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Town of Westboro · Taylor County · meeting of Apr 12, 2013 · Minutes
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TOWN
OF
WESTBORO
The
meeting
was
called
to
order
on
Friday,
April
12,
2013
at
6:00
p.m.
by
Supervisor
Steve
Peterson.
Present
was
supervisor
Rocky
Jones,
Clerk
Julie
Scott,
Treasurer
Denise
Johnson,
and
Road
&
Maintenance
Director
Jeff
Peterson.
Absent
was
Chairman
Tim
Roiger.
Also
present
were
chair
elect
Ed
Schlosser,
supervisor
elect
John
Pipkorn,
Diane
Miles,
Gene
Lucia,
Harry
Stroik,
Carolyn
Jones,
Wendy
Thums,
Duane
Rademacher,
Bob
Shook,
Tracy
Shook,
Pipes
Edens,
Allison
Kempen,
Patrick
Tlusty,
Smokey
&
Nancy
Wiitala,
Jerry
Clark,
Tony
Matyka,
Candice
Celestina-‐Smith,
Mike
Kennedy,
Steve
Thums,
and
Michelle
Grimm.
Dave
Pantzlaff
of
Ayres
Associates
gave
a
presentation
on
the
planned
improvements
for
the
Silver
Creek
Bridge
on
Business
Highway
13.
Notes
on
the
project:
ADT
of
390
card
per
day
for
2014;
bridge
will
be
225’
long
and
28’
wide,
two
11’
lanes
and
3’
shoulders
for
walking,
railing
pedestrian
height;
approach
to
the
north
125’,
south
approach
150’;
the
retaining
wall
by
Miles
property
should
not
be
affected.
Bids
estimated
to
come
in
at
about
$900,000.
Right-‐of-‐Way
acquisitions
to
occur
in
May
with
reports
signed
June-‐July
2013;
property
owners
and
total
acreage
needed
to
purchase
was
conveyed.
Mr.
Pantzlaff
left
the
meeting
at
7:00
p.m.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
March
8,
2013
meeting
with
clarification:
$723
per
mile
per
ATV
route
and
gravel
of
6,000
yards
‘plus
or
minus’.
Motion
carried.
Jones/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
approve
the
Treasurer’s
Report
as
presented.
Motion
carried.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
approve
payment
of
bills
#17326-‐#17379
in
the
amount
of
$45,091.81.
Motion
carried.
Jones/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
approve
elected
officials
to
attend
“Town
Officials
Workshop”.
Motion
carried.
Bob
Shook
questioned
the
weight
limit
posting
on
Zimmerman
Road;
he
felt
it
should
have
been
posted
on
both
ends
of
the
road.
Mr.
Shook
also
wanted
the
issue
of
the
town
purchasing
shop
tools
to
be
discussed
at
the
Annual
Meeting.
Jeff
reported
on
the
Asphalt
Maintenance
workshop
he
attended
on
3/8/13;
grader
was
transported
to
Green
Bay
for
repair,
four
quotes
were
received
with
Krug’s
Towing
being
the
best
price;
three
private
driveway
culverts
were
thawed
due
to
potential
damage
to
town
road;
James
Peterson
Sons
is
charging
$4.50/yd
for
gravel
and
$4.15.yd
for
breaker
run
in
their
Fischer
Creek
Road
pit;
information
is
available
for
the
Quick
N
Easy
shouldering
machine.
Jeff
met
with
Bill
Gantz
of
the
DNR
regarding
the
Fischer
Creek
Road
project,
paperwork
is
needed
and
Senator
Jerry
Petrowski
has
not
viewed
the
site.
Parts
for
the
culvert
steamer
are
needed.
The
library
is
requesting
availability
of
town
machinery
(grader
&
wheel
loader)
for
a
summer
reading
activity.
Board
requested
this
be
placed
on
the
May
agenda.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
allow
the
R&M
Director
attend
the
MSHA
class
in
Medford.
Motion
carried.
Jones/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
release
bids
for
excavator/backhoe/ditching/
culvert
installation/chip
sealing.
Motion
carried.
Jones/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
table
the
issue
of
culvert
work
needed
for
2013
until
the
May
meeting.
Motion
carried.
Possible
replacements
needed
on
Everson,
Bus.
Hwy.
13,
Peterson,
Zimmerman
Road
South.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
approve
two
days’
worth
of
brush
mowing
($1500)
utilizing
J.J.’s
Brush
Cutting
Service.
Motion
carried.
At
7:30
p.m.
two
sealed
bids
were
opened
for
6,000
(+/-‐)
yards
of
gravel.
John
S.
Olynick,
Jump
River,
WI
-‐
$7.18
per
yard
James
Peterson
Sons,
Medford,
WI
-‐
$7.90
per
yard
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
accept
the
bid
for
gravel
submitted
by
John
S.
Olynick
at
$7.18
per
yard.
Motion
carried.
At
7:45
p.m.,
four
sealed
bids
were
opened
for
crack
filling.
Lakes
Asphalt
Maintenance,
N3403
County
Road
E,
Medford
$10,866.00
+
Blow
&
Go
$1,573.00
for
a
total
of
$12,439.00
Scott
Construction
Inc.,
PO
Box
340,
Lake
Delton,
WI
$28,773.00
+
Blow
&
Go
$858.00
for
a
total
of
$29,631.00
Chippewa
Valley
Sealcoat,
13160
36th
Avenue,
Chippewa
Falls,
WI
$42,903.00
+
Blow
&
Go
$7,452.00
for
a
total
of
$50,355.00
Fahrner
Asphalt
Sealers,
PO
Box
659,
Eau
Claire,
WI
$24,052.00
with
Blow
&
Go
not
itemized
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
table
award
of
bid
due
to
verification
of
bids
submitted
and
new
town
board
to
review
roads
to
be
crack
filled.
Motion
carried.
It
was
decided
that
a
special
meeting
will
be
held
on
Friday,
April
19th
at
11:00
a.m.
to
view
roads
with
bid
award
to
occur
at
a
special
meeting
on
Saturday,
April
20,
2013
at
12:15
p.m.
Smokey
Wiitala
updated
the
board
on
the
proposed
ATV
plan/routes.
A
petition
was
presented
from
Chelsea
Avenue
property
owners
objecting
to
Chelsea
Avenue
being
open
to
ATV-‐UTV
use.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
open
all
town
roads
to
ATV/UTV
use
as
soon
as
signage
is
installed
and
adopted
an
ordinance
to
this
effect.
Motion
carried.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
approve
the
request
by
Jacqueline
K.
Thums,
The
Korner
Bar
&
Grill,
N8847
Bus.
Hwy.
13,
Westboro
for
issuance
of
a
Combination
Beer
&
Liquor
License
and
cigarette
license
effective
May
1,
2013
thru
June
30,
2013.
Motion
carried.
Smokey
Wiitala
has
volunteered
to
be
the
Town
Constable.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
table
this
until
more
information
is
obtained
and
insurance
questions
are
answered.
Motion
carried.
The
next
regular
meeting
was
set
for
Friday,
May
10,
2013
at
6:00
p.m.
S.
Peterson/Jones
motioned
to
adjourn
the
meeting
at
8:20
p.m.
Motion
carried.
Julie
Scott,
Clerk
Source: Town of Westboro website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.