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Town of Westboro · Taylor County · meeting of Apr 21, 2012 · Minutes
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WESTBORO
TOWN
BOARD
Chairman
Tim
Roiger
called
the
meeting
to
order
on
Saturday,
April
21,
2012
at
6:30
p.m.
Present
were
supervisors
Eldred
Gumz
&
Steve
Peterson,
Clerk
Julie
Scott,
and
Road
&
Maintenance
Director
Jeff
Peterson.
Treasurer
Denise
Johnson
was
absent.
Also
present
were
Duane
Rademacher,
Reg
&
Marlene
Rymer,
Violet
Thums,
Bob
Shook,
Gene
Lucia,
Rosemary
Rindt,
Jim
Koch,
Harry
Stroik,
Dave
Laffe
of
American
Asphalt,
and
John
Rief
of
American
Pavement
Solutions.
Doug
Thums
arrived
at
7:25
p.m.
S.
Peterson/Gumz
motioned
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
March
10,
2012
meeting
as
printed.
Motion
carried.
Roiger
opened
the
one
sealed
blacktopping
bid
received
from
American
Asphalt.
Following
review
of
the
bid
and
verification
on
total
yards,
Roiger/Gumz
motioned
to
approve
the
bid
submitted
by
American
Asphalt
for
$38,043.24
(total
of
3980
sq.
yds.
for
Ruprich,
West,
Grittner,
and
newly
constructed
road
from
Grittner
to
County
Road
D).
The
town
is
responsible
for
lifting
manholes
when
paving
crew
arrives.
Motion
carried.
Signed
copy
of
contract
was
handed
to
Laffe.
A
crack
sealing
bid
from
American
Pavement
Solutions
was
offered
at
$8,826.44
(route
&
fill)
and
$484.88
(blow
&
go)
for
same
roads
designated
last
year.
S.
Peterson/Gumz
motioned
to
approve
the
bid
from
American
Pavement
Solutions
at
a
cost
of
$9,311.32
($1.16
per
pound).
Motion
carried.
Signed
copy
of
contract
was
handed
to
Rief.
Laffe
and
Rief
left
the
meeting
at
6:53
p.m.
Jeff
reported
on
the
Asphalt
maintenance
class
and
MSHA
class
–
evasive
species,
regulate
when
grass
is
cut,
more
regulations
on
cutting/brushing.
He
pointed
out
the
basement
doors
which
were
installed.
Seven
suspects
each
paid
a
citation
fee
of
$389.50
for
stealing
our
signs;
some
signs
were
returned.
Most
weight
limit
signs
have
been
taken
down.
Grittner
Street
to
County
Road
D
project
is
moving
along,
Craig
Polzin
proposed
to
install
a
roof
on
the
community
building
sign
at
a
cost
of
$992.
No
one
has
been
engaged
to
build
the
monument.
Bug
Bomber
sprayed
the
town
office
and
Jeff’s
office
at
no
charge,
but
building
should
be
sprayed
in
the
fall.
The
fuel
tank/tool
box
has
been
mounted
on
shop
truck;
the
dump
truck
billing
issues
have
been
resolved.
Report
on
the
VFW
Hall
parking
lot;
replacement
of
toilets
at
the
VFW
Hall
and
basement
of
Community
Center
(put
on
May
agenda)
request
for
the
paving
of
Chelsea
Park
Road;
one
vendor
suggested
installation
of
sound
absorbing
panels
to
eliminate
the
acoustics
problem
in
office/lobby
at
a
cost
of
$1450
(put
on
May
agenda);
installation
of
culverts
on
Bus.
Hwy.
13
(Jeff
to
get
bids
and
put
on
May
agenda).
Jeff
has
been
using
his
own
GPS
for
the
sign
program.
A
software
upgrade
to
the
new
laptop
failed,
it
lost
connection
from
USB
serial
adapter
and
crashed
the
whole
GPS.
Jeff
was
directed
to
get
prices
for
a
new
handheld
GPS
(put
on
May
agenda).
Roiger/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
contract
with
Taylor
County
Highway
Department
to
spray
patch
for
a
10
hour
day
@
$135/hr.
Motion
carried.
Gumz/Roiger
motioned
to
accept
the
proposal
submitted
by
PC
Doctors
at
a
cost
of
$1,958.00
for
a
camera
system
for
the
Recycling
Center.
Bryan
Wiese
also
submitted
a
proposal.
Motion
carried.
Roiger/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
postpone
installing
“curb
it”
around
the
south
side
of
the
community
center
until
the
monument
construction
is
decided.
Motion
carried.
S.
Peterson/Gumz
motioned
to
deny
the
offer
by
Brad
Niebuhr
for
the
town
to
rent
space
on
a
proposed
tower
to
be
located
on
Mondeaux
Drive.
Motion
carried.
Jeff
reported
that
J.J.
Brushing
has
been
working
for
the
last
3
days.
The
old
shop
truck
with
fuel
tank
(if
wanted)
and
the
old
fire
equipment
van
will
be
put
on
the
Wisconsin
Surplus
Auction
site.
The
fuel
tank
may
be
sold
separately.
The
old
tool
box
is
rusted
out
on
the
bottom
and
hinges
no
good.
Jared
Peterson
plans
to
dig
in
a
new
sewer
lateral
before
Grittner
Street
is
blacktopped.
Casper
Truck
Company
has
an
upcoming
workshop
in
Milwaukee.
Jeff
is
having
trouble
finding
a
faucet
for
the
basement
sink,
may
have
to
replace
the
sink.
Jeff
asked
if
he
should
attend
the
County
Mining
Committee
meeting
which
is
set
for
April
23rd
at
9:30
a.m.
Jeff
also
asked
about
attending
the
local
Towns
Association
meeting
in
Chelsea
on
May
17th
at
7
p.m.
since
a
U.S.
Forest
Service
representative
will
be
speaking.
The
board
voiced
no
objection
to
either
request.
Jim
Koch
left
the
meeting
at
8:00
p.m.
S.
Peterson/Gumz
motioned
to
adopt
Resolution
1017
which
approves
the
2011
addition
of
land
to
the
Mount
Olive
Cemetery.
Motion
carried.
Roiger/Gumz
motioned
to
adopt
Ordinance
115
which
will
extend
town
officer
terms
in
response
to
Election
Law
changes.
Motion
carried.
Roiger/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
approve
the
Treasurer’s
Report.
Motion
carried.
Gumz/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
approve
payment
of
bills
#16692-‐#16752
in
the
amount
of
$51,781.50.
Motion
carried.
Scott
stated
a
bartender
questioned
the
annual
$20
fee
to
renew
their
licenses
(put
on
May
agenda).
Resident
questioned
if
the
Recycling
Center
will
be
noticed
that
“persons
are
under
surveillance”.
The
answer
was
yes.
Doug
Thums
reported
that
a
patron
from
either
the
taverns
or
VFW
Hall’s
private
party
exhibited
bodily
functions
in
his
rental
property’s
yard.
He
questioned
issues
involved
with
obtaining
a
Temporary
Class
B
license;
utilizing
the
gazebo
and/or
community
building
facilities.
Thums
proceeded
to
inform
the
board
that
his
son
plans
to
bore
under
Bus.
Hwy.
13
to
hook
into
the
sanitary
district’s
water
main.
Thums
then
stated
he
was
cold
and
whether
or
not
the
heat
could
be
turned
up
if
he
rents
out
the
basement.
He
was
informed
that
the
thermostat
is
set
at
66
degrees
and
is
locked.
The
next
meeting
was
set
for
Saturday,
May
12,
2012
at
6:30
p.m.
Roiger/S.
Peterson
motioned
to
adjourn
the
meeting
at
8:30
p.m.
Motion
carried.
Julie
Scott,
Town
Clerk
Source: Town of Westboro website. First collected Oct 19, 2026.