APPROVED MINUTES - JUNE 2024

                                                    APPROVED MINUTES
                        STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING JUNE 11, 2024 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED JUNE 7, 2024 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, THE OUTBACK BAR AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER; BRIAN TAKALA, ON SPEAKER PHONE; KATIE PARKS, CLERK;
JOHN KIEFER, BAILEY AND HANNAH SLATER. 
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, JOHNSON, PARKS, COCHRAN, TAKALA - ALL PRESENT
      GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM
      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECITED      
2.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA - MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA,
     MOTION CARRIED.
3.  TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY SANDY JOHNSON – SHORT DISCUSSION, 
     MOTION TO APPROVE BILL COCHRAN, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.       
4.  APPROVAL OF THE MAY 14, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES – MOTION TO
      APPROVE BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.    
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT:  A) LEE RD NEEDS TO BE
     DONE COMPLETELY W/SHOULDER WORK B) CHIPPANAZIE RD NEEDS $6,000 OF
    WORK C) RIGHT SIDE OF TOWNLINE RD NEEDS ABOUT $3,000 WORK D) 4 SPOTS ON
    HAYWARD RD NEED TO BE WEDGED WILL WAIT FOR GOOD BLACKTOP E) RICE RD
    HAS STUMPS F) ROADWAY  MOWING AND THE DUMP WILL BE DONE MID JULY F)
    ESTIMATES FOR ROW CLEARING FOR ENTIRE ROADS: TOWNLINE RD $3,400 –
    CHIPPANAZIE LK RD $4,440 – CHIPPANAZIE  RD $6,200. MOTION TO APPROVE BILL
    COCHRAN, 2ND BRIAN TAKALA, MOTION CARRIED.  
6.  PUBLIC INPUT - NONE
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
     A.  DAMAGE TO LEE RD WAS DISCUSSED. THE CHAIRMAN TALKED TO
      THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT ABOUT A WEIGHT RESTRICTION VIOLATION THAT
      CAUSED DAMAGE ON BRICKMAN LAKE RD BY A DUMP TRUCK.  HE WAS TOLD
     THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO ENFORCE THE VIOLATION WITHOUT PORTABLE
     WEIGHT SCALES WHICH THE  COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE AN INSPECTOR ABLE TO
     DO THIS. THE TOWN COULD FILE A CIVIL  CLAIM AGAINST THE TRUCKING
     COMPANY BUT WOULD STILL NEED PROOF.     
     B.  CLEAN-UP DAY WILL BE SATURDAY, JUNE 15TH AT ROY’S IN HAYWARD FROM
       9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THE SAME AS LAST YEAR .
    C.  APPROVAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES FOR OUTBACK BAR AND STANBERRY BAR FOR
        NEXT TERM, AND TOBACCO AND BARTENDER’S LICENSE FOR STANBERRY BAR
        FOR SAME WERE DISCUSSED. MOTION TO APPROVE ALL BY BRIAN TAKALA, 2ND
        BILL COCHRAN, MOTION CARRIED. 
    D.  DISCUSSION WITH JOHN KIEFER FOR LIQUOR LICENSE FOR AN EVENT CENTER
        HE WILL BE BUILDING. GAVE HIM INFORMATION ON LIQUOR LICENSE LAWS
        REGARDING A LICENSE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PURCHASED FROM ANOTHER
       TOWNSHIP AS WE HAVE NONE AVAILABLE. HE WILL PASS THE INFORMATION
        ON TO THE INVESTOR HE WOULD BE WORKING FOR.             
    E.  PARKING SITUATION AT THE TOWN HALL AND THE PARKING LOT ACROSS THE
        STREET WAS DISCUSSED.  IT IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY DURING
       ELECTIONS.  TWO LIGHTED SIGNS @ $160.00 AND ORANGE CONES @ $47.86
       COULD  BE PURCHASED TO BRING ATTENTION TO PEOPLE CROSSING THE ROAD
       OR PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING AREAS.  MOTION TO APPROVE PURCHASE BY
       GARY ELLIOTT, 2ND BILL COCHRAN, MOTION CARRIED.            
    F.  CONSTABLE POSITION FOR THE TOWN WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH A FULL DUTY
        DESCRIPTION AT A MEETING BEFORE NEXT YEAR’S CAUCUS FOR POSSIBLE SPOT
         ON  THE BALLOT IN THE SPRING.
 8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
       A.  TOWNHALL
       B.  TOWN PARK          
       C.  MEETING DATES – JULY 24, 2024 WTA UNIT MEETING IN SHELL LAKE T 7:00
           PM                           
     D.  MISCELLANEOUS – REFUND COMING FROM SAWYER COUNTY RECORD FOR
         ADS THAT WERE NEVER PUT IN THE PAPER.  THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS
          HAPPENED.           
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED  
10.  NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING – JULY 9, 2024 @ 7:00 PM
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. A) CLEAN-UP DAY FOLLOW-UP. B) TOWN
       PICNIC  C) ANY OTHER MISC TOWN BUSINESS  
12.  ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 8:31 PM, 2ND
       GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.