Meeting Minutes

Town of Lind Monthly Board Meeting Minutes Lind Town Hall, N1315 County Road A, Waupaca, WI Monday, May 12th, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m. 1. Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Open Meeting Statement read. 3. Pledge of Allegiance done. 4. Roll call: K. Nickel, T. Stearns, C. Hardy, C. McCoy, K. Barrows all present. Public attendance per sign in sheets (10 per sign in book). 5. Approved Agenda: Motion by Supervisor II Hardy, seconded by Supervisor I Stearns to approved the agenda as printed; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 6. Public Input/Comments: Chairman Nickel commented on the laying of fiber optic by Spectrum on various roads and no one must hook up for the service; Steve Gall discussed about spending limits for the board without board approval. Chairperson Nickel informed us that a resolution will be drafted in the future to permit this; web page- it was reported by various residents in attendance tonight there are still issues going to the web site. This is still being worked out. 7. Approve or Amend Minutes: Monthly Board Meeting April 15, 2025: Motion by Chairperson Nickel, seconded by Supervisor II Hardy to approve the minutes as presented; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Special Meeting April 28, 2025: Motion by Supervisor I Hardy, seconded by Supervisor II Stearms to approve the minutes as presented; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 8. Treasurer’s report: Treasurer Barrows reviewed monthly balance sheet. Deposits received were Transportation aide; lottery credit and property tax payment. 9. Clerk’s Report: • Bills and Receipts: Bills and receipts with explanations of what they were for was presented to the public by Clerk McCoy. It was moved by Chairperson Nickel, seconded by Supervisor I Stearns to approve check numbers 5142 through 5163 totaling $21,429.93: motion passed unanimously by voice vote. • Update/progress of Reconciliation of accounts: Clerk McCoy reported all bank accounts have been reconciled from January 2024 to present. Is currently working on creating budgets for 2024 and 2025. Investigating the AOG accounts for invoices sent and payments received. Verified federal and state tax payments. 10. Land Planning Commission meeting: A. Richardson on the CUP for Steven Shetter being present to the Town Board tonight for approval. Next meeting will be June 3rd, at 6:00 pm. 11. Oral Report from County Board Supervisors meeting: Supervisor II Hardy reported Farmland preservation has been approved; June 5th for public hearing at FVTC at 9 am for zoning changes including for the digester. 12. Oral Reports from meetings attended by Lind board members: • Gold Cross Ambulance meeting: Discussion was held on increasing the per capita to 1.80. This would help cover the cost of adding an additional ambulance. This is still in the discussion stage. 13. Update on Roads, Culverts, Fire Numbers • Road signs/fire numbers: Supervisor I Stearns reported road signs for Galilee / Airport roads signs have been replaced. East Gate Drive/ Hatton Rd trees have been removed. 14. New Business: • Discuss and/or approve Conditional Use Permit – NorthAire LLC, Steven Shetter E2920 Nelsen Road, Parcel 12-08-33-4 Motion by Supervisor I Hardy, seconded by Supervisor II Stearms to approve the Conditional Use Permit – NorthAire LLC, Steven Shetter E2920 Nelsen Road, Parcel 12-08-33-4; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 15. Old Business: • ARIP project: Chairperson Nickel reported Stecks Road came in lower on bid by 70K; in the process of filing an updated form; the 70K cannot be refunded back and must be used on roads connected to Stecks Road; researching into what an over lay would cost; culverts being looked at also. Pulverizing has been completed. • Road Projects for 2025: Chairperson Nickel presented a priority list of road projects to be a dressed this year. Third layer chip seal on Schoohs Road and Pope Road north of County EE. Discussion was held. Motion by Chairperson Nickel, seconded by Supervisor II to accept Fahrner contract for Pope Road in the amount of $14,464.00; Schoohs Road for $23,816.00; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Seal bridge decks and fix approaches – Shadow Road and Hatton Road bridges – Discussion was held. Motion by Supervisor II Hardy, seconded by Supervisor I Stearns to approve Waupaca County Highway Department quote in the amount of $18,000.00 for Hatton Road; $14,000.00 for Shadow Road. motion passed unanimously by voice vote. The following quotes were received and discussed on the following roads for crack filling from Thunder Road and Crack Filling Service – Holiday, Airport, East Gate Dr., Appletree, Bags Hill, Pine Hill: Thunder Road quote was $50,800.00 and Crack Filling Service was $39,400.00. Motion by Chairperson Nickel, seconded by Supervisor I Stearns to approve creating a sealed bid packet to include crack filling; pulverizing; asphalt, motion passed unanimously by voice vote. • Lind Cemetery: a.) Fees for cemetery: flow sheet shared with comparison to other local cemeteries. Discussion followed. Motion by Supervisor II Hardy, second by Chairperson Nickel to increase the cost on the following: Burial (Full) Summer from $575 to $600, Winter from $775 to $800, Monument Marking from $0 to $125, Grave location from $0 to $100; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. 16. Future agenda items & Upcoming meetings: • Monthly Board Meeting: Monday June 9th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. 17. Adjournment: Motion by Chairperson Nickel to adjourn; seconded by Supervisor II Stearns; motion passed unanimously by voice vote. Adjourned at 7:20 p.m. Submitted by C. McCoy, Town Clerk