Town of York
Regular Town Board Meeting
August 10, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. Present were Chairman Dan Reeson, 2nd Supervisor Steve Hermanson, Treasurer Nathan Ula and Clerk Nancy Anderson along with ten concerned citizens. Second supervisor Dan Truttmann was absent. Verification of proper notice was given by the clerk. Steve Hermanson move to approve the July, 2010 minutes, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report- Income included building inspection fees $173.50, State of Wisconsin computer aid $11.00, shared revenue $1437.25, and interest on account $38.97. The balance after paying bills and payroll is $134,151.51.
Bills- The total bill to Truck Country for $717.99 will not be paid at this time. Only $277.36 will be paid. Other bills include work done by Jake Ryser on Paust Lane $50.25, Lakeside Intn’l $180.48, New Glarus Lumber $17.78, some black top from the County, and a mileage slip from Marilyn Jaeger. Dan Reeson move to approve bills as presented, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Patrolman’s Report- Wayne is finishing mowing and working on town end drives. The town board had a meeting with Truck Country in Shullsburg, the company we purchased our new truck from. The frame appears to be bent. TC made certain that the truck had the right specifications. The next step now is to take the truck to Monroe Truck Co., to remove all the equipment they had put on the truck in order to determine whether or not the frame is actually bent or the equipment was mounted improperly. A culvert on Hermie’s Lane on the Wayne Jeglum property needs replacing. One 36” culvert for $2400 will be put in place – the County paying for half of it next year.
Plan Commission- No representative present
Public Comments- Jill Duerst took time to visit the recycling center in the hopes of encouraging citizens to attend Board meetings, address concerns and to update the Board’s email distribution list to receive reminders of upcoming events. She presented the clerk with a list of names to add to the existing list. Also, if citizens had ideas for the website redesign, they could email Dan Truttmann with their suggestions. Gil Helland commented that a neighbor of his was wondering if was possible for his subdivision road to become a Town road if the subdivision would go ahead and blacktop the road. Dan Reeson and Steve Hermanson explained that the Town receives a specific dollar amount per mile for roads and it simply costs more than what we receive, and the patrolman is working at his limit right now. Pat Pindilli expressed a concern about horses running loose onto his property, and if there were ordinances or a way to control this. Dan Reeson will contact the party to see what can be done.
Old Business-
Salt Shed- Steve came prepared with a specification drawing of the Town’s proposed salt shed. The total cost should run about $25,000 or hopefully less. Dan R. and Steve will write up the advertisement for bids on the shed which will be posted in the Pec Valley Leader and Post Messenger. Dan Reeson move to advertise for bids, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Website Redesign- Dan Truttmann, Gil Helland and Nate Ula had met to discuss the website redesign. The State of WI has a good site that some area governments use, but continuing to use TDS hosting would also work. Steve Hermanson move to stay with TDS web hosting and purchase the needed software with Gil Helland as the webmaster and one other person to help, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried. Also, Dan Reeson move to form a website redesign committee – members to include Chair, Dan Truttmann, Nate Ula, Gil Helland, Tim Czerwonka, and Jill Duerst. They will meet once a week for 4 – 6 weeks at the Town Hall, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried.
Steve Hermanson made a motion that the Town Board meet for their next meeting on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried.
New Business- Gary Thompson, Trees on Road- Gary is concerned that some dead trees on the Town right of way on Sawmill Rd., Hay Hollow Rd., and York Center Rd. could pose a safety hazard. Dan Reeson will call Chuck Guerink, and try to call Dan Dettman, another property owner. Nate Ula, Letter of Resignation- No letter this month.
Driveway Permits- Dennis Thoman, Builder for Rod Zimmerman, Lot# 10 Prairie Brook subdivision- Dan Reeson move to approve a driveway permit to TC Construction for Rod Zimmerman, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. $1800.00 collected.
Jeff VanMatre for Tony and Heidi Gardner- off Hwy 39 Toal property. Dan Reeson move to approve a driveway permit for Lot#5, CSM 98S-271 for Tony and Heidi Gardner, Steve Hermanson 2nd. Motion carried. $1800.00 collected.
Adjournment- Steve Hermanson move to adjourn the meeting, Dan Reeson 2nd. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:37 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Anderson, Clerk