MINUTES - NOV 2025 MEETING

                                                      APPROVED MINUTES
                        STINNETT TOWN BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2024 – TOWN HALL
AGENDA WAS POSTED NOVEMBER 9, 2024 AT THE TOWN HALL, TRANUS LAKE RD, AND ON THE WEBSITE BY KATIE PARKS, CLERK.
PRESENT: GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; BILL COCHRAN, SUPERVISOR; BRIAN TAKALA,
SUPERVISOR ON SPEAKER PHONE; KATIE PARKS, CLERK; SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER
1.  VERIFICATION OF LEGAL POSTING DONE BY THE CLERK
      ROLL CALL:  ELLIOTT, COCHRAN, TAKALA, PARKS, JOHNSON
      GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:03 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 –DISCUSSION ON A
     $25,000 CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THAT IS RENEWING AT SHELL LAKE STATE
    BANK.  WILL RENEW  FOR 19 MONTHS AT 3.95% MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN ,  2ND
    BY GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN.  MOTION CARRIED.  SANDY JOHNSON, TREASURER;
   GARY ELLIOTT, CHAIRMAN; AND KATIE PARKS, CLERK WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE
   BANK TOGETHER TO SIGN RENEWAL.  
4.  APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 8, 2024 TOWN BOARD MEETING MINUTES – MOTION
    TO APPROVE BY BILL COCHRAN, 2ND  BRIAN TAKALA, MOTION CARRIED.  
5.  HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT – SEE 7E*     
6.  PUBLIC INPUT: THE ROAD SIGN ON STANBERRY RD WILL BE CLEANED AND
     TURNED AROUND.
7.  SPECIFIC MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD:
    A.  ELECTION TURN-OUT WAS PHENOMENAL.  HAD 16 MORE REGISTRATIONS, AND
      WITH THE VOTERS ON THE POLL LIST – 95%  IN TOTAL VOTED EITHER IN-
     PERSON OR ABSENTEE.  TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS IS NOW 166 – MANY OF
     WHICH ARE YOUNG VOTERS, WAY TO GO STINNETT!  A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR
    ELECTION WORKERS!
   B.  PERMIT FOR BRIAN SLATER FOR HIS WEDDING/EVENT FACILITY ON
      CHIPPANAZIE LAKE RD GOT FINAL APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY.
   C.  DISCUSSED THE WASHBURN COUNTY FORESTRY TIMBER SALES FOR WASCOTT
      WOOD PRODUCTS AND TRI-STATE LUMBER STARTING NOW.  GOOD REVENUE
      FOR OUR TOWN.
   D.  SNOW PLOW CONTRACTS ARE SLOW COMING IN, HOPEFULLY WILL BE COMING
       SOON.  CALL THE TOWN TREASURER IF YOU NEED A CONTRACT AT (715) 558-
       1676  OR THE CLERK AT (715) 558-2540.                 
  E. ROAD WORK ON VERNS RD IS COMPLETE, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CULVERTS
     ON  CHIPPANAZIE LAKE RD IS UNDERWAY.
 F. THE 2025 BUDGET WAS DISCUSSED IN LENGTH. WE ARE WAITING ON
     INFORMATION FROM THE STATE & COUNTY TO FINALIZE THE NUMBERS AND
    APPROVE IN DECEMBER.           
 8.  CORRESPONDENCE - LETTERS AND PHONE CALLS RECEIVED:
         A.  TOWNHALL 
         B.  TOWN PARK –THE PARK HAS BEEN WINTERIZED AND CLOSED FOR THE
               SEASON.
         C.  MEETING DATES           
         D.  MISCELLANEOUS                     
  9.  BILLS FOR PAYMENT APPROVED AND CHECKS SIGNED 
10.  DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING – DECEMBER 10, 2024 AT 7:00 PM 
11.  AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. A) 2025 BUDGET APPROVAL.  B) ROADS UPDATE.  C) PLOWING CONTRACTS UPDATE.  D) JANUARY CAUCUS AND APRIL 2025 ELECTION.    
12. ADJOURNMENT – MOTION BY BILL COCHRAN TO ADJOURN AT 7:55 PM, 2ND GARY ELLIOTT, MOTION CARRIED.