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April 14, 2003 Board of Supervisors
▪ Town of Maine
Board of Supervisors
April 14, 2003
The Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors for the Town of Maine was held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2003 in the Town Hall, 6111 North 44th Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401.
Agenda for this meeting was posted on April 11, 2003 at the Chapter Two Restaurant, Northside Citgo, Richard’s Supper Club, Schmidt’s Bar and the Town Hall.
Present were Chairman Utecht, Supervisors Duane Grunenwald and Marty Zernicke, Treasurer Marilyn Grunenwald, Clerk Betty Hoenisch, Atty. Byll Hess and community members.
Chairman Utecht called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and asked the audience to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Accounts payable bills were review and approved. Mr. Zernicke made a motion to approve the bills presented, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
The clerk read the minutes of the March 10, 2003 Town Board meeting. Atty. Hess made a correction to the Witter/Ghidorzi CSM road dedication issue to read 8.25 ft. x 398 ft. Motion by Mr. Zernicke to accept minutes as corrected, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
Chairman Utecht handed out the Partners in Rural Wisconsin pamphlet that he had received and felt community members may be interested in reading. Chairman Utecht reported that Marilyn Grunenwald has been sorting old records and that it will cost approximately $300.00 for storage room racking and shelves. Mr. Utecht explained that the landscaping on the north and south sides of the Town Hall and the parking lot banks will need to be finished. Also the Maine Lions have requested that a fence be placed north of the flagpole to prevent cars from going into the play area.
Treasurer Marilyn Grunenwald reported that the March 31, 2003 Money Market balance was $292,920.56, the Checking Account balance was $1,767.15, the Certificate of Deposit for the Town Hall/Fire Department project was $90,796.99. The March 31, 2003 Fire Department Petty Cash Checking Account balance was $2,743.13 and the Fire Department Money Market for memorials and special donations was $18,408.25. Motion by Mr. Zernicke to approve the treasurer's report as read, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
Zoning Administrator Jeff Krueger reported that he had issued permits to Lyle Jaegler for a loading dock, Dale Elliott for a garage and Phil Kilinski for a addition. Mr. Krueger reported that occupancy bonds had been returned to Don Woller, Tom LeDuc, Andy Lee, Jennifer Blahnik, Rich Wegner and Randy Blaschka. The occupancy bond for Jeff Czaplinski has been revoked. Mr. Krueger reported that he had attended the Erosion Control workshop on March 10, 2003 and he was able to bring back information that will be helpful when issuing permits in the town. Mr. Krueger explained that he received a lead paint and asbestos pamphlet from the Department of Health. Mr. Krueger reported on zoning enforcement issues and stated that Darin Pagel will meet with Mr. DeBroux on April 15, 2003 to check what needs to be finished, that he is working with Burnell Utecht on the fill project on Hwy WW, the Kleine’s fence has been taken down, however Mr. Kleine has not applied for a kennel permit at present time, that he checked on the John Courtion property and Mr. Courtion will remove the vehicles and appliances by May 6, 2003.
Atty. Hess reported that Daryl Kleine has paid his enforcement charges of $5,000.00 and that Jeff Debroux will be meeting with Darin Pagel and has previously paid his enforcement charges. Atty. Hess also reported on the Harry Zunker case and explained that there was $40,000.00 in miscellaneous notes that Mr. Zunker owed to his brother and the court has ordered that Mr. Zunker’s brother is ahead of the Town with his handmade mortgage. Atty. Hess stated that he is appealing that order on behalf of the Town for no-charge.
Chairman Utecht stated that the first item of business was the Conditional Use petition for a duplex on Brentwood Road by Glen Hoenisch. Mr. Utecht handed out the copies of the petition and the duplex plans for review. Mr. Utecht explained that there had been a Public Hearing at the March 3, 2003 Plan Commission meeting and the Plan Commission recommended approval of the conditional use petition 5 to 1. Atty. Hess explained that the Plan Commission determined that a duplex provided it appeared to be a single-family residence was a allowable use in the R1-E District, however the Hoenisch’s will have to meet all of the zoning permit requirements also. Mr. Zernicke made a motion to approve the conditional use petition, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried. Atty. Hess presented the Land Covenant regarding the Brentwood Drive conditional use petition for the supervisors to review. Mr. Grunenwald made a motion to approve the Land Covenant, seconded by Mr. Zernicke. Motion carried.
Chairman Utecht stated that the next item of business was the discussion of Geischen Drive. Burnell Utecht was present and stated that the ditch on the north side of lot 3 has been completed, that crushed material has been hauled onto the road and he feels that Geischen Drive is now ready to be blacktopped. Burnell Utecht questioned whether the original road agreement had been extended and Atty. Hess stated that the road agreement had been extended. Chairman Utecht asked if it was possible to stipulate that if the road breaks up the developer will have to redo the road and Burnell Utecht stated that there was a 5-year stipulation in the agreement that guarantees the road. Mr. Zernicke stated that he had some concerns with the large concrete chunks that had been used at one end of the road. Atty. Hess read the road agreement and the road requirements in the Town’s ordinance that states that no rock larger than 6 inches in diameter should be used. Burnell Utecht stated that in 5 years they will know if the road is going to have to be redone. Chairman Utecht stated that the supervisors will inspect Geischen Drive on April 16, 2003
Chairman Utecht stated that the next item of business was the 2003 - 2004 Salt Order and explained that the Town needs to determine approximately how much salt it will need to order from Marathon County. The clerk explained that the last few years the Town has order 100 tons and that amount has worked out well. Mr. Zernicke made a motion to approved 100 tons of salt for 2003 – 2004 winter season, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
Chairman Utecht stated that the Kufahl property cleanup timeline was the next item of business. Atty. Hess read the letter from Joyce Kufahl requesting August 30, 2003 as a cleanup timeline. Mr. Zernicke made a motion to approve the August 30, 2003 cleanup timeline, seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
In other business Atty. Hess reported that the Cassidy Drive UDD development will be on the May agenda. The Town will need to talk to the residents and take action to secure land for a right of way east of the development and to explore the cost of doing that. The developer will share the cost of the road to Belmont and Sixth Avenue, which will eliminate the access to Cassidy Drive.
Atty. Hess reported that the Town web site is now available at townofmaine.com and that 40% of the Smart Growth Planning surveys have been returned and that River Falls will compile a report. Town of Berlin has approved a pipeline utility agreement with the Van Der Geest Dairy and the DNR has approved the Silver Creek pipeline. Atty. Hess stated that the Van Der Geest’s have not turned in a bond yet that would guarantee removal of the pipeline should they go out of business.
Bob Bonsall of Bob’s Repair was present and questioned what it would take to get a permit to operate his truck repair business. Atty. Hess stated that he would like to meet with Mr. Bonsall and Chairman Utecht to discuss what could be done with the property.
DuWayne Kleinschmidt was present and requested that the road list for blacktopping would be made available to be viewed by residents prior to the May Town Board meeting.
Fire Department Chief John Ohrmundt was present and explained that there was enough funds in the Fire Department donation account to purchase defibulators. The Fire Department would need to order the defibulators by April 21st to get the free training device and software package special. The treasurer stated that the memorial account does not have to have Town Board approval for purchases.
Next meeting will be Monday, May 12, 2003 with Bill Approval at 6:30 p.m. and General Business at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Zernicke made a motion to adjourn at 8:35 p.m., seconded by Mr. Grunenwald. Motion carried.
Respectively submitted
Betty Hoenisch, Clerk
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