Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 January 9, 2023 1. Call to order a. Chairman/Jim Biddison called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:08 pm on January 9, 2023, 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/Jim Biddison, Supervisor/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/Dave Stelzner, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer. b. Public – Jor Jeanna Biddison, Kathy Wagner, Michele Neuman, Aliah Neuman, John Neuman, Cindy Vang & Gordan Vang. 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Dec. Motion to approve the Dec Minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. The board reviewed the Treasurer’s report. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported interest is up 3.22%. b. Motion to approve Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments. b. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $20,560.03 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Revisions on Ordinance: Info Meeting 1/19/23: Chairman/Jim Biddison advised board there is an info meeting on Jan 19th and will go through verbiage changes on ordinances, but it seems to not affect our township much. They updated things like definition of town roads and removed parts of the definition. b. Towns Comprehensive Planning Binder: Chairman/Jim Biddison talked about the Towns Comprehensive Planning Binder, and it is good till 2030. 8. Highway – Roads a. Todd Niemuth Retiring: Received notice that Todd Niemuth is retiring as shop foreman in New London. b. Scott Zirbal Promoted: Received notice that Scott Zirbal was promoted to shop foreman in New London. c. Railroad Grade Rd Tree Clean-up: The tree cleaning was completed in Dec on Railroad Grade Rd. d. Snow Removal Days: Chairman/Jim Biddison saw plows go by his house several times. e. Emergency Call Jan 6 – Mar 6: Received emergency call list that is for Jan 6th to Mar 6th. f. Mowing: Chairman/Jim Biddison reminded, in the last meeting we received notice from Lind Excavating will no longer mow our township. Chairman/Jim Biddison contact County Highway/Greg and they agreed, they will mow our township. He said state and highway roads will come first. They will mow after July. Supervisor/Dave Stelzner is going to get a quote from Gunderson to mow. He mentioned, Lind just does not have the man power to mow. Board understood this. Kathy Wagner stated weeds grow a lot and might be ok if cut in July. g. Chairman/Jim Biddison went over the invoice from Highway Department. The invoice was for the speed limit sign on Haire Rd and pedestrian sign on Springer Rd. At first, Chairman/Jim Biddison, asked for a quote on the signs, but the highway department just installed. 9. Fire District Report a. Building Construction: Next meeting is in Jan. b. Chief/Tom Cullen is looking at how to advise the public of the fire department asking for new building construction. 10. Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. GFL Environmental a. Linden Point: Chairman/Jim Biddison called residents on Linden Point. Linden Point (Circle) is a private road. In Dec, residents Robert Degoedt and Chris Trevey was concerned about neighbor’s carts as some neighbors are not around very often. Chairman/Jim Biddison asked then to take carts to the other residents homes. b. Beyer Multiple Carts: Chairman/Jim Biddison spoke with Tony Beyer, who has 2 homes and a business very close to each other. They have a long driveway and was thinking about leasing a dumpster instead of having the carts. Chairman/Jim Biddison advised Tony Beyer; the dumpster would be at his own cost. Tony Beyer decided to try out the carts and decide in summer if going to change. c. Missed Pick-ups: Chairman/Jim Biddison advised some residents were missed on garbage day. He talked with Alisha at GFL, and she will handle. She advised, items that are not in carts, will not be picked up. All garbage and recycling needs to be in carts. 12. Website Update a. Approved New Look: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised the board of approving the new look of our website and should be up and running this week. b. Domain Authorization Letter: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised, to set up the security emails with ending .gov, there is an authorization letter to be submitted to Feds. She wrote out the letter and presented to the board. The letter needs to be signed by Chairman. Motion to sign the Domain Authorization Letter then submit by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner all ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/Dave Stelzner reported of cleaning of tree limbs on Hillside Dr. b. Chairman/Jim Biddison received phone call from Jane of Greater Waupaca Area Parks & Trails regarding the bike trail they were requesting several months ago. Chairman/Jim Biddison explained to Jane, the board didn’t approve several months ago because we tried asking for more information, but never received any response. Jane resent information regarding bike trail. Chairman/Jim Biddison advised board the bike trail would go through the township from Gaililee Rd then through the City of Weyauwega then back into the township past the railroad tracks. There would be no cost to our township. Jane advised they have a program for the cost. They are asking for approval to go on roads. Motion to approve request from Greater Waupaca Area Parks & Trails to use township roads for the bike trail at no cost to Town of Weyauwega by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner all ayes, motion carried. c. Chairman/Jim Biddison advised receiving more information on the ANR Pipeline regarding the pipeline that will be going through our township. d. Chairman/Jim Biddison reported of talking to about 12 residents regarding election/caucus for our township. Most were interested but did not want to run. 14. Public Input a. Resident/Cindy Vang asked about potholes with the bike trail. Supervisor/Terry Wilz advised we take care of all potholes as they arrive. Resident/Kathy Wagner reported of being contacted by US Cellular as US Cellular are wanting to install a tower on Wagner’s property. At this time, US Cellular is not installing, Kathy advised not sure how they would install as not much room. 15. Next meetings a. Fire District Meeting, Jan 24 6:00 pm. b. Monthly Town of Weyauwega, Feb 6th 6:00 pm. c. Spring Election, Feb 21st. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:03 pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/Dave Stelzner all ayes, motion carried.