​2018 July 9 minutes

TOWN OF CROSS PLAINS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MONTHLY MEETING JULY 2018 The Board of Supervisors of the Town of Cross Plains held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 9, 2018 in the Community Center, 3734 County Road P, Cross Plains. Notice of the meeting was published in the July 5, 2018 issues of the Mt Horeb Mail and the Middleton Times-Tribune. The agenda was posted at the Community Center, the Town Garage and at the Town’s website on June 27, 2018. Board Members Greg Hyer, Jeff Baylis, Greg Haack, Paul Correll, Town Treasurer Bonnie Krattiger and about 6 citizens were present for the monthly meeting. The meeting was called to order at 7:31 pm by Chairman Greg Hyer. Greg Hyer led the pledge of allegiance to our flag. Approval of the Minutes of the June 11, 2018 Town Board Meeting. Minutes of the June 11, 2018 meeting were reviewed. Motion to approve the minutes as corrected was made by Greg Hyer, seconded by Greg Haack. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Review of Financial Report and Action on Payment of Bills. Motion to table approval of financial report was made by Jeff Baylis and seconded by Greg Haack. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. The list of invoices for July payment was reviewed. Motion to approve payments totaling $67,283.84 was made by Paul Correll, seconded by Jeff Baylis. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Chair/Clerk Announcements – Clerk- Received one complaint about ragweed on Highway KP at the Schoepp property. This property is in the Village of Cross Plains and Board referred complaints to be given to the Village. Chair – Town hopes to have a reception for resigning Supervisor Vera Riley to take place at 6:00 pm on August 13. Chair will check with Vera to make sure that date and time works for her. Chair will give an update on the garage project will be in August. Bob Boehnen indicated Patrolman Bruce has got the approval to move the fuel tank and will start on the process of moving tank tomorrow. Patrolman did some work up on Camel Hill filing in potholes but may need to roll the fill to even out. Dane County passed the TDR changes that the Board approved recently. Mr. Zoromski on West Mineral Point Road believes the culverts are too small for the amount of water going through. Conditions may warrant a bigger culvert. The Board will add this to the list of road repairs for the future. Results of the study on internet speeds. Jeff Baylis presented a summary on the survey. 27% of residents responded to the survey. Details of survey are on the website. Public Participation for Three Minutes on Any Item. Dan Frisch asked about what is happening at the Dettman farm. Chairman indicated the building is an addition to house that looks like a barn but is connected to the house. Dan also wanted to know if anyone has stepped forward to fill Vera Riley’s position on the Board. Chair indicated the Board has yet decided whether to fill the position or leave vacant until next election. Dan also let the Board know Stagecoach Road at the bottom is breaking off in places and up on top there is some wash out along the roadway. The culvert has also filled in somewhat and needs some work to get it to drain again. Bob Boehnen indicated Howard Lerner’s wife, Nancy, died and wondered if the Board would consider a gift of some kind for all his years of service on the Park Commission. Motion was made by Paul Correll and seconded by Jeff Baylis to waive the cost of rental of hall for Howard Lerner’s use on July 21. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Chairman will send a note to let him know. Amelia Williams indicated the old Town website was still running and has turned it off. Greg Haack let the Board know that the Chief of the Mt. Horeb Fire Department has resigned as of July 4, 2018. Driveway entrance permit approval for additional lots created at 4190 Observatory for Jack and Nikki Jones. Motion was made by Greg Hyer and seconded by Paul Correll to approve the driveway entrance permit for additional lots created at 4190 Observatory for Jack and Nikki Jones at driveway entrance B across from 4233 Observatory Road. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Discussion/Action on a Resolution indicating the Town is against the ATC line coming through the Township. Motion was made by Jeff Baylis and seconded by Paul Correll to approve the Resolution presented indicating the Town is against the ATC line coming through the Township. All Board Members approved. Motion carried. Discussion/Action to have a representative from the Town to be a part of the Inter-municipal Energy Planning Committee regarding ATC. This action has been tabled until August meeting to gather additional information as to who might be the representative. Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Greg Haack, second by Jeff Baylis. All Board Members approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m. Nancy Meinholz, Clerk