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Meeting Minutes must be approved at next meeting. Annual meeting minutes must be approved at next annual meeting. April 2025 Regular and Annual Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting Minutes Meeting called to order at 7:00PM Members present were Brad, Kiel, Steve, Dana, and Jeff. Meeting began with opening sealed bids first. Gravel Bids: Only one bid received ¾ base at 18.23/yard, 1 ¼ base at 16.88 yard. Blue Granite Gravel 16.45/yard ( Questions were asked if the bid was a typo and if it was actually 17.62/yard) Haas representative was looking into it. Kiel made a motion to accept the Haas bid as read. Steve seconded. Motion went to vote, 3 Yes, 0 No. Motion carried. Paving Bids: Chippewa County: 148,472.30 for Pulverizing and Paving Haas 148,047.31 for Pulverizing and Paving American Asphalt 139,733.00 for Pulverizing and Paving. All paving bids were for the same service on the 360th project. Kiel made a motion to accept the bid from American Asphalt as read. Steve seconded the motion. Motion went to vote, 3 yes, 0 no’s. Motion carried and accepted. Regular meeting postponed until after annual meeting. Annual meeting called to order. All board members present. Jeff read the meeting minutes from the previous meeting. Kiel made a motion to accept the meeting minutes as read. Steve seconded the motion. Voted on and carried. Jeff read the financial report. Beginning Balance January 1, 2024: Forward Financial Checking: $782,142.14 AbbyBank CD: $65,133.16 Total Beginning Balance: $847,275.30 2024 Revenues - See Attached $355,261.50 2024 Expenses - See Attached ($433,678.51) BCPL Loan Payment ($591,639.00 Original Total) $372,048.51 Balance on Hand December 31, 2024 $397,403.43 Ending Balance December 31, 2024 Forward Financial Checking: $329,723.17 AbbyBank CD: $67,680.26 Total Ending Balance: $397,403.43 Jeff read the recycling report. For the recycling report we have the following expenses for 2024. Solid Waste Disposal Expense: $3,325.07 Recycling Expense: $4,289.15 Recycling Center Wages/Expenses: $1,464.04
Total Costs: $18,114.35 Income brought in from the recycling center are as follows for 2024: Road Ditch Cleanup Grant $500.00 State Recycling Aid $1,603.91 Waste Disposal Income $3,551.75 Total Income: $5,655.66 The board opened the meeting up to public comment. No public comment was brought forward. Kiel made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Steve seconded the motion. Motion was voted on and carried. Meeting adjourned. Reopen the regular monthly meeting. Jeff read the meeting minutes from the previous meeting. Kiel made a motion to accept the minutes as read, Steve seconded. Motion was voted on and carried. Dana read the Treasures report and confirmed that the clerk and treasurer and clerk balance. The meeting was opened up to public comment. No public comment was brought forward. Jeff reported on the operators license for Christina Dornon. Jeff reported that her paperwork/ WI serving license was complete, all payments were received, and that a motion was needed to grant her the license. Kiel made a motion to accept Christina’s license request. Steve seconded the motion. Motion was voted on and carried. Meeting turned to roadwork. The board discussed that American Asphalt received the bid at 139,733.00. That amount included $2,755.00 for the blacktop pop out for parking along the public access on 360th. The board shared they were hopeful to work with the booster club to help pay for that portion of the blacktop. The board discussed delaying the 320th culvert project to save approximately $4,000. This year due to overall project cost for paving. The board discussed not paving the northern spur road off of 360th, in an effort to save approximately $14,000. Town residents shared and discussed thoughts on not paving that section of blacktop based on the lack of use. Kiel made a motion to postpone the 320th street culvert project and to not pave the 157th road ( Northern spur of 360th) when paving project is worked on. Steve seconded the motion. Motion went to vote with three yes and 0 no’s. Brad shared that he had talked with the crack filling company and that they were planning to come back and begin. He stated he plans to stand behind the failing cracks. Brad shared that $7,900 in costs to move power pole and change electrical meeter location for townhall/shop. Hoping to get CVEC to cover more costs. Dale Dubiak shared concerns with soft corners when paving on 360th project. The board shared that the otter lake bridge cost would be about $2,900, and that the town should get half back in bridge aid after completion. The discussion of the county G bridge was next. Start date is some time in July and ending in October. County plans to set up detour signs to avoid S bridge and 350th Bridge both North and south of the bridges. Brad shared that the chip sealing was recommended for the 350th bridge, but that it was not in the budge this year. No recommendation came from the county regarding this. The hope of early start on 360th project was shared in hopes for more time to settle and be packed by traffic. No start date shared at this time. The last item was the Annual Ditch Clean up grant was received by the county and the board shared with the highway crew to be on the look out for items. Next meeting date set for May 6th. Kiel made a motion to adjourn, Steve seconded, motion was voted on and carried. Meeting adjourned. Comments are closed.
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