Minutes

1 Annual Meeting Minutes – April 16, 2024 Attendance: 12 Residents 0 Non-Residents Time: 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Minutes from the April 18, 2023, meeting read and approved. Motion to approve by David Richardson Second: Peggy Richardson Carried: Yea _12_ Nay _0_ 3. 2023 Annual Report Presentation Old Business 1. The storage building was complete late Fall. It is in a fine location and as budgeted. 2. Discussion on Sherry-Milladore Recycling Center changes to include: a. White Goods Collection Days have ceased in lieu of weekly drop offs. b. Kitchen appliances, washers, dryers, hot water heaters, etc. may be dropped off every Saturday during regular business hours. c. Solid waste and recycling vendor changed to Harter’s Disposal. d. Discussion to research Town residential curbside garbage and recycling pickup with residents and their interest. This applies to residential waste, not business waste. e. There should be no impact on a resident’s private curbside pickups between the resident and their waste/recycling service. f. Will continue to monitor recycling center revenue and expenses and the customer service of Harter’s Disposal service. g. Development of a resident survey to gauge resident current use and interest in curbside pickup service. h. The residential curbside pickup service annual costs will be payable, as part of one’s tax bill. New Business: Non-Advisory Elector Motions: 3. Authorize the Town Board the right to borrow funds in case of an emergency. Motion to Grant the Town Board the Authority to borrow funds in case of an emergency: By: Peggy Richardson Second: Bev Peaslee Carried: Yea _12___ Nay _0_ 4. Motion to use the First State Bank as a depository for all accounts. By: Bev Peaslee Second: Peggy Richardson Carried: Yea _12_ Nay _0__ Advisory Motions: 2 5. Motion to enter the 50/50 road work program with Wood County. By: David Richardson Second: None. The motion is without a second. 6. Motion for the town to pay for a porta-potty in Anderton Park for the summer. By: David Richardson Second: Peggy Richardson Carried: Yea 12__ Nay _0_ 7. Motion to make the Marshfield News Herald the official newspaper for the Town of Sherry for required publications. By: Bev Peaslee Second: Dick Becker Carried: Yea 12__ Nay _0_ 8. TOWN RESIDENT INPUT: • Bev Peaslee shared historical information as published in “We Are” On Focus Magazine. The publications are available at Swetz Corner Mart, and Marshfield and area businesses. • Tonight’s annual meeting is the 138th annual meeting for the Town of Sherry. • Bev Peaslee requested use of the Sherry Town Hall on Fri December 20, 2024, for the Community Sing with rental fee waived. • Sandra Lobner thanked the town board for the replacement of the florescent lighting with new LED fixtures and lights. A request to the Town Board to consider continuing updates to Sherry Town Hall. She recommends updates occur over a period of years e.g., one to two projects each year, not necessarily all at once. • Bev Peaslee contacted Ms. Joren Anderson, teacher from Auburndale High School. History class students will be cleaning headstones during May, in Fairview Cemetery. Bev will donate cleaning supplies. • David and Peggy Richardson inquired on proposed plan for Paradise Road. Non-Advisory Elector Motions: 9. Motion to set the next annual meeting date for Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (3rd Tuesday of April), at 6:30 p.m. at the Sherry Town Hall. By: Dick Becker Second: David Richardson Carried: Yea _12_ Nay _0__ 10. Motion to adjourn @ 7:00 p.m. By: Linda Haas Second: Dick Becker Carried: Yea 12__ Nay _0_ Attendees: Jeff Bean Dick Becker Linda Haas Les Holtz George Lang Sandra Lobner Leanne Mullins Dwayne Mullins Robert Oertel, Sr. Bev Peaslee David Richardson Peggy Richardson Minutes Prepared by Sandra Lobner, Clerk Date: April 20, 2024