Town of La Grange, Wisconsin

Town Board Meeting (April 2004 minutes) Minutes For 4/12/2004
MINUTES OF REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING LAGRANGE TOWN BOARD April 12, 2004 The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange was called to order by Chairman Heilmeier at 7:30 PM. Chairman Heilmeier, Supervisor Callaway, Supervisor Sukala, Supervisor Lohrmann and Supervisor Taylor were present. Crystal Hoffmann, Clerk/Treasurer and Elizabeth Adelmann, Town Attorney were also present. The minutes of March 8, 2004 were approved as presented. (Sukala/Callaway) The treasurers’ report was given and accepted as presented. The agenda was approved (Taylor/Sukala) Committee reports: a. Buildings and Highways-no meetings held b. Safety Committee – Held meeting tonight before Town Board meeting i. Fire Dept report—continuing pursuit of grant for new equipment truck ii. LESD—see item #17 iii. Launch ramp report—getting ready to pursue grants for the launch ramps to be worked on this year iv. Buoy report—in the process of putting them in. v. Pleasant Lake Road—have speed trailer reserved for a day in July. c. Lake Management Districts’ reports: i. Pleasant Lake—meeting Saturday, April 17, 2004 at the Town Hall at 9 a.m. ii. Lauderdale Lakes Management District—the golf course is open. Boat will hopefully be in by May 1 d. Personnel and Finance—no meeting held e. Information committee—Newsletter was put out, getting lots of comments Plan and Zone- a. CSM approval for Sean and Cindy Alcock, N7467 Bay Drive—Received a request to have this postponed until May’s agenda. Discussed at length new system of garbage/recycling collection as presented several months ago by John’s Disposal. Changed the dates for the trial period to be started on July 1, 2004 and end on December 1, 2004 and eliminated the last sentence in section C on both numbers one and two. Also changed the dates of the contract holding the current price (if stay with the new system) at $123.00 through the entirety of the contract which ends on December 31, 2007. Motion to approve with suggested changes (Lohrmann/Callaway) Motion carried. Pier permit request for a slalom course for Mike Baker—course is taken completely out when done using, usually in Mill Lake, have nothing in Middle Lake. Motion to approve (Taylor/Lohrmann) Motion carried. Discussion of smart growth/land use plan—expected to make commitment with Walworth County. Need to make appointment from Town Board and designate an alternate. Will do this at the May Town Board. Strand agreement regarding Shagbark Road—contract presented from Strand doesn’t include bidding documents or any surveying for condemnation processes, also concerned about timing. Motion to direct Attorney Adelman to re-write the contract to our specifications and present back to Strand and Associates (Taylor/Lohrmann) Motion carried. Road certification resolution for the Dept. of Transportation Motion to approve as presented (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carried. Request from Badgerland Striders club for a Temporary Beer permit—Motion to approve upon proof of insurance (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carried. Request for operators license for Suzanne Dessent Motion to approve as presented (Lohrmann/Sukala) Motion carried Request for operators license for Rebecca Lawton Motion to approve as presented (Lohrmann/Sukala) Motion carried Enforcing road weight limits—need to have a “traffic officer” in order to be able to stop vehicles in violation of posted road weight limits. Motion to designate Patrick Hoffmann as a Traffic Officer (Lohrmann/Taylor) Motion carried Letter to LLMD showing the Town’s support of their application for a Lake Protection Grange from the DNR. Motion to approve (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carried Recommend Lori Johnson to replace Len Chmill on the Safety committee Motion to approve (Lohrmann/Sukala) Motion carried Personnel changes/pay rate changes for the LESD—Suggested to promote Michael Falasco to Sergeant and increase his salary by $.25/hour. Motion to approve (Lohrmann/Sukala) Motion carried Open book is scheduled for Friday, April 23, 2004 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the annual Board of Review will be on Monday, May 10, 2004 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Economic Development Advisory committee needs a representative from the Town to participate in their discussions/actions. Motion to have Ann Lohrmann be that representative (Taylor/Callaway) Motion approved Approval of bills properly submitted for payment (Heilmeier/Taylor). There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made at 9:21 PM (Callaway/Taylor). Crystal Hoffmann Clerk
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