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Regular Monthly Meeting, Town of Cary Board, Wood County, Wisconsin March 10, 2020 Unapproved The regular monthly meeting of the Town of Cary Board was called to order at 7 p.m. at the Cary Town Hall by Chairman Jim Patrick following the Pledge of Allegiance. Those present were Chairman Jim Patrick, Supervisors Dennis Brunner and Dale Zawislan, Treasurer Barb Schmidt, Clerk Sharon McDonald, Tim Ecker equipment operator and 6 tax payers. Minutes from the February 11 meeting were approved. Dale made a motion to approve the minutes, Dennis seconded, motion passed. Dennis made a motion to accept the treasurer report, Dale seconded, motion passed. Public Input: None Old Business Posting Boxes, repair, rebuild. Discussion with Tim regarding straighten them and repair the inside of the box. Move the one on Yetter Road to opposite side of the road. Tim will fix the boxes. Dennis made a motion to approve fixing the boxes, Dale seconded, motion passed. Equipment: Front two tires on the tractor will need to be replaced next year. Roads: Chairman Jim Patrick, received a 2020 Asphalt Seminar for March 31, 2020 held at Best Western, Plover, WI. Supervisors Dennis Brunner and Dale Zawislan will attend the meeting. Training Assistance is available for Sharon McDonald, Clerk and for Andy Erwin, Deputy Treasurer. Hourly rate for that is available. Marlene Neve, Deputy Clerk, Jan Patrick & Pat Krueger are working with Sharon. Barb Schmidt has begun training Andy Erwin as deputy treasurer. Audit Clerk and Treasurer Books Accounts were compared with Bank statements from Associated Bank, Forward Bank, and Pioneer Bank (recently purchased by First State Bank). Records were approved from all three banks by Chairman Jim Patrick, Supervisors Dale Zawislan and Dennis Brunner. Uniform Dwelling Code Inspector- Letter has gone to Mr. Hansen declining his offer. State of Wisconsin is going to ask for bids for the three areas in the state in May 2020. If no vendor is chosen, State will remain responsible for doing the work. If a bid is accepted, that person will be doing the work. No ordinance is required in either case to have the inspection done. Current charges are $1190 to $160 plan review, $30 state seal, $1000 for inspections, mileage, etc. Security Information Ashes were placed in the south side parking lot of the town hall containing hundreds of nails. Report was filed with sheriff department. Tim has been working at removing the nails and has about ½ of 5-gallon pail full. No reported flat tire at this time. Security methods will be reviewed and possibly updated. Ad hoc committee proposed to examine solar array possibilities for town of Cary location. Nancy Young is interested, if anyone is interested in serving on that committee, please contact Nancy or a board member. Building Permit Ordinance. Discussion: Will schedule for April Meeting. Dog License and rabies shot requirements. These are the state requirements, fines are listed in the statutes. All residents will get a reminder sent with their next tax statement. General Information Taxes collected this year, paid by nonresidents of the town were about 37% of total tax collected. Trent Miner, County Clerk has been sending information regarding the virus precautions for voting area. Initial information from County regarding removing debris from county owned land from town road right-of-way. Still working on the negotiating the timing and method of notification to the county to accommodate the removal of debris by the county personnel. Possible conflict of fence issue: Agreement detailing the fencing requirements has been sent to both parties involved. South Wood County Humane Society- Lost dogs – they have submitted a contract for consideration. We are not interested at this time. TDS information on Video Franchise- according to a map sent from TDS a small area in the town of Cary may be able to receive video service from TDS. Next WTA Meeting is on March 20, 2020 at Richfield Hall, Lunch at 6:30 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tim will start grading the shoulders as soon as the road conditions permit. Spring Road Inspection on April 17, 2020 . We will depart from Town Hall at 8 am. MgCl requested by property owner on Baltus Road. Road improvements for 2020 will be considered after the spring inspection. The following road work was listed in the Fall road inspection. Gravel, 2-inch lift with 50/50 money for Cary/Hiles 1.5 miles. Lindsey Rd .5 miles (Baltus to North), Messing .75 miles, Sparks .78 miles Dale made a motion to pay bills, Dennis seconded, motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Sharon McDonald, Clerk Next Meeting is April 21, 2020