. Motion by Pam Bonczyk / Annie Huiras 2 nd to approve December financial report as presented. Motion carried. Clerk and Treasurer matched balances. Treasurer gave receipts to the Clerk. Motion by Pam Bonczyk / Tom Cudo 2 n to approve the Monthly Bills and to approve transfers as follows: $265,021.23 from the Tax Savings account to Checking to cover the January tax settlements. Motion carried. Informal Public Comment Agenda Items and other Town Business: Duane Taylor brought up Site Plan Ordinance and discussed it. Jim Zak wants meeting agendas posted earlier by a week at least. Old Business: Status of undeveloped streets in Apollonia: per Wis Stat. 236.445 Discontinuance of Streets. The County would have to say ok or not; Hutchinson Rd guard rails: Craig is still trying to get information from the county about these; Culvert Aid application: Tom will clarify with the Commissioner that our application is in hand and will be addressed in 2026 as we were told; Status of a grant writer search: Tom will check with Monarch to see if they do this as part of their roadwork with their engineering; Motion Pam Bonczyk /Annie Huiras 2 nd to order N Stefczak Ln. sign single sided. And a collective sign for the new numbers. Motion carried. Site Plan Ordinance: Dave Wierzba answered some of the more prevalent questions, the main one being that this ordinance would only apply to people who want to build subdivisions and develop more than 5 lots. Building a house on your property is not covered by this ordinance. It will also cover commercial and non-residential developments. More questions and more details will be forthcoming once the lawyers answer the submitted questions. Discuss Road maintenance and repairs as listed on the Town Roads Projects 2025: Town road acquisition requirements: There is a survey being arranged at this time. Motion Pam Bonczyk /Annie Huiras 2 nd to pay for an engineer to look at N Stefczak lane to recommend to the town what needs to be done to fix the road for the town to take over. Motion carried. Tom asked for a quote on a wireless PA system and will bring it to the meeting The election workers pay was settled at last meeting . There will be no change in it. Tom got descriptions from the Bruce Fire Department on how they calculate their budget. We would like the equalized value from Bruce so that when combined with Weyerhaeuser’s equalized value will equal our value so we are paying the correct amount. A resolution is required to propose the mileage reimbursement. Announcements and Review of Correspondence: WTA Rusk County meeting on January 16, 7pm; WTA District meeting is for BOR training only; Town website cost will go up to $1,220.00 per year; Innovation Planning grant webinar will be January 16, 12:00 – 1:00 pm zoom meeting; Applications are being accepted for Northwood Technical College District Board until January 30 at 4pm Clerk update on Landfill Passes and Building Permits: Dale Lagesse, seasonal; Allen & Jennifer Newell, seasonal; Pete & Laura Perlongo, seasonal Items intended for Future Meetings: Site Plan Ordinance discussion on what questions get submitted to the lawyers. Appollonia streets. Stefczak Lane status. Hutchinson Road guardrails. PA system installation. Bruce Fire Dept information from. Approve 2025 Budget Meeting Minutes. Resolutions for the wages and reimbursements for the year. Discuss assessing fire dues though the property taxes. Discuss a new laptop for Treasurer. Set date for next meeting: Monday, February 10, 2025 6:00 pm Motion by Annie Huiras/ Tom Cudo 2 nd to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjournment 8:11 pm Approved minutes posted on the Website February 11, 2025 _______________________________________________ _________________________ Caroline VanDerLoop, Clerk Date *Alternative Claims Procedure