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May 14, 2008 Monthly Town Board Meeting 5/2008
TOWN BOARD MEETING TOWN OF CASEY May 14, 2008 Approximately 7:15 p.m. Minutes 1. Call the town board meeting to order. At 7:30 p.m., the town board meeting was called to order by Chairperson Gene Bethel, at the Casey Town Hall. 2. Confirmation of proper meeting notice. Chairperson Bethel posted the meeting notice and agenda on May 10, 2008, in the posting cabinets located at the town hall, at the junction of Dunn Lake and Island Lake Roads, at the junction of Pair O Lakes Road and County Trunk E and at the junction of Blackburn Road and County Trunk E between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 3. Roll call. Roll call taken. Present: Gene Bethel, Chairperson; Danny Swearingen, Supervisor; Michael Wallace, Supervisor; Corinne Slabaugh, Clerk; Cherie Luell, Treasurer. Also in attendance: Mary Emerson, Tom Mackie, Sandy Mackie, Haily Rubesch, Richard Rich, Mike Morse, David Railsback, Ruth Swanson DeWayne Swanson, and Lorraine Cotts. 4. Approval of agenda. Discussion and action. On motion by Swearingen / Wallace to approve the agenda. Motion carried. 5. Minutes of April 9, 2008 town board meeting and April 16, 2008 extra town board meeting, and April 26, 2008 Road Tour. Discussion and action. Clerk Slabaugh read the following: Minutes of April 9, 2008 town board meeting. Chairperson Bethel asked for additions or corrections to the minutes. None given. On motion by Wallace / Bethel to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried. Minutes of April 16, 2008 extra town board meeting read. Chairperson Bethel asked for additions or corrections to the minutes. None given. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried. Minutes of April 26, 2008 Road Tour read. Chairperson Bethel asked for additions or corrections to the minutes. None given. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried. 6. Treasurer’s report and report of accounts receivable. Discussion and action. Treasurer Luell gave the following report: In Johnson Bank – as of 03/31/08 in the checking account was $251,777.58. General Deposits $45,693.59. Interest $329.87. Total Credits $297,801.04. Checks Returned $25,215.90. Bank Statement Balance on 04/30/08 $272,585.14. Outstanding Checks $314.34. Reconciled Balance on 04/30/08 $272, 270.80. Discussion followed. On motion by Wallace / Swearingen to accept the treasurer’s report as read. Motion carried. 7. Public comments. Tom Mackie – Washburn County Board Supervisor for District 5, told us all the committees his is seated on. 8. Zoning Permits. Slowinske, Blackburn Estates Section 31, variance to convey lakeshore to adjoining property. Discussion and action. Variance application for: Daniel & Nance Slowinske - Represented by Mike Morse with Wagner Surveying Associates, Inc. Request: a variance from the dimension standards of the Zoning Ordinance to create a lot smaller than lake classification standards. The requirements for a lot on Big McKenzie Lake are 150 feet wide and a minimum of 30,000 square feet in area. The request is to convey triangular piece of lakeshore to adjoining property to make lines more perpendicular to lake. Maintain existing lake / class zoning district dimensional requirement for lakeshore on existing non-conforming dimensional area parcel. New parcel still exceeds previous area requirements. Property location: Map# CA957 – Lot 1 Blackburn Estates, Section 21-40-13. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Swearingen to deny the request for Daniel & Nancy Slowinske. Motion carried. 9. Road maintenance with discussion and action. a. Complaints and compliments. None. b. Monthly report on spring road projects. Supervisor Swearingen gave the report on spring road project and the Rosewood Cemetery project. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace for Supervisor Swearingen to proceed with the Rosewood Cemetery project. Motion carried. c. Consideration of tabled bids for Blackburn Road reconstruction. Discussion followed. On motion by Swearingen / Bethel to accept the bid from Antczak Construction, Inc. for $64,770.00. Motion carried. d. Motion extending deadline for completion of Casey Lake Rd project to Monarch Paving. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace extending deadline for completion of Casey Lake Road project to Monarch Paving until September 1, 2008. Motion carried. e. Motion to approve new five-year road reconstruction plan. Chairperson Bethel presented the Town of Casey Tentative Road Improvement Plan for the next five-years. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Swearingen to approve new five-year road reconstruction plan with the right to modify, supersede or annul in part or entirety, at any time prior to the first of June 2012. Motion carried. 10. Motion granting Island Lake Preservation Association right to establish a washing station at Island Lake Public Landing. Discussion and action. Discussion followed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to table request of Island Lake Preservation Association. Motion carried. 11. Applications for Liquor, Cigarette, and Operators Licenses. Examination and action. Application for beer and liquor license from: George P Basgall, agent for PUBA, Inc., trade name Twin Oaks Bar and Restaurant in Section 36, and Thomas M Sarne, agent for Sarne Enterprises, Inc., trade name Pair O Lakes Lodge, in Section 25. The Board viewed and discussed the applications. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to grant PUBA, Inc., trade name Twin Oaks Bar and Restaurant and Sarne Enterprises, Inc., trade name Pair O Lakes Lodge, a beer and liquor license. Motion carried. Application for cigarette licenses from: George P Basgall, agent for PUBA Inc., trade name Twin Oaks Bar and Restaurant and Thomas M Sarne, agent for Sarne Enterprises, Inc., trade name Pair O Lakes Lodge. Applications viewed and discussed. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to grant George P Basgall and Thomas M Sarne a cigarette license. Motion carried. Operator license applications from: Geri V Brimblecom, Katisa M Ferguson, Louise A Fischer, Sean P Hand, Betsy J Lambert, Cherie L Luell, Nancy R Kalinowski, and Jonathan A Moore. Board viewed operator license applications. On motion by Bethel / Wallace to grant operator licenses to the above persons. Motion carried. 12. Report on workshops attended and those who will be attending upcoming workshops. Discussion and action. Chairperson Bethel attended the Washburn County Unit, W.T.A. meeting on April 23, 2008. Upcoming Wisconsin Towns Association Summer 2008 Seminars will be August 2, 2008, at Cable, on Open Meetings, Open Records, and Ethics. 13. Correspondence. Action and filing. Correspondence read by the board. On motion by Wallace / Bethel to file correspondence. Motion carried. 14. Paying of bills. Discussion and action. Bills numbers 4778 – 4795 submitted to the board for approval. The board discussed and initialed each bill approved. On motion by Bethel / Swearingen to pay bills numbers 4778 – 4795. Motion carried. 15. Set date for next town board meeting. The next Town Board meeting will be Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., at the Casey Town Hall. 16. Adjournment. At 9:43 p.m., on motion by Wallace / Bethel to adjourn. Motion carried. Submitted by Corinne Slabaugh, Clerk