Town Board Meeting — Minutes

APRIL 2024 MINUTES Note: These are the proposed Minutes that will be approved at the next meeting. ____________________________________________________________________________ Town of Sharon Board Meeting Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. Sharon Town Hall Call to Order: Chairman Check called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Roll Call: Chairman Check, Supervisor Gibbs, Supervisor Gagas, Deputy Clerk Glodowski and 9 others were present. Notice of Meeting Postings: Notice of the meeting was posted in three places in the Town of Sharon (town hall window, kiosk between Sylvia’s and Polonia Café, kiosk in front of North Star Machine) and on the town website and Facebook. Approval of Agenda: Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to approve the agenda. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes of the March 12, 2024, Board Meeting Minutes: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve the Minutes. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Approval of Bill Listing March 12, 2024 to April 9, 2024: Check said to remove Riesterer & Schnell payment that was inadvertently paid twice. Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to approve the amended Bill Listing. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Plan Commission Report: Supervisor Gibbs did a follow up with Jonas Oren Jakobson about how many people would be living in the house he proposes to build. Gibbs said the Town would only accept one employee plus his immediate family living in the home and Jakobson verbally agreed. Supervisor Gibbs attended the Large-Scale Solar Development meeting put on by Portage County. Gibbs advised that solar is coming and townships can’t do much about it. He talked about the current approved project in Plover of over 2,100 acres. There’s another proposed project in the Buena Vista area that will be 9,000 acres. Gibbs said that there are a lot of questions that remain to be answered about these solar projects. Bid Openings for Crack Filling Projects: Thunder Road: $11,185 Fahrner: $19,353 Bid Openings for Chip Seal Projects: Fahrner: $108,927 - wedging would add additional $39,663 Scott Construction: $109,645 Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to accept the bid from Thunder Road for crack filling for $11,185. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to accept the bid from Fahrner for chip sealing and wedging all quoted roads except Ellis Road. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve Original Class B Combination Retail Liquor License for Max Yenter for Merryland Ballroom upon receipt of $115. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to approve Operator Licenses for Denise Carey and Jacob Wiese. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Gagas, seconded by Supervisor Gibbs to appoint Michael Sommers and Kyle Brooks to Plan Commission for three years. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Chairman’s Report: Chairman Check reported that Edgewood is ground and work is being done on Hillcrest. He is also continuing to pursue the 90/10 ARIP grant. Spring cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 18 at the Town of Sharon Garage from 8a.m. – 2p.m. Bruce Boenski gave the Sharon EMS report and Lori Printz gave the Polonia Park report. Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Town of Sharon Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Annual Meeting – Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Town of Sharon Town Hall at 6:00p.m. Adjournment: Motion made by Supervisor Gibbs, seconded by Supervisor Gagas to adjourn. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.