Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES DATE: November 6, 2024 PLACE: Town of Sigel Town Hall TIME: 7:00PM BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Dick Goodwin, Supervisor Tom Nieman and Supervisor Larry Pelot. 1. Chairman Goodwin called the meeting of the Town Board to order at 7:00PM. There was a Pledge of Allegiance. 2. MINUTES – Clerk, Sandra Nieman read the minutes from the last meeting. Chairman Goodwin asked if there are any additions or corrections to the minutes. There were none. The minutes were approved with unanimous consent. 3. TREASURER’S REPORT – Dawn Larson, Treasurer read the Treasurer’s Report. She reported a balance of $24,395.56 in the general checking account, $107,773.46 in the machinery fund as of October 31, 2024. Goodwin asked if there were any additions or corrections to the report. There were none. The treasurer’s report was approved with unanimous consent. 4. ZONING REPORT - Paul Aschenbrenner applied for a shed building permit. The zoning committees’ meeting went well. Contact has been made with the town lawyer to answer questions from that meeting. 5. CONSIDER UPDATE OF RESOLUTION 2022.3.1 ZONING FEE SCHEDULE - Goodwin asked if the fee schedule should be adjusted to accommodate citizens who are out of zoning compliance (i.e operating businesses that are zoned incorrectly) to encourage people to come forward to get into that compliance. The cost now is $300 per application/meeting. No decision was made at this time. 6. APPROVE TOWN OF HANSEN/TOWN OF SIGEL SNOWPLOW AGREEMENT - Pelot made a motion to approve, Nieman seconded. Motion carried. 7. APPROVE SNOWPLOW DRIVERS - Bill McGuire and Mike Taylor will be drivers again this year. Nieman suggested the Wood County Hwy plow Swetz Road. Discussion ensued. Nieman made a motion to start plowing earlier than what has been in the past, there was no seconded. Motion failed. 8. APPROVE ASSESSOR CONTRACT – Nieman made a motion to approve, Goodwin seconded. Motion carried. 9. APPROVE SWCHS CONTACT - Goodwin made a motion to approve, seconded by Nieman. Motion carried. 10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CULVERT/DRIVEWAY PERMIT(S) – IF ANY - None. 11. ROAD WORK – Judy Fuller asked if a pothole can be filled at the intersection of Town Hall and Lundberg Rd. She also said there are pine trees on Swedish/Town Hall that are blocking visibility and should be trimmed. Nieman and Pelot mapped out brush cutting to be done by Wood County Hwy. A section of brushing will be done near the center of the Town. Richard Cournoyer stated that a ditch on Town Hall Rd should be cleaned. Nieman said that farmers are “farming the ditches” are in the Town’s Right-of-Way. Culvert has been covered on Kronstedt by Wood County Hwy. 12. CITIZEN INPUT – Doug Walcott stated that Ezekiel Holquin on Hwy 73N has a lot of trailers and motor homes with a lot of people living at that address. The Town Board will check this out. Judy Fuller asked if landscaping at the Hall could be cleaned out. 13. OPEN AND READ CORRESPONDENCE, IF ANY – Correspondence was opened and read. 14. REVIEW AND APPROVE BILLS FOR PAYMENT - Nieman made a motion to pay the bills, Pelot seconded. Motion passed. 15. ADJOURN – Motion as made by Nieman to adjourn, seconded by Pelot at 8:32pm. Motion carried. SANDRA NIEMAN, Town Clerk – Town of Sigel THESE MINUTES WILL NOT BECOME THE OFFICIAL MONTHLY BOARD MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE TOWN OF SIGEL BOARD.