Town Board — Minutes

Seneca Town Hall 3540 County Highway Q Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 Regular Monthly Board Meeting February 5, 2025 The Town of Seneca Board met for a regular meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at the town hall. Dean Oilshlager called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m, opening with the Pledge of Allegiance. In attendance were Dean Oilschlager, Dave Carolfi, Tom Wolf, Sheila Grosskreutz, and Jackie Kitowski. Dave Carolfi made a motion to accept the minutes from the January 8, 2025 regular monthly Board Meeting. Tom Wolf seconded the motion. Motion carried. Tom Wolf made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report for January and pay the bills brought before the board. Dave Carolfi seconded the motion. Motion carried Public Input- None at this time Correspondence 1. Request to bury phone lines on Port Road from TAK Communication 2. Map was sent from Grid Forward about adjustments to the pipeline. 3. The town received a bid $445 to install the ring door bell, from MH Electric. Total cost will be under the amount that the board approved. 4. Email from the Pittsville School District asked if anyone from the Town would like to brainstorm ideas for helping funding. 5. The town was sent a flyer for classes pertaining to the Zoning Committee. Class will be held Feb. 19th. Dean, Tom, and Jackie will be attending. 6. The Humane Society is getting a new on-call number. 7. Central Wisconsin Workforce Summit will be help at the Food and Farm Exploration Center to help talk about workforce shortages. 8. The Wood County Highway Department sent a letter explaining the Road Aid and 50-50 program. Road Work 1. County sent estimates for Range Road = $94,000.00 6” of ¾ base leveling, rolling, and grading or $55,000- 6” of ¾ base leveling, rolling, and grading ½ the road George Road shoulders = $45000 + $5000 for recycle instead of ¾ base. ◻ Complete 2024 Reconciliation- 2024 Reconciliation was completed through November. ◻ Discussion on selling the 2nd plow truck and horsetrailer. After some discussion the board determined that selling them was the best option. Dave Carolfi made a motion to put the second dump truck and the trailer on the Wisconsin Online Auction website early this spring and put the funds into the equipment fund. Tom Wolf seconded the motion. Motion carried. ◻ Discussion of buying a pick up for patrolman . After some discussion the board determined that a smaller utility vehicle would help the patrolman with trips around the town to complete jobs for the town. The board determined that they will begin looking for a suitable truck. Tom Wolf made a motion to begin the process for buying a truck. Dave Carolfi seconded the motion. Motion carried. Adjourn – A motion was made byTom Wolf to adjourn the board meeting; seconded by Dave Carolfi. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Jackie Kitowski, Town of Seneca Clerk.