Town Board — Minutes

TOWN OF ROYALTON TOWN BOARD MEETING Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. At the Town Hall E6132 State Hwy 54 New London AGENDA This meeting Agenda has been posted at the Town Hall; E5406 N. Shore Rd; N4715 St Hwy 22/110 posting places. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. OPENING STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN: This meeting and all other meetings of the Town Board are open to the public. Proper notice has been posted and g iven to the press in accordance with WI Statutes so that the townspeople may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting. 3. ROLL CALL: Gerald Roen, Marlyn Ebert , Mike Wieters, Lori Rodencal, & Sheri Wieters. Visitors: Pat Craig, Pat Roen, Chuck Dinkel, Loran Schultz, Hope Piotter, Sally Thiel, David Thiel 4. VISITOR INPUT: David Thiel commented road conditions were very good. It was mentioned Gerald Roen was not in attendance at February meeting. Chuck Dinkel introduced himself, he is running as a write in candidate for Supervisor District 18. He shared background information about himself and is available to answer any questions at 920-420-1073. Loran Schultz reported traffic is awful through Royalton on County B, would like to see the speed limit lowered to 25 mph through there. Was recommended he talks to the Little Wolf Town Board and Highway Dept for placement of a reduced speed limit sign. Pat Craig reported from the County - explained what steps will be taken for unknown parcels through the Treasurers office, finishing up the budget year of 2021, Sheriff’s new communication center is almost complete, Dog licenses - County can keep $1,000 for claims – the County will be sending money to the Town for years 2020 and 2021 for dog reimbursement. 5. CLERK ’S REPORT: Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to approve minutes from previous month. Motion carried. 6. TREASURERS REPORT: Trial balance of accounts. Motion by M Wieters second by Ebert to approve the treasurer and clerk reconciled to the bank statement and the treasurer ’s report. Motion carried. 7. BUSINESS: a. Bid for Landing Road – Roen drew up the bid and presented to the Highway Dept. At this time the bid is not ready to be approved. Will be discussed at the April meeting. b. Bridge Inspection contract – culvert was replaced on Landing Road. The culvert can be reimbursed through the Bridge Inspection contract. c . Cemetery – Winter burials compensation – Chairman Roen spoke with WTA about compensation for markings of graves, this is determined by the funeral home, changes made would need to be looked into further. d. Elections update for April 5, 2022 – ballots will be picked up on Friday with Absentee ballots being mailed out on March 15th. e. Picnic license – White Lake – Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to approve the White Lake Preservation Association picnic license. Motion carried. f. BIL – State Funding for road improvements – the State approved the program, now has to be approved by the Federal govt. This program is set up as 80/20. The Town would only have to pay 20% of the bill and not pay all upfront like the LRIP program. There are 4 phases to be approved by the Feds. Roen participated in a webinar in regards to this program. g. Annual Meeting – Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. g . Road Reports – Zastrow Rd has 1 culvert that is backed up, talked to the Highway Dept about costs, will be going up 15%, projects to be on the agenda Zastrow Rd and Marsh Rd. Chipsealing and cracksealing is temporarily on hold until Landing road project is completed to see the costs spent. Motion by M Wieters, second by Ebert to do the spring road trip on April 11th at 8:00 a.m. Stop sign has been replaced at Guth Rd. h . Fire and Ambulance reports – Ebert reported on Manawa Fire Dept. Calls for ambulance at 41 for 2022. Fire Dept has a new fire chief. Abs training done, breakfast April 24th as a drive thru, donation was received, number of calls were reported. i. Meetings attended – M Wieters, Ebert attended WTA meeting, Roen webinar for BIL. j . Correspondence – Highway on call list, Sheriff’s report, Highway annual meeting, Karen Steinbach – fire sign, Fire certification from Manawa, Sam Winterfeldt inquiring land purchase from Town of Royalton on White Lake Road (previous town dump), Highway Dep weight limits posted, Board of Review training, Wolf River Vet contract received, Republican committee with appointment of poll worker, WE Energies about weight limits, brochure for Slurry for roadwork, Rural Mutual Insurance policy, letters from the Zoning in regards to citations, Highway annual meeting, Motion by Ebert, second by M Wieters to accept contract with Wolf River Vet services. Motion carried. 8. LAND USE PERMITS – Suzanne Thiel – Land Use – accessory structures, Jeff & Dawn Timm – Land Use - multiple structures, Daniel & Mary Breitzman – Shoreland – rebuild garage 9. AUDIT OF BILLS: Motion by Wieters, second by Ebert to approve paying t he bills. Motion carried. 10. SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Road reports; Fire and Ambulance reports; Bid for Landing Road 11. SET DATE & TIME for next TOWN BOARD MEETING Town Board Meeting: Thursday, April 14, 2022 at the Town Hall at 6:00 pm. 12. SIGN TOWN & CEMETERY CHECKS 13. MOTION TO ADJOURN – Motion by Ebert, second M Wieters to adjourn. Motion carried. The Town Board requests persons requiring assistance to enable attendance and participation to provide 24 hour notice. Persons wishing to be on the agenda should notify the clerk or chairman ten days before the meeting