MINUTES OF THE TOWN OF COON SUPERVISORS MEETING
APRIL 12,2005
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN OF COON SUPERVISORS WAS HELD AT THE COON TOWN HALL ON APRIL 12,2005 AT 1:00 P.M.
PRIOR TO THE MEETING LORRAINE BAKKESTUEN SWORE ORLAN BAKKUM IN AS TOWN OF COON CHAIRMAN. HE THEN SWORE IN THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS FOR THE 2005-2007 TERMS OF OFFICE. LORRAINE BAKKESTUEN, TOWN CLERK; JANICE L IHLE, TOWN TREASURER; CRAIG STORM , AS SUPERVISOR #1, AND LEON MINOR AS SUPERVISOR #2. ALL OATHS WERE SIGNED AND DATED.
CHAIRMAN ORLAN BAKKUM OPENED THE MEETING.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
TREASURES REPORT: PREVIOUS INCOME:..742,345.06
MARCH INCOME.......... 26,938.82
INCOME TO DATE......769,238.88
MARCH NOW..122.25
YEAR TO DATE 462.23
PREVIOUS EXPENSES..471,353.35
MARCH EXPENSES..103,987.59
EXPENSES TO DATE..575,340.94
BALANCE 3/31/05...193,942.94
TREASURES REPORT APPROVED AS READ
ORLAN REPORT THAT STRAY BEAGLES HAD BEEN CAUGHT AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN VACCINATED AND THAT NEW OWNERS HAD BEEN FOUND..VEUM veterinarians HAD SUBMITTED A BILL
MOVED TO PAY ALL CLAIMS.
THE ELMER OFTE GRASS FIRE: NOT KNOWN YET WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR IT.
ORLAN REPORTED THAT THE FIRE ASSOCIATION APPLIED FOR A GRANT OF $40,000 FOR RADIOS AND PAGERS. SOME GRANT MONEY FROM LAST YEAR WAS STILL LEFT.
LEON REPORTED THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN HEARD ON SMART GROWTH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
NEW FIRE NUMBERS FOR DENNIS LARSON AND JOHN HANSON HAD BEEN ORDERED.
JAN IHLE HAD SENT TRENT STRANG A LETTER ABOUT BUILDING IN THE FLOOD PLANE AND HE IS TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
ORLAN BAKKUM, JAN IHLE, LEON MINOR, LORRAINE BAKKESTUEN HAD ATTENDED THE TOWNS ASSOCIATION MEETING AT FOX HOLLOW.
TOWN ROAD MILAGE SIGNS ID PLACED SHOULD BE TORN DOWN IF THEY DO NOT PASS AN
ORDINANCE AND CONTRACT TO HIRE THEIR OWN OFFICER OR CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO ENFORCE THE ROAD MILES PER HOUR LIMIT ON SIGNS.
WEB SITE: tn.coon.wi.gov A LINK WITH THE WESTBY TIMES WOULD BE GOOD PLAN.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE NEW LOADER WAS SIGNED. THE OLD LOADER HAD DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULICS.
A BID OF $13,086.60 WAS RECEIVED FROM SCOTT FOR RESEALING TOWN ROADS IN 2005. A LIST OF TOWN ROADS WAS GIVEN. TOTAL 11.40 MILES. MOTION MADE AND APPROVED TO ACCEPT THE BID BY SCOTT CONSTRUCTION.
NEXT BOARD MEETING MAY 10,2005 AT 7:30P.M. AT THE COON TOWN HALL.
MOVED AND APPROVED TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF VERNON AND THE TOWN OF COON FOR THE STATES VOTER REGISTRATION. THE CLERK IS TO SIGN AND RETURN TO THE COUNTY CLERK.
RESULTS OF THE TOWN OF COON ELECTION WAS NOT PUBLICIZED TO THE EXTENT DESIRED. SINCE THE COUNTY NO LONGER TAKES THE RESULTS OF THE TOWN ELECTION AMD DOES NOT REPORT IT AS BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP WILL MAKE A POINT TO PUBLICIZED THE RESULTS IN THE FUTURE. ESPECIALLY TO THE RADIO, PAPER AND THE WEB SITE.
A TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION AT THE ANNUAL MEETING WOULD BE A SALT AND SAND SHED.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
MINUTES PLACED ON THE WEB BY JAN L IHLE
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