Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Sept 4, 2024 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Sept 4, 2024, at Town Hall/American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. We stood and said the pledge of allegiance. 3. Roll call a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/John Neuman, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer. b. Public – NA 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Aug meeting. Motion to approve the Aug minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest stayed the same at 4.92%. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz advised she delivered letters to individuals that have past due Personal Property taxes. She also received from another individual, their Personal Property Tax that was due. Board reviewed the report. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments report. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer showed the breakdown of each invoice from Hwy Dept, board reviewed. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $49,296.33 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. ANR Pipeline Update a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of talking with Hwy/Greg Flohr regarding the agreement ANR Pipeline provided. Hwy/Greg Flohr advised all the surrounding townships got the same agreement. All agree the agreement looks ok. Motion to accept and sign ANR Pipeline Intended Use agreement by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 8. Zoning a. Violation Letter – Evanswood Rd: Kurt Schilling spoke with Chairman/Dave Stelzner as he received a violation letter from Waupaca Cty Zoning as his chicken coop is too close to the lot line and he is upset with them. He wished zoning dept would have told him the chicken coop would be too close to the property line when he built it. The chicken coop needs to be relocated. A neighbor complained it was too close to the lot line. b. Violation Letter – Kriese Rd: Gabriel Rojas Aguilar received a violation letter for unpermitted structures and animal units on the property. The township was not contacted by the resident regarding this letter. c. Board agreed to let the Waupaca Cty Zoning to handle both violations. 9. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of filling in potholes and trimmed trees/brush around the bridges. He advised Behm Farms will be cutting the ditches for the 2nd round this year. He asked Behm Farms for quote to cut the ditches next year. Also, asked if can provide 2 options; 1 cut in spring then 2 cuts in fall and 2 cuts in spring then 2 cuts in fall. They also might be able to trim trees next year. Chairman/Dave Stelzner didn’t mention Lisa Haire’s ditch on Little River Rd as they will be doing the 2 cuts for fall soon. b. Evanswood Rd Complaint: Resident/Mark Vinny complained to Chairman/Dave Stelzner as there was a hole by his driveway after the construction of Evanswood Rd was completed. Chairman/Dave Stelzner spoke with Mark Vinny. He advised Mark Vinny the fixing of his lawn is his responsibility; Mark was not happy with this. c. Board looked at the construction of Evanswood Rd and feels it looks good. d. Chairman/Dave Stelzner thinks we need to include for repairing or construction on guardrails on Railroad Grade Rd. Board agrees should get an estimate from Hwy/Greg Flohr. Supervisor/John Neuman stated likes how Hwy dept handle/construct our roads. e. Chairman/Dave Stelzner talked with Kaminski who lives on Evanswood Rd regarding culvert on the property. The resident tried to open up the culvert but was unable to. He thinks it was caved in. Culverts are property owners’ responsibility. 10. Fire District Report a. No Report 11. Ambulance Report a. Next meeting is on Oct 9th at Weyauwega City Hall from 6:00pm-7:00pm, Review of budget and contract. 12. WI Towns Association (WTA) Meeting a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz reported of the meeting being informative. They talked about the changes with Property tax statement and what the money goes for. They also stated property tax form will change. David Petersen spoke about fire protection and how they are having problems as the governor wants to use the funds in other ways. Amy from Ron Johnson’s office talked about updated bills. Cty Treasurer spoke about the update on the computers. Jackie Beyer is WTA’s director and chairperson. WTA will be holding workshops. They also talked about the road work on the highways. 13. Bartender License a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received a bartender license application from Donna Kempf. Also received the fee and did a background check. Motion to approve Bartender License for Donna Kempf by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported that Howard Mattes spoke with her as he sold Gills Landing. 14. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated her computer is now fixed by Wayne Poole. There was an update from Dell that affected it. It affects some computers but not all. She told Wayne Poole to invoice the Town of Weyauwega for the work completed. She will now be able to mail the Personal Property Tax letters. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated Roy Balthazor owns sheds and county requires a Fire number. He ordered the fire number sign by phone. He might need to install on same driveway of meat shop due to where the sheds are located. 15. Public Input a. NA – No Public. 16. Next meetings a. Wolf River Preservation Meeting Oct 3rd, Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/Terry Wilz plan to attend. b. Board ok’d Monthly Meeting on Oct 7, 2024, 6:00pm. c. Gold Cross Ambulance budget & contract review Meeting, Oct 9, Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman plan to attend. d. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer requested if we could change the monthly & budget meeting from Nov 4th to Nov 11th due to the election being on the 5th. All ok’d to change the meeting to Nov 11th at 6:00pm. e. General Election, Nov 5, 2024, 7:00am to 8:00pm. 17. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:45pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.