MINUTES - AUGUST 2022

APPROVED MINUTES - TOWN BOARD MEETING 
​AUGUST 16, 2022, 2022 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA POSTED AUGUST 14, 2022 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD AND  THE WEBSITE KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER;   DAYNA DULLINGER, SUPERVISOR; DONALD PLANTE, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; RESIDENTS BILL & NAOMI COCHRAN, AND MARC TRAPON, OUR INSURANCE AGENT FROM THE HOLDEN AGENCY.

MINUTES:
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
     ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, PARKS, DULLINGER, PLANTE, JOHNSON (LATE) – ALL
     PRESENT
     CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
     PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED                
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY DONALD PLANTE, 2ND DAYNA
    DULLINGER, MOTION CARRIED.
3. TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON WAS DISCUSSED.
    MISSING CHECK #7443 FOR DONALD PLANTE WILL BE REISSUED AT NEXT
    MEETING.  
4. MINUTES FOR THE JULY 12, 2022 TOWN BOARD MEETING APPROVED AS
    READ.
    MINUTES FOR THE JULY 22, 2022 SPECIAL MEETING APPROVED AS READ.    
5.HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT. A) WORK ON   
 CHIPPANAZIE RD TO BE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER.  B) WILL BE DOING OUR 
 PORTION OF GRAVEL AND GRADING AT STINNETT LANDING. THE PARK
 SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REST. C) AUTUMN MOON RD NEEDS 
 GRAVEL  WILL COST ABOUT $8,000. WILL BE GRAVELED AND GRADED THIS
 SUMMER.
6.  PUBLIC INPUT – TREES DOWN ON HAYWARD RD, CHIPPANAZIE RD, AND RICE RD. THE CHAIRMAN AND A SUPERVISOR WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM.  ALSO, THE DEAD END SIGN ON TOWN LINE RD NEEDS TO BE CLOSER TO THE INTERSECTION OF CTY HWY E AND TOWN LINE RD PER RESIDENTS’ COMPLAINTS.  THE CHAIRMAN WILL BE MOVING THAT AS WELL.
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
 A.  MARC STRAPON FROM HOLDEN INSURANCE EXPLAINED TO US THE CYBER COVERAGE ON THE RENEWAL OF THE COMMERCIAL PACKAGE THAT WAS AUTOMATICALLY ADDED THIS YEAR. SINCE WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DELETE THIS, HE SUGGESTED THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY NOT NEED IT SINCE WE DON’T REALLY HAVE AN INTERNET NETWORK THAT COULD BE HACKED FOR INFORMATION. THE BOARD DECIDED TO DELETE IT AND SAVE THE $817.00 PREMIUM. A MOTION WAS MADE BY SUPERVISOR DULLINGER, 2ND BY SUPERVISOR PLANTE, MOTION CARRIED.     
 B.  PIKE ROAD, ACCORDING TO STATEWIDE SURFACING IT IS TOO NARROW TO  
 WORK ON.  THEY WON’T TOUCH IT AS IT ALSO HAS WETLAND AREAS THAT THE DNR WOULD REQUIRE YOU TO OBTAIN A  PERMIT BEFORE ANY WORK CAN BE DONE ON IT. THE CHAIRMAN DID A 3-HOUR APPLICATION ONLINE WITH THE DNR. THE COST WILL RUN A LITTLE LESS THAN $400 TO PROCESS.  THE CHAIRMAN ALSO BECAME AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WASHBURN COUNTY FORESTRY DID SOME WORK ON THE ROAD WITHOUT OUR CONSENT.  WE CAN STILL BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, HOWEVER,  AND SO THE CHAIRMAN CONTACTED THE TOWN’S ATTORNEY AS TO OUR RIGHTS AND THE  ATTORNEY SENT A LETTER TO THE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT TO CEASE AND DESIST.  WE WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DNR.      
 C.  THE ANNUAL WTA FALL WORKSHOP FOR TOWN OFFICIALS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT MEETING AND THEN WE WILL DECIDE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND WHICH CLASSES WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO OUR TOWN’S NEEDS.
 D. PARTISAN PRIMARY WAS QUITE BUSY. THE ELECTION OFFICIALS PROCESSED SEVERAL NEW VOTER REGISTRATIONS. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 60 VOTERS. THE NEW ICX VOTING MACHINE WORKED FINE.  THE OFFICIALS WERE PROCESSING THE ELECTION RESULTS UNTIL ABOUT 9:30 PM ON ELECTION DAY
 FORWARDING THE RESULTS TO THE COUNTY CLERK.
8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
           A.  TOWNHALL – A RESIDENT WILL BE BORROWING TABLES FOR THEIR
           ANNUAL PARTY AT THEIR  HOME  ON THE 20TH – THEN THEY WILL BE
           RETURNED TO THE HALL.       
           B.  PARK – NEW RESERVATION FOR JOHN JAEGER PICNIC ON SATURDAY,
          AUGUST 26TH  
         C.  MEETINGS – WTA FALL WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 AT
          LAKEWOODS RESORT IN CABLE.
        D. MISCELLANEOUS – ENBRIDGE ENERGY WILL BE DOING SOME
          SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON THE EXISTING PIPELINE USING ACCESS
          OFF SUGAR BUSH RD LATER THIS YEAR. AN ACCESS PLAN WAS              
         SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR        
         REVIEW.                                                                     
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED.
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 AT 7:00 PM
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING:  A) WTA MEETING IN CABLE B) PIKE ROAD UPDATE C) NEW FIRE NUMBERS DELIVERED  D) ANY OTHER TOWN BUSINESS. 
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY DAYNA DULLINGER TO ADJOURN AT 8:20 PM, 2ND DONALD PLANTE,   MOTION CARRIED.  
 
POSTED AUGUST 21, 2022 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.