Town Board — Minutes

Town of Iola Iola, Wisconsin www.townofiola.com Bruce Faldet, Supervisor Mark Sprangers, Chairman Steve Madson,Clerk Josh Franchuk, Supervisor Denis Walter, Treasurer Plan Commission Meeting May 22, 2023 Chairman Forseth called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Plan Commission members present – Bruce Faldet, Mark Forseth, Loren Johnson, and Clerk Steve Madson. Absent – Mark Sprangers and Mark Doll. Also present – Renee Kerska from the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR has been working with Scott Amundson to exchange a piece of property that is currently used to access additional DNR Land for an access easement. As part of the exchange the intention is for the adjacent property to combine the purchased piece of property with the rest of their land. In order to make the combination happen both parcels need to zoned the same. To facilitate the combination of the property the preferred land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan needs to be amended from Forestry to Agriculture and zoning of the property needs to be amended from PURF to Agriculture and Woodland Transition. Renee Kerska from the DNR was present to explain and answer any questions. She added that a parking area will be established in the easement. The public will only have a walk in easement, a gate will be placed to prevent motor vehicle entry. After discussion, Mark Forseth made a motion to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment – Forestry to Agriculture. Loren Johnson seconded the motion and it carried. Mark Forseth made a motion to approve the resolution recommending approval of the application. Loren Johnson seconded the motion and it carried. Loren Johnson made motion to approve the Zone Map Amendment, Bruce Faldet seconded the motion and it carried. There being no further business the plan commission meeting was adjourned. Regular Meeting Supervisor Faldet called the meeting to order at 6:14pm Board Members Present – Bruce Faldet, Josh Franchuk, Denis Walter and Steve Madson. Absent – Mark Sprangers. Others attending – Mark Forseth and Loren Johnson. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to approve the agenda for the meeting. Supervisor Faldet seconded the motion and it carried. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to approve the minutes from the April meeting. Supervisor Faldet seconded the motion and it carried. Public Comments: None Old Business: Roads/ Bridges – Scott Construction has started with the road improvements New Business: None Clerk Madson informed the board of a land use permit and building permits for Kevin Leow (addition and deck) and John LaCount (shed). Land use permit for Nick Rasmussen for a chicken coop and shed. Building permits for Steve Mayer (deck) and Michael Mauritz (shed) Approval of the town books was done by Supervisor Faldet and Supervisor Franchuk. Supervisor Franchuk made a motion to pay the monthly bills. Supervisor Faldet seconded the motion and it carried. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned. TOWN OF IOLA – E1341 Madson Road, Iola, WI 54945 715-570-1058