Minutes of the November 1, 2010 Monthly Town Board Meeting

Chairman Sturgeon called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. Those attending were Chairman Sturgeon, Supervisor Osfar, Supervisor Misiak, Clerk Allis and Treasurer Sell. There were 26 people in the audience.

Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the agenda at the discretion of the Chairman. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Supervisor Misiak made a motion the approve the minutes of the October 4, 2010, Monthly Town Board Meeting and October 29, 2010, Special Town Board Meeting. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.

Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report as read. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Chairman Sturgeon reported on last week’s storm. He will be writing a letter to the Public Service Commissioner regarding why employees were sent home when work was not finished. Last week the town crew was cutting trees and clearing roads during and after the storm. The shouldering on East Birch Lake Road is finished. The town crew will be sweeping, mowing and grading before the weather turns bad. The town crew will be cleaning the old transfer site this week, due to the DNR’s request. The Library Board met October 28, 2010. The board will be sending letters to the people that donated money to the “new” library fund to see if they would like to have their money put towards improvements of the present library or if they would like their money returned to them. Chairman Sturgeon stated a complaint was called to Vilas County Zoning regarding the new compactor letting fluid out into the wetland. He contacted the DNR regarding this and they had no problem with the new compactor. Another complaint was to put a fence in front of the recycling site. Chairman Sturgeon called the county and they suggested to plant balsams next spring. If someone has a complaint, they should first come to the Town Board before going to the county or DNR.

Supervisor Misiak reported he received a request for a “dead end” sign at the start of West Harris Lake Road – a sign will be ordered. Supervisor Misiak and Supervisor Osfar completed the survey of all the signs and fire numbers of the township. The survey needs to be summarized and a list made of all the needed signs and fire numbers. This should be completed by year end. The Planning Committee has requested a Public Hearing be held before the December 6, 2010 Monthly Town Board Meeting. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to update the 2020 Master Plan. The state requires all plans be updated and amended in 2011. Recycling Center – installation of trash compactor has been reviewed and approved by the DNR and Vilas County Zoning. The slab was poured this morning and needs to cure for two weeks. Later in the month the equipment will be installed. The shoot for the compactor will be in the building. There will be a catch basin for drainage, if any, where the container is connected to the compactor. We should be operational by the end of the month. The final quote came in at $29,900.00 for the equipment and installation. The old bins will be removed. The new camera is up and working at the site. The fork lift is in need of repair; we will get someone over to look at it. The facility was loaded with “junk” this fall, mostly computer and electronic equipment. The vendor handling this for us has not performed very well throughout the summer or the fall. He finally did come and pickup, but he refuses to return our calls. A letter will be sent to him regarding his performance and, if need be, we will look for another vendor. Public Safety - Ginger Brousil attended training classes in Stevens Point to see if the classes were worth sending the new EMT’s. The classes were beneficial, so we will be sending the new EMT’s and perhaps the other EMT’s to the classes. Supervisor Misiak received a call from Mr. Sommers for a fire number. This will be taken care of with the Vilas County Mapping Department.

Supervisor Osfar reported the docks will be out by tomorrow. The picnic tables will be put in storage for the winter.

No correspondence.

Discussion held regarding the nuisance complaint towards John Dougherty. Mr. Dougherty was in attendance. Chairman Sturgeon stated the Board gave Mr. Dougherty 60 days to complete the needed work. The building in complaint was taken down, but never cleaned up. Mr. Dougherty stated he cannot afford to hire anyone to clean it up. He was going to do it himself and it will be done in the near future. Chairman Sturgeon stated he has had six months to get the area cleaned up. Supervisor Misiak stated we are trying to eliminate a potential health and safety issue. It needs to be fixed or removed. Mr. Dougherty stated the building will be down this week. It will be completely cleaned up probably by the first week in December. Supervisor Misiak made a motion to give Mr. John Dougherty till the end of the year to improve that property and pass inspection by the Town Chairman. If it is not done by the end of the year, beginning January 1. 2011, the town has the authority to enforce the fines per the ordinance. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.

Discussion/possible action regarding road/lane name changes – comment during supervisors reports.

Discussion/possible action regarding roads, equipment and maintenance – commented on during Chairman’s report.

Discussion held regarding the approval of the new agreement between the County and Municipality to comply with responsible unit duties under its effective recycling program. Supervisor Misiak explained this is a request to renew our agreement with the County G Landfill Group that maintains the landfill and takes our trash. They are asking the town to renew the agreement along with the other municipalities. Supervisor Misiak made a motion to sign this renewal agreement and continue to use the County G Landfill. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.

Request received from Robert Wahlstrom for a renewal on his trailer permit. He has his trailer on his Tamarack Lake property, Part of Govt Lot 8, Lot 1, S10-T43N-R5E. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve the trailer permit for Robert Wahlstrom on Tamarack Lake. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Renee Melzer, Ambulance Dept. Secretary, requested temporary beer and wine licenses for the Fire Department’s Spaghetti Dinner, November 20, 2010. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve temporary beer and wine licenses for Renee Melzer, Ambulance Dept. Secretary, for the Fire Department’s Spaghetti Dinner, November 20, 2010. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Discussion held regarding the repair of the convection oven in the Municipal Building. Sulo Wainio contacted Camco Food Service Equipment to come and give a quote on the repair of the convection oven. The quote was received and was over $1000.00. Sulo stated if we want to transport the oven to Rhinelander it can be repaired for $500.00. But, the oven is very heavy and would be hard to move. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to table any further discussion until Steve Wilcox and possibly someone else looks at the convection oven and gives us a quote. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Supervisor Osfar discussed the new members for the Town Lakes Committee: Steve Budnik primary member, Turtle Chain and Sue Krieck, alternate member, Rainbow Lake. Birch Lake still needs a member. The Town Lakes Committee will not meet until January 2011. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve Sue Krieck for Rainbow Lake and Steve Budnik for the Turtle Lakes Chain as new members of the Town Lakes Committee.

Rick Clem discussed the adoption of the Comm 16, Wisconsin Electrical Code. The state wants to turn over all the electrical inspections to the towns. Rick explained the letter and stated there will be new rules next year and a new ordinance will be ready for adoption and go into effect on January 1, 2011. He basically wants to get an idea if the town would be interested in adopting this ordinance. Supervisor Osfar made a motion that the Board work with RC Inspection Agency regarding this new electrical code. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Discussion held regarding the bridge on Old “O”. Dick Smith brought this to Supervisor Osfar’s attention. The beams on the bridge are starting to rot. He wanted to know who is responsible for the repairs. The town did the work on the culvert and the Turtle Chain Lake Association did the aesthetics. Mark Schuelke states the timbers are rotting and beams need to be stained. He wondered if the town would be willing to do the repairs. Supervisor Misiak suggested the lake association do the homework and make a proposal to the Town Board. Chairman Sturgeon made a motion to table any further discussion until further information is obtained. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Phil Williams volunteered to attend the Vilas County Economic Development Meeting. He stated they discussed what our economic issues are in the county and what can be done to improve the situation.

Discussion regarding the Turtle dam bridge. Supervisor Osfar reported we had an inspection of the bridge and are waiting for the results. One action we may have to do is to get a load rating on the bridge. We would need to have a civil engineer look at the bridge to get that rating. Supervisor Osfar made a motion to look at pricing on obtaining load rating for the bridge and the Board will discuss it at the next meeting. Chairman Sturgeon seconded and the motion carried.

No discussion regarding employee wages.

Chairman Sturgeon stated the Board finished working on the 2011 Budget and are ready to present it to the town on November 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM.

Supervisor Misiak made a motion to adjourn to public participation items in compliance with the open meeting law; all comments must pertain to agenda items of what the Chairman considers town business. Supervisor Osfar seconded and the motion carried.

Supervisor Osfar made a motion to reconvene into open session. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

Supervisor Osfar made a motion to approve vouchers #22763 through #22814 for a total of $84,707.21. Supervisor Misiak seconded and the motion carried.

No closed session needed.

Supervisor Misiak made a motion to adjourn. Chairman Sturgeon seconded and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:22 PM.

Respectfully submitted,



Ruth Allis
Town Clerk

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