Minutes

1 Annual Meeting Minutes – April 18 2023 Attendance: 13 Residents 1 Non-Residents Time: 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Minutes from the April 19, 2022, meeting were read and approved. Motion to approve by Dick Becker Second: Dan DeBoer Carried: Yea _13_ Nay _0_ 3. 2022 Annual Report Presentation Old Business: 1. Town Equipment Storage Building Discussion. The Town Board continues working on the storage building plan. In 2022, the land was purchased. The engineering service has submitted plans and approval from the State of Wisconsin was received. Lease of the current storage building until October 2023 with auto-renewing annually. Town Board will need to provide adequate notice of non-renewal of lease to owner, Jim Mann. New Business: Non-Advisory Elector Motions: 2. Authorize the Town Board the right to construct a building to be used as a town garage. Motion to Grant the Town Board the authority to construct a building to be used as a town garage: By: Christian Russo Second: Dan DeBoer Carried: Yea _12___ Nay _1_ 3. Authorize the Town Board the right to borrow funds for the construction of the town garage, if needed. Motion to Grant the Town Board the Authority to borrow funds for the construction of the town garage, if needed: By: Sandra Lobner Second: Bev Peaslee Carried: Yea _12___ Nay _1__ 4. 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: Linda Haas Carried: Yea _13___ Nay _0_ 5. Motion to use the First State Bank as a depository for all accounts. By: Peggy Richardson Second: Bev Peaslee Carried: Yea _13_ Nay _0__ 2 Advisory Motions: 6. Motion to enter the 50/50 road work program with Wood County is without support, thus no motion. 7. Motion for the town to pay ½ of the costs associated with White Goods Days at the Recycling Center. By: Peggy Richardson Second: Dan DeBoer Carried: Yea 13_ Nay _0_ 8. Motion for the town to pay for a porta-potty in Anderton Park for the summer. By: Bev Peaslee Second: Peggy Richardson Carried: Yea 13__ Nay _0_ 9. Motion to make the Marshfield News Herald the official newspaper for the Town of Sherry for required publications. By: Linda Haas Second: Peggy Richardson Carried: Yea 13__ Nay _0_ 10. TOWN RESIDENT INPUT: • Bev Peaslee shared historical information: o Tonight’s annual meeting represents the 137th annual meeting for the Town of Sherry. There have been new historical documents placed on the bulletin board. o "The Town of Sherry, Wisconsin" was published in Feb 2023. o The "History of Pershing Graded School, Sherry, Wisconsin" was published in 2022. o Copies for viewing are available at Sheri-land/Good Times or contact Bev Peaslee. o Additional historical publications are in process by residents. • Bev Peaslee requested ditch cleaning near 3641 Lobner Rd. • Sandra Lobner requesting consideration of the Town Board to update the Sherry Town Hall (built approx 1980) e.g. replacing the ceiling tiles, painting the town hall as last painted in 2010), four additional chairs. r), additional nesting banquet tables to replace those broken and possibly town hall flooring. Costs will be brought back to a regular town board meeting. Ms. Lobner recommended that updates occur over a period of years e.g. one to two projects each year, not necessarily all at once. • Christian Russo expressed concern at the intersect of Swedish Road and his driveway at 7315 Swedish Road. Mr. Russo feels the concrete cracking damage occurred because of town equipment turning around in his driveway. Members of the Board feel his rusted and collapsed culvert contributed to the damage of the concrete, not equipment. • Peggy Richardson expressed extreme frustration with the ongoing poor condition of Paradise Road. Non-Advisory Elector Motions: 11. Motion to set the next annual meeting date for Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (3rd Tuesday of April), at 6:30 p.m. at the Sherry Town Hall. By: Jeff Bean Second: Jared Katzenberger Carried: Yea _12_ Nay _0__ (1 person left the meeting) 3 12. Motion to adjourn @ 7:15 p.m. By: Les Holtz Second: Sandra Lobner Carried: Yea 12__ Nay _0_ Attendees: Jeff Bean Dick Becker Dan DeBoer Linda Haas Les Holtz Jared Katzenberger Connie Lang George Lang Randy Liebl (non-resident) Sandra Lobner Bev Peaslee Peggy Richardson Christian Russo Minutes Prepared by Sandra Lobner, Clerk Date: April 20, 2023 Approved: April 16, 2024