Town of La Grange, Wisconsin

Town Board Meeting (June 2004 minutes) Minutes For 6/14/2004
MINUTES OF REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING LAGRANGE TOWN BOARD June 14, 2004 The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of LaGrange was called to order by Chairman Heilmeier at 7:32 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 May 10, 2004 were approved as presented. (Sukala/Lohrmann) The treasurers’ report was given and accepted as presented. The agenda was approved (Taylor/Callaway) 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, Steak Fry August 14, 2004 at the Lauderdale Landing ii. LESD—need a policy for enforcing the ordinances, approach to issue warnings-SPIRIT of the Law, need an ordinance or resolution to state that, getting a number of calls at boat ramps for parking problems. iii. Launch ramp report—still working on settling bill with Mann Bros. iv. Buoy report—all in, a few chopped off v. Pleasant Lake Road—speed trailer is there, some speeding c. Lake Management Districts’ reports: i. Pleasant Lake—meeting 26th of June ii. Lauderdale Lakes Management District—July 3, 2004 next meeting, will be the start of the budget process for 2005 d. Personnel and Finance—no meeting held e. Information committee—happy with responses from newsletter, encourage people to call John’s Disposal with questions or problems with new trash bins Plan and Zone- a. CSM approval for Sean and Cindy Alcock, N7467 Bay Drive—Outlot 1 is 89 feet along the shoreline, limited to 5 mooring facilities for Lot 1, Lot 2 and Outlot 1 with no more applications for pier permits. Motion to approve as presented (Callaway/Lohrmann) Motion carries. b. Variance request for Ken Matheson, N7774 West Shore Drive. Plan and zone commission recommends approval as presented. Motion to approve (Taylor/Sukala) Motion carries. c. Rezone request for Joan and Richard Osborne, N7635 County Rd. H, from A-1 to C-2. Motion to approve with deed restriction that can only be made into 2 lots from the original 14.76 acres, if choose to split land later (Callaway/Taylor) 4 ayes, 1 nay-Motion carries. d. CSM approval for Lester and Charlotte West, W5920 Greening Road. Meets zoning requirements, plan and zone recommends approval. Motion to approve as presented (Taylor/Callaway) Motion carries. e. Lot line adjustment for William Gates, tax key HHV 00002, and Paul Kruel, tax key HHV 00001, both in Hillview Park. Motion to approve as presented (Lohrmann/Taylor) Motion carries. f. Variance request for Donald Fritsche, W5657 Ridge Road. Can not come in compliance with road side setbacks, Motion to approve with the condition that any and all maintenance and liability regarding the retaining wall is the responsibility of the owner of the property (Taylor/Callaway). Motion carries g. CSM approval for Jeffery and Lynn Ehlen, W7171 Peterson Road, for 4 lots. Motion to deny request (Lohrmann/Taylor) Motion carries. Resolution regarding naming the West Shore launch ramp after Pete Donahue. Much discussion ensued and suggested that this is not the proper way to honor the memory of Pete Donahue, suggested the LLMD perhaps to put a plaque up. No action necessary. Reconsideration of pier permit for Chris Scherschel, W5705 Park Road. DNR approved a 35’ x 4’ pier with 1 mooring facility, and last month the board approved a 35’ x 5’ pier with 2 mooring facilities. Motion to reconsider (Taylor/Callaway) Owners are going to request from the DNR a 5’ width due to handicapped access Motion to approve 35’ x 5’ pier with 1 mooring facility (Callaway/Taylor) Motion carries. Pier permit request for LLMD and Lauderdale Aqua Skiers—removed per request. Smart Growth agreement with Walworth County a. Resolution agreement b. Cooperative agreement with Walworth County, SEWRPC and the Town of LaGrange Letter b. commits the Town to the project, if back out then would forfeit the $18,000 in grant monies. The whole agreement is contingent upon the grant being approved. Motion to approve both a & b (Lohrmann/Callaway) Motion carries. Approval of bills properly submitted for payment (Sukala/Taylor). The meeting then moved into closed session per roll call vote: Taylor-aye, Lohrmann-aye, Sukala-aye, Callaway-aye, and Heilmeier-aye. Motion to move out of closed session and back into open session (Callaway/Taylor) There being no further business a motion to adjourn was made at 9:55 PM (Callaway/Lohrmann). Crystal Hoffmann Clerk
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