MINUTES - OCTOBER 2023

                                              UNAPPROVED MINUTES
            STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 10, 2023 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED OCTOBER 7, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER; ED WOLLWERT DBA HAYWARD MINI BLDGS, AND THE U-HAUL SUPERVISOR IN THIS AREA.
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, TAKALA - EXCUSED, COCHRAN, PARKS, JOHNSON
      CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED      
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT,
     MOTION CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – STILL ONE
     OUTSTANDING CHECK – APPROVED W/THE REMOVAL OF JEN SMITH’S NAME
     AS ONLY CORRECTION.
4.  MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 TOWN BOARD MEETING APPROVED
     AS READ.                 
5. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT:  WASHBURN
   COUNTY HIGHWAY REPLACEMENT SIGNS READY TO BE PICKED UP, WILL BILL
   US AFTER THAT.  ROAD WORK DONE ON RICE RD AND HAYWARD RD HAS
   MADE A GREAT DIFFERENCE.
6.  PUBLIC INPUT – ED WOLLWERT WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYTHING COULD BE 
    DONE ABOUT THE ATV TRAFFIC ALONG HWY 63 AS THEY ARE MAKING
    SERIOUS RUTS ALONG  THE EDGE OF HIS PROPERTY. THEY HAVE NO RESPECT
    FOR LAND OWNERS ALONG THE TRAIL. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE
   COUNTY AND IF OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WOULD CALL AS
    WELL, SOMETHING MIGHT FINALLY BE DONE.        
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
     A.  CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ED WOLLWERT TO EXPAND HIS BUSINESS
     TO INCLUDE RENTAL OF U-HAUL TRUCKS, TRAILERS, AND PODS WAS
     DISCUSSED.  ED HAS BEEN CLEARING TREES ON HIS LAND TO MAKE EASY IN
     & OUT ACCESS FOR THESE RENTALS AND TO ADD STORAGE AREAS.  A
    MOTION WAS MADE BY BILL COCHRAN TO APPROVE WITH THE
    RECOMMENDATION THAT DOWN LIGHTING WOULD BE INSTALLED, 2ND
    GARY ELLIOTT. MOTION CARRIED. SIGNED COPIES WERE SENT TO THE
    COUNTY FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.            
     B.  KINETICO SYSTEM – A SERVICE AGREEMENT NOT YET RECEIVED FROM
     AQUARIUS  FOR OUR SYSTEM SO THE BOARD TABLED A DECISION UNTIL THE
     NEXT MEETING IN   REGARD TO ONGOING SERVICING AND BILLING OPTIONS.
    C.  NEWLY REVISED PARK CONTRACT WAS DISCUSSED AND WILL NOW BE
     REQUIRED WITH A $25.00 MAINTENANCE FEE – NON REFUNDABLE – FOR
     EACH RESERVATION.
    D.  NEWLY REVISED SNOW PLOW CONTRACT FOR 2023-2024 WINTER SEASON
     ADDING A CLAUSE THAT WILL REQUIRE A CLEARED AREA WHERE SNOW CAN
     BE  PLACED THAT IS PLOWED FROM THE DRIVEWAY.  MOTION BY BILL
     COCHRAN TO REVISE &    APPROVE, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT. MOTION CARRIED.
  E.  THE TOWN HALL HOLDING TANK WAS INSPECTED AND AN ALARM
    INSTALLED, PER STATE REQUIREMENTS, BY C.J. WASTE WATER SERVICES
    FOR $400.00 FEE.
     F. TRANUS LAKE RD DNR PERMIT – APPROVED
8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
     A.  TOWNHALL – INSTALLED ALARM FOR HOLDING TANK
     B.  TOWN PARK – CLOSED OCTOBER 1, 2023 – WILL SEND THE LATEST BILL
      FOR THE     WINTER SEASON BACK TO REPUBLIC UNPAID AS WE ARE CLOSED
      FROM OCT 1- MAY 1. WILL CONTACT WALCZAK SANITATION SEE WHAT
      THEY CAN OFFER  US.         
     C.  MEETINGS – WTA UNIT MEETING OCTOBER 25TH IN SHELL LAKE
     D. MISCELLANEOUS   
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED        
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – NOVEMBER 14, 2023 AT 7:00 PM RIGHT
      AFTER THE 6:30 PM BUDGET HEARING.
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING: A) WALCZAK
      SANITATION  B) SNOWPLOW CONTRACT C) BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 2024
     D) ANY OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOWN  BUSINESS 
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 8:19 PM, 2ND BY GARY   ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.
                 
POSTED OCTOBER 12, 2023 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, OUTBACK BAR, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.