Town Board — Minutes

Minutes of Town Board Meeting – April 8, 2024 Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on April 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Schley Town Hall. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call – Klimek, Brown, Plamann, Dallman, and Podeweltz. Verification of posting meeting notices by Town Board. Brown motioned to approve the minutes from the 3/11/2024 Town Board meeting, 2nd by Plamann. All ayes. Motion carried. Plamann motioned to accept the treasurer’s report, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Public Comment: Sandra McCrory asked is there can be anything done about the yards full of junk in the Town; she should talk to the County Health Department to file a complaint and they will work with the Town Board. Earl Welker thanked the election workers and Town Clerk for their work at the April 2 election. Plamann stated the someone dug out a section of granite on Heineman Road to use in their driveway. Plamann called WPS to fix a high line pole that was leaning toward the road. Plamann stated that 2 Town residents inquired about pricing for new culverts on Sunrise Road. Brown stated to watch for potholes. Podeweltz stated that she is gathering information on the ability to accept tax payments via credit card, debit card, or e- check. There would be fees associated with this. More information to come on this. Klimek stated that there is another missing road sign. There were downed trees after the recent snowstorm. Only the blacktop roads were plowed after the snowstorm because the gravel and granite roads were too soft to plow. Road weight limits were removed as of noon today. Klimek motioned to pay bills and transfer $19,300 for general bills from the money market to checking and $750 from the bond account to checking for a bond return, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. The annual meeting date will be April 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Annual Open Book is scheduled for May 2, 2024 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and the Board of Review is scheduled for May 20, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sealed bids were opened for the construction of a new Town Hall and septic system. J & J Lee Construction Co. Inc. - $239,868 Pinno Buildings - $250,895 Scherrer Construction Co. - $349,600 Sealed bids were opened for the demolition of the existing Town Hall and site prep for the new Town Hall. Woller Stump Grinding & Excavating - $29,211.91 Central Wisconsin Construction - $36,600 Chad Schmidt Excavating LLC - $57,553 DeWar Land Care LLC - $34,850 Minocqua Grading LLC - $61,360 Musson Brothers, Inc. - $45,460 Peterson Brothers Sand & Gravel LLC – $59,000 Plautz Excavating & Logging - $27,490.80 with using Town account for disposal of materials Due to the detailed information of the bids, Town Board decided to have a special Town Board meeting on April 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. to review the bids before making a decision on which bids to accept. Klimek stated that Northern Environmental did an asbestos and lead assessment of the existing Town Hall. There is a small patch of asbestos in some joint compound going down toward the basement. He hopes to have an estimate for removal soon. Town Board reviewed the gravel ad for the LRIP TRI Project. Ads will be placed in the Tomahawk Leader for 2 consecutive weeks. Sealed bids will be due by 6:00 p.m. on May 13, 2024, which is the date and time of the next Town Board meeting. Town Board reviewed ad for the Town Spring Clean Up on 5/4/2024 from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Planning Commission: Robinson Land Use # L-24-040 – Jeff Robinson to construct a 40’ x 80’ shed and a 14’ x 24’ addition on 1.878 acres at W2492 County C, Merrill. Motion by Brown, 2nd by Klimek to approve land use application. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker provided broadband updates: 1 – Charter is planning on having their broadband project in Lincoln County completed by 2028. 2 – Cell tower on Wyant is not up and running yet. 3 – Waiting on Frontier to provide an update on their work completion target. Their website will provide updates. 4 – County broadband testing is completed. 5 – The FCC voted to raise the benchmark for broadband internet to 100 Mbps for download speed and 20 Mbps for upload speed. Welker stated that he is looking at attending a right-of-way workshop in Antigo. Next meetings: Annual Town meeting April 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.; Special Town Board meeting April 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.; Town Board meeting May 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. May Town Meeting Agenda items: Town Hall update; Open Granite bids; Alcohol licensing applications due 5/15/2024 There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Plamann, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m. Becky Dallman, Clerk Submitted by Becky Dallman, Clerk