Town of La Grange, Wisconsin

Town Board Meeting (December 2008 minutes) Minutes For 12/8/2008
MINUTES OF REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING LAGRANGE TOWN BOARD December 8, 2008 The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange was called to order by Chairman Taylor. Chairman Taylor, Supervisor Bromley, Supervisor Sukala, Supervisor Callaway and Supervisor Schramm were present. Crystal Hoffmann, Clerk/Treasurer was also present. The minutes of November 10, 2008 were approved as presented (Schramm/Sukala) Treasurer’s report, accepted as read. The agenda was approved (Schramm/Callaway) Committee Reports: a. Buildings and Highways: no meeting b. Safety committee: no meeting c. Lake Management Districts: the only thing of note is there is a hearing at the Courts on the 16th of December for the skiers d. Finance and Personnel: nothing to report e. Information committee: no meeting Plan and Zone a. Variance request for Jeffrey and Ann Mathis, W5496 Lost Nation Road, for 39.75’ shoreyard setback rather than the 56.8’ setback required by Walworth County Ordinance, reduced shoreyard of 22’ for new patio rather than the 58.6’, reduced shoreyard of 25’ for a new retaining wall rather than the 56.8’ setback and a grade change of approximately 3’ within 75 feet of the ordinary high water mark related to the new patio/driveway areas—Plan and zoning denied this 3 to 1, however, Attorney Colleti has stated the Zervogal case and Mark has reviewed, have letters from neighbors in support of plans, Motion to approve all variances requested (Schramm/Sukala) Motion carries. b. Variance request for John and Karen Anderson, N7622 US Hwy 12/67 to provide 3 additional rentable bedrooms, indoor pool with remodeling on interior—Plan and zoning approved, State allows for 8 rentable rooms, Walworth County only allows 4, Motion to approve (Callaway/Sukala) Motion carries c. Rezone request for Mareta Hale, W6238 Bluff Road, Whitewater to rezone part of the property to A-5 from B-2 to allow an attached garage to be built on the residence—Tabled by Plan and Zone d. Certified Survey Map approval request for Perry and Julie Lepak, W5386 Bluff Road, splitting 11.5 acres into 2 lots—Plan and zoning approved the PRD split, both lots would use the same driveway, Motion to approve the PRD plan (Schramm/Bromley) Motion carries. e. Preliminary plat approval request for Stan Smith, Prairie Shores Condominium development on Green Lake Drive—Plan and zone approved with requirement that the standard restrictions by Attorney Macy be followed, 12 unit condo development, Motion to approve with substituting the word Walworth for Waukesha in Mr. Macy’s recommendations (Bromley/Sukala) Motion carries with Supervisor Callaway against. Discussion and possible action regarding Deakin Isle Bridge repairs—Bid from people in Milwaukee for $22-25,000 to fix bridge. Motion to submit to Town engineer to review in 4 hours time and then put out for bid.(Bromley/Schramm) Motion carries. Discussion and possible action regarding a bid for building inspector—received letter from an area inspector, Motion to put building inspector job out for bid and contract for 2 years (Bromley/Sukala) Motion carries. Discussion and possible action regarding amending the bond ordinance to state for Town of LaGrange roads only—if the project is not on a Town road, the Town is not responsible to fix the road, Motion to re-write the ordinance and add language to reflect that if the project is not on a Town road the bond is ½ of the amount it would have been if on a Town Road (Bromley/Sukala) Motion carries. Moving monies within the current budget to cover line items as needed—The only area of concern is the Lake management, but there are monies on the income side of the budget for these expenses from the launch ramp fees collected throughout the year. Motion to allocate all eligible costs to launch fees collected first for Lake Management (Bromley/Callaway) Motion carries. April 2005 election—talked to someone and assured that the investigation is ongoing. Payment of bills submitted for approval—Motion to pay bills submitted (Bromley/Callaway) Motion carries. There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made at 8:55 p.m. (Schramm/Bromley) Motion carries. Crystal Hoffmann, Clerk/Treasurer
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