REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING
MAY 8, 2006
8:45 P.M.
LAKEWOOD TOWN HALL
This meeting was posted in the three usual places those being the Lakewood Town Hall, Lakewood Super Valu and the Timberwood Bank and also published in the Beacon and Reporter for one week prior to tonight�s meeting with the exception of Rosio-Trailer older than 15 years and Black Top Bids/award.
PRESENT: Lee Spletter and Don Bartels Jr., Supervisors. Joanne Roy, Clerk. Virginia Nelson, Treasurer.
ABSENT: Tom Gryboski, Chairman.
VISITORS: Don Jackson, Joan Grady, Pat Grady, Roger Enderby, RoseMary Enderby, Jan Liebech, Gary Meyer, Peter Liptack, Tim Friesen, John Krueger, Peggy Krueger, Lenny Roy, Kelly Roy, Gene Dunsirn, Ted Schuurmans, Gerry L Jackson, Darrell Richards, Grey Weyers, Jack Bailey, Mike Rocole, and Raoul Schottky.
This meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Lee Spletter, acting Chairman.
Motion to approve the agenda by Don, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried.
Motion to approve the minutes of the April 11 Regular Town Board Meeting, April 17 Public Hearing, and April 25 Special Board Meeting by Don, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried.
Treasurer�s Report: Given by Treasurer Nelson and summarized in these minutes.
Checking Account Beginning Balance: $ 46,683.40
Receipts: $ 46,512.18
Transfer in from Tax Account: $ 140,000.00
Total in Checking $ 233,195.58
Less Expenses: $ 177,407.58
Balance in Checking $ 55,788.00
Less transfer to Tax Account: $ .00
Balance in Checking Act: 55,788.00
Tax Account Beginning Balance: $ 403,024.20
Receipts: $ 746.53
Total in Tax Account: $ 403,770.73
Less transfer To Ck Account: $ 140,000.00
Balance in Tax Account $ 263,770.73
Cemetery Account: $500.00
Motion to approve the Treasurer�s report as presented, by Don, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried.
Plan Commission: Lee stated there were no rezones, CSM or conditional use permits that were reviewed. The Commission had received an invoice for the Storm Water Management plan that was put onto CD-Rom, the invoice for having this done was $200.00, and this invoice was submitted for payment.
Appointment of Commission Member: Raoul Schottky�s term is up. Raoul will be here for a time. It is recommended that the Town Board re-appoint Raoul to the Commission to fulfill that position. Motion by Lee to re-appoint Raoul to the Plan Commission, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
A request is being made from the Commission that Terry Rank be contacted at the Lakewood Super Valu concerning the new parking area�s water drainage and the filling in of the ditches and the closing off of an existing culvert, the problems should be corrected and conform to the Town�s Storm Water Management Plan. With that request Lee will talk to him to see if there is a drainage plan available, where he got permission from to do what he did and if the necessary permits were obtained.
Rosio Trailer: The plan commission decided that they would not go out and inspect these trailers, so it is the Boards decision if they want to recommend approving the conditional use permit, denying it or if you want to defer it to the County�s decision. Don asked if in the past if they let it up to the County�s decision, yes with the last one but a recommendation is needed for the Rosio�s to get onto the County agenda. Lee stated since they filled it with Oconto County he believes they could wait to see where Oconto County takes it. He believes it would come back to Committee at that time. The clerk stated that the Plan Commission stated they would not review the trailers older that 15 years, so it is up to the Town Board to make a decision one way or the other, or that they just want me to write that the Board has no opinion on this and will abide by the Counties decision, which ever way you want to do it. Don moves that the Conditional use permit for Rosio be deferred to the Counties decision like was done in the past, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried.
Commissioner Terms: Adrianne Bartels expires in 2008, Raoul Schottky will expire in 2009, Greg Weyers will expire in 2007, Ted Schuurmans will expire in 2008, and Scott Van Lanen will expire in 2007. Each appointment is for a 3 year period. Motion by Lee to accept these terms, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
Shooting Range: Lee asked for correspondence: A Forestry representative was present. Gary Jackson district manager, he was shocked to receive the letter from the Town. He had sat down with the Town Chairman and Supervisor, Mike Rocole and Jack. Anyone can shot on National Forest land, we agreed on one thing the Forest Service wanted a gate, and hours, they can not enforce the hours, they have agreed to put up a gate and it will be up this week. As far as the hours it was on Mike if they wanted to put up some hours and some times and they agreed upon it. As far as the Forest Service they can not take part of put up signs because they can not say when someone can shot and when they can not. Anything that is down at the range they did not put there. With putting up the gate that gate will be closed most of the time, they will have the key and open it a couple of weeks before turkey or deer season. If the DNR wants to hold classes they can talk to the Forest Service to discuss the times for the classes. They did meet a week after; the Town asked if they could have a key, no they can not because that is out of our regulations. They can put up a gate and people will have to walk around the gate to get to the firing range and shot, that is managing the property that we have better. Lee stated that big question was the use of automatic weapons, early morning and late evening hours that shooting was going on. Gary, as far as automatic weapons go I am still checking on that, so I can not tell you if that is legal or illegal. As far as the time as far as shooting on Forest Service land it is from daylight to dusk. The gate will go up this week as far as the sign he can not tell some one to put it up and he can not stop you from putting it up. If Mike wants to put one up it is fine, but he does not have to. Lenny asked if he could put up a sign that said it was closed, Gary replied if you want to. No sign is enforceable. Are the benches allowable, they can not be monitored? Gary has an issue because the Forest Service is really trying to work and this thing was thrown in his lap when he first got here, we all agreed at that meeting that we would try this until October when the new District Ranger would be here and that would give it enough time to see if this worked. People are calling him saying why are they trying to close it down, he has told those people to contact the Town Chairman and Supervisors because that�s who came to him. The DNR warden is now involved Joe Paul; if he hears about late night shooting then he has something to do with it, because it is not allowed at night time. He has held up to his end of the deal in putting up the gate. Gary believes it is headed in the right direction. Where is the gate going to be placed at? If you see where it says private property about 10-20� yards right in that area. This is where the engineer guys said was the best place to put the gate. You can go into any part of the National Forest and shot. Lenny said the problem with this range is that everyone is grouped there, and it has gotten worse in the last years. Gary said that Mike new a guy in Green Bay that he would talk to him about trying to stop automatic weapons. Mike stated that he has done all of the research on it and if he has a class B license it is legal. He comes up here because someone here invited him up and he gets paid to shot those weapons. He is quite sure there is nothing illegal about it. Based on your research Mike if he has the license is it legal for him to allow someone else shot that weapon. Yes, as long as he is there. Mike doesn�t think the automatic weapons are the biggest issue. Mike stated that he came tonight because Gary was kind enough to call him and tell him that he had received a letter that indicated that he had failed to do anything down there, my name was on this letter. It is untrue and unfounded and the letter was full of personal bias. He does not appreciate this because his time is strictly voluntary to clean up the mess that people leave. Lenny stated that you told us before you would put up a sign. Mike stated that he has no legal right to put up a sign, Lenny stated that Gary just told him he could put up a sign. Mike stated you can put one up but I can guarantee it will get torn down. Gary has no enforcement, so you guys beating up on me does no good. It is a wonderful place and yes as the town grows it draws more people. He agrees that no one should be shooting in the early morning or late at night. He sat at a meeting in good faith with Lee, Tom and Jack and he spoke in behalf of the club to post the hours and he no more than got home and there were people calling the District Supervisor even after it was agreed to put the hours up. He feels he was stabbed in the back. Part of the agreement was also that they would be given a key and allowed to open the gate during the posted hours that has been taken away. I did a poll of the members and he can�t tell you want most of them said. This has to be a two way street. Jack was honest and said he didn�t want it there at all. The night time shooting is against the law and the DNR needs to enforce the law. The clerk stated that the letter was sent because at the last Town Board meeting it was stated that a letter be sent to the Forest Service, but you meet a week after the last meeting. You meet at that meeting three weeks went by and I heard nothing so I asked the Town Chairman what do you want me to do write the letter or not, he said write the letter and invite them to the next meeting, your name was mentioned in the letter because I had heard from several people and with my own dealings with that you have promised things in the past that were not done, like tunnels being built, but all on wanted was signs. I apologize for mentioning you in the letter. The letter was not meant to back stab you or slam you in anyway. Gary stated that the gate that is being put up will not be one that can be knocked down by a vehicle. I can not put up hours but if the Town wants to put up hours he won�t stop it but he can not enforce it. He did talk to the DNR and you can not stop it because it is Forest land. If this does not work we can meet again and try to work out the problems. He believes this issue can be resolved. Keep a record of what is going on so it can be tracked. Don Jackson stated he was down there at 6:30 p.m. last night and there was problem 30-40 lbs of spent brass down there. Mike stated if you don�t like the mess then clean it up. Lee asked Mike that with the shooting club that had been formed you are the only one that is active. No dues have been collected in seven years. No one is against the club it is just the wrong place for the range. Someone made the comment that they take more garbage then they bring, but using that range is preferable to going out into the woods and shooting as he knows that he has a back drop and side drops, from a safety stand point he would rather have it there than having people go out their back porches to find some place to shoot. The problem is enforcement of misuse. Enforcement is not Gary and is not Mike. Gary will talk with Joe and have him call Lenny and Jack. Hours that were agreed to at the meeting were: 8:00 � 1:00 before dark Wed thru Sat and closed on Sun., Mon, and Tues. Gary Mayer stated we need big signs so that they are large enough to see and so that when they get shot down they can be put up again and just keep doing it making people think those are the rules. Don stated from where we started this is a step in the right direction from no control to trying the hours and the gate. Mike asked if it was going to be tried honestly until October. Lenny asked who was going to sign. Gary stated that if there are complaints they should be collected so that in October the new Ranger would know where things are. Gary suggested that the new Ranger be invited to the July meeting. Could the Forest Service assign another area as a range, the Forestry did not assign this area and if the Town wanted to promote a different area the Forest Service could not stop it. Motion by Lee to have the Town make and put up the signs, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
McCauslin Brook Subdivision Roads: Tabled until June Meeting.
Motion to accept the following motions made at the Annual meeting, the Town newspaper as Reporter/Beacon, Depository Bank as Timberwood Bank, Emergency Borrowing Power up to 20,000, 2007 Annual Meeting date as April 10, Town legal Council as James Morrison by Lee seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
Motion to accept all reports made at the annual meeting as accepted by the voters, motion to accept the Financial Report as submitted at the Annual meeting as accepted by the voters, motion to continue to publish meeting agendas in the Beacon/Reporter as made and passes at the annual meeting by Lee, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
Board, Clerk, Treasurer Comment/Correspondence: The clerk stated that as far as Gage/Big Hill goes all of the paper work for Gage Street has been sent to the DOT for curb and gutter, etc. Maybe as far as the building goes if you�re not already working on it, that should be taken out of there as soon as possible. Don asked if it was holding things up. Not really but, with it gone it is possible we would get some excavating or fill done as long as they are working there. Ted stated that one of the provisions was that the building would go; the thing is that then the contractor can get in there and grade that area. Don asked Lenny what he was doing tomorrow; Lenny stated if it was raining tearing down a building for you.
Voting Machines: The clerk stated that the Edge II was looked at, it is a touch pad voting machine it was accepted by the Americans with disabilities, and they tested these machines out. There is another machine called vote pad that was not accepted. We will be receiving a grant that will cover the cost of one of these machines along with the other hardware that is necessary. I would like to order one additional one for this fall at this discounted price of roughly $4,200.00. We did budget $5,000 for a voting machine so I would like to go ahead and order one extra of them. And then if you want to the salesman stated that we could lock another one in at that price and not take it until 2008. It doesn�t mean we would have to take it in 2008, but if we don�t lock in the price now it would cost $8,000.00 so my tendency is to lock in the price. Don, so two machines for basically $4,200. This is the machine they have decided on? Yes, State wide approved but Oconto County and several other counties are going with this machine. Once we get them in here we can set them up for voters to look at. Don stated this is the time to buy them. Motion by Don to have the clerk purchase those two voting machines, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried. Lee stated to bring the general public up to regulations there are prescribed hours and a voting machine is required. Internet service is necessary between here and Oconto County. These machines do have a battery backup for 6 hours, but as far as back up we would need paper ballots available. Raoul get two right away, yes and order one on hold.
Board of Review Date: Pete looking at September 15, 2006. Wants to be on the agenda for the next meeting for the assessment records as all attempts are exhausted. Options are to be discussed on if you want to try to retrieve these records. Some records they have and others were deleted. An e-mail was forwarded to you that they used your system for coding. Peter stated they did not because then I would have no trouble with it. I gave Tom all of the codes I used and it is in opposite. Lee will talk to Tom and see what they can do with R&R.
Black Top: They have looked at the roads as far as blacktopping, seal coating dozer work and so on. Last years cost approx. $42,000/mile. Tabled until next month. Clerk stated that the number of miles did not matter and this was advertised by the nine towns, amount from the state is $184,000 so you could accept the price as quoted. This price is good according to Tom Dunn no matter how many miles you do. Motion by Don to accept the bid from NEA for $49,477.30/mile, seconded by Lee, all ayes motion carried.
Lee stated that Lonny Jackson and Francis Angstrom were hired as the Solid Waste Attendants and asked that the job description be looked over for the next meeting.
Board of Review needs to be held within 30 days of tonight so have it Monday, June 6 at 7:00.
A grant was received by Oconto County for a Comprehensive Plan for the County in the amount of $263,000 and this also includes the Town of Lakewood which will get a small part of this amount, meetings are coming up on this.
Comments: Joan Grady asked if R&R was fully paid for their contract, yes. Was there anything in the contract that states the items need to be returned? Lee stated that he was under the impression that a complete set of records would be turned over to the Town. Lee will look into this.
Tim Freisen with the Library Board is here as a Trustee to inform the Town that the Library has reached its capacity and is looking at purchasing land from John Suminski in order to expanding the existing building. Plan to make approximately a 1000 sq ft addition.
Motion to pay vouchers by Lee, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried.
Motion to adjourn by Lee, seconded by Don, all ayes motion carried. Adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Joanne Roy, Clerk
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