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December 16, 2008 Town of Weston Board Minutes
TOWN OF WESTON BOARD MINUTES
December 16, 2008
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Milt Olson at 6:32 pm. Supervisors Present: Arnie Baumann, Bob Wesenick, Walter John Chilsen. Also present: Clerk/Treasurer, Joan Erdman. Absent: Tom Salzman.
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS TOWN MEETINGS
Zoning Board of Appeals—November 11, 2008: Chilsen/Baumann M/S to acknowledge receipt of the November 11, 2008 Zoning Board of Appeals minutes. Q/C
Town Board Meeting—November 18, 2008: Chilsen/Wesenick M/S to approve the minutes of the November 18, 2008 Town of Weston Board meeting. Q/C
Town of Weston Public Budget Hearing—November 25, 2008: Baumann/Wesenick M/S to approve the minutes of the November 25, 2008 Town of Weston Public Budget Hearing. Q/C
Town of Weston Meeting of the Electors—November 25, 2008: Wesenick/Baumann M/S to approve the minutes of the November 25, 2008 Town of Weston Meeting of the Electors. Q/C
Town of Weston Special Meeting to Adopt 2009 Budget—November 25, 2008: Baumann/Wesenick M/S to approve the minutes of the November 25, 2008 Special Meeting to adopt the 2009 Budget. Q/C
3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None
4. VISITORS: None
5. POLICE REPORT: No Report
6. FIRE REPORT: Statistical report was distributed to the Board and will be included with the official minutes.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Vouchers 3232-3293: Chilsen/Baumann M/S to approve vouchers for December. Q/C
b. Planning Commission Appointments:
c. Zoning Board of Appeals Appointments: Chilsen/Wesenick M/S to approve the Planning Commission members Mark Thompson, D.J. Freeman, and Rita Kasten and Zoning Board of Appeals members Don Hall & Paul Martorano for another 3 year term. Q/C
d. Adoption of Resolution TW 08-05 Town of Weston Webpage Approval and Notice Chilsen/Baumann M/S to approve Resolution TW-08-05 Town of Weston Webpage Approval and Notice. Q/C
e. Wireless Access in the Board Room: Network Professionals submitted a quote for $400 to install wireless access to the courtroom. Scott Tatro would also need to run Ethernet cable to the room. Chilsen/Baumann M/S to approve the purchase and installation of wireless access in the courtroom, not to exceed $500. Q/C.
f. Humane Society Contract: Chairman Olson presented a proposed contract received from the Marathon County Humane Society. Discussion was held on the necessity of entering into such an agreement. Will be tabled until spring in order for Board members to research the proposal further.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Public Works: Supervisor Baumann reported that paving Gusman Road from Hwy. J to Gavitt and Gavitt to J would roughly cost about $55,000. The cost for Ringle’s portion would be approximately $14,000. The Town and Ringle could file a joint TRIP application in 2010 for this project. Baumann reported on the road work on Clearview Lane. The work the village did on the road came to about $1,100. The Village is also concerned about the lift that was put in. We still haven’t received the bonding from Banner Bank. Baumann will monitor the road in spring for sink holes.
b. Public Safety: Supervisor Wesenick reported on the October meeting. Discussion was held at the meeting on weather sirens vs. weather radios. Dean Zuleger had a preference for sirens, with the possibility of placing a siren in the area of Machmueller Park. Town Board members felt the area to the north of Machmueller Park, south of Fust Lane would be a good location.
c. Parks Committee: No Report.
d. ETZ Committee: A Planning Commission meeting will be held on January 6 for a CSM request submitted by Dan Higginbotham on behalf of Terry Fischer.
9. CLERK’S REPORT: Property tax statements have been mailed to property owners. In-person tax collections will be held from 10 am to 1 pm on Monday, December 29, Tuesday, December 30th and Saturday, January 31. Bob Wesenick will help with the tax collection on the 29th, Arnie Baumann on the 30th, and Tom Salzman on the 31st.
10. SUPERVISOR’S REPORT
a. Baumann: Supervisor Baumann reported that the CD at Cloverbelt has been renewed at a rate of 3.65%.
b. Wesenick: Supervisor Wesenick reported he had received a call from Russ Feingold’s office wanting to know of any concerns. He will possibly talk to him regarding safety issues at the Highway J and JJ intersection.
c. Chilsen: History students at D.C. Everest have begun working on the oral history book for the Weston Sesquicentennial.
d. Salzman: No report.
11. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT: Chairman Olson reported on the Working Lands Workshop sponsored by the Town’s Association that he recently attended. Chairman Olson reported that he is checking into a web-based bank, Ingdirect, which is offering 2.75% interest on passbook savings accounts. There were no objections to a savings account at Ingdirect.
12. ADJOURN: Chilsen/Baumann M/S to adjourn at 8:10 pm. Q/C
Respectfully submitted,
Joan Erdman
Clerk/Treasurer
Archive:
February 21, 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
October 18, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2011 Plan Commission Minutes
September 20, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
September 13, 2011 Plan Commission Minutes
August 16, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
July 19, 2011 Board Minutes
July 18, 2011 Plan Commission Minutes
June 21, 2011 Board Meeting Minutes