Town of Liberty
Monthly Meeting Minutes (07-14-10)
Official
The July meeting was called to order by Fran Vorachek on July 14, 2010 at 7:03 p.m. The Chairman, 1st and 2nd Supervisors, Treasurer, Clerk, and Constable were present.
The minutes from the June meeting were read. Scott Retzlaff made a motion to accept the June minutes, seconded by Fran Vorachek, motion carried.
The Treasurer’s Report was read by Beth Ubl for the month of June.
Money Market Account: $113,556.94
Certificate of Deposit: $102,707.80
Tom Lambie made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
Fran made a motion to move the agenda, seconded by Tom, motion carried.
*A town resident was present and stated she plans to sell land with a vacant house which she owns on Allcan Road. She inquired as to who she would need to call for any needed improvements. Fran stated she should contact the town building inspector regarding new coding and zoning requirements for the septic system and well and a building permit for any remodeling.
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Mail: Mail was opened and read
Building & Assessor’s Report: None
Constable & Raft Report: There were two dog calls and two stray dogs were taken to Outagamie Humane Society. One raft was registered for the month. River cleanup is set for Saturday, July 30. Fran made a motion to accept the Constable and Raft Report, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Planning Commission Report: None
Cemetery Commission Report: None
Pay Bills: A motion was made by Fran to pay the bills presented, seconded by Scott, motion carried.
Old Business: None
New Business:
*Discuss enforcement of state smoking ban in the Town of Liberty: This will be tabled until further information becomes available.
*4-H Club recognition for flag donation: Fran will send a thank you note to the Liberty Locomotion 4-Club recognizing them for the flag and picnic table donation.
*Two operators’ licenses from Damn Yankees were presented to the board for review and approval. Scott made a motion to approve the operators’ licenses for Heidi Bessette and Kendra Ziegler, seconded by Fran, motion carried.
Fran made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Tom, motion carried.
Submitted by,
Darlene Krake, Clerk
Town of Liberty
Monthly Meeting Minutes (06-09-10)
Official
The June meeting was called to order by Fran Vorachek on June 9, 2010 at 7:02 p.m. The Chairman, 1st and 2nd Supervisors, Clerk, and Constable were present. The Treasurer was not present.
The minutes from the May meeting were read. Fran Vorachek made a motion to accept the May minutes, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
The Treasurer’s Report was read by Darlene Krake for the month of May in the absence of Beth Ubl.
Money Market Account: $116,966.66
Certificate of Deposit: $102,654.64
Tom Lambie made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
Fran made a motion to move the agenda to new business, seconded by Scott, motion carried.
New Business:
*Dave Kussart from the Planning Commision was present and stated Steve Krueger turned in his resignation. Another person will need be appointed by the town board to fill Steve Krueger’s position. Fran asked for ideas for a potential replacement.
*Quoting process update 20-Year Comprehensive Plan – the Planning Commission has been holding meetings to update the 20-year Comprehensive Plan and will be getting competitive bids to help with the update. The last update was done in 2004.
*Existing Town of Liberty Website – The Planning Commission and town board will continue to work on designs and expansion of the website to include more township information.
*Subdivision Ordinance – There was a discussion regarding the township developing a subdivision ordinance. Dave Kussart feels this would be a way to preserve the town’s natural resources. The Planning Commission will continue to work on presenting a plan for a Subdivision Ordinance.
*Outagamie County Deputy Raschka was present and said there was nothing to report this month for the township.
*Damn Yankees license renewals: The annual liquor license renewal for Damn Yankees was reviewed. Fran Vorachek made a motion to renew the liquor/cigarette license and operators’ license applications for Damn Yankees Wateringhole, seconded by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried. The renewal period is from July 1st, 2010 to June 30th, 2011. The operators’ license renewals were for the following: Tom Olk, Julie Olk, Kim Brandt, Maggie Elliott, Rebeccs Weinke, Nicole Krueger, Melanie Chally, Tammy Dobizl, Angie Olk, Candace Schmidt, Ellen Erickson, Cynthia Bungert, Dawn Butler, Andrea Simons, Sally Otis, Hope Clark, Crystal Draheim, Bobbie Kohler.
*Census Bureau Questionnaire: Fran will fill out the questionnaire requested by the Outagamie Planning and Zoning Administration and return to them with the updated annexation and boundary map.
*The Town of Maple Creek inquired as to who maintains the northwest section of Spurr Road and requested a meeting with the Town of Liberty to discuss. Fran will set up a meeting between the two townships in the near future.
*Discuss letter from Outagamie County concerning delinquent taxes: Fran made a motion to table this until next meeting, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Mail: Mail was opened and read
Building & Assessor’s Report: A garage permit was issued for J Gorges. Fran made a motion to accept the building report, seconded by Tom, motion carried. No Assessor’s report.
Constable & Raft Report. There were no dog calls to report. Norb said he issued three raft permits. Fran made a motion to accept the constable and raft report, seconded by Scott, motion carried.
Planning Commission Report: Discussed under new business. Fran made motion to accept the Planning Commission Report, seconded by Tom, motion carried.
Cemetery Commission Report: None
Pay Bills: A motion was made by Scott Retzlaff to pay the bills presented, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Old Business: None
Fran made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Tom, motion carried.
Submitted by,
Darlene Krake, Clerk
Town of Liberty
Monthly Meeting Minutes (05-12-10)
Official
The May meeting was called to order by Fran Vorachek on May 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The Chairman, 1st and 2nd Supervisors, Treasurer, Clerk, and Constable were present.
The minutes from the April meeting were read. Fran Vorachek made a motion to accept the April minutes, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
The Treasurer’s Report was read by Beth Ubl for the month of April
Money Market Account: $126,373.00
Certificate of Deposit: $102,607.40
Scott Retzlaff made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report, seconded by Tom Lambie, motion carried.
Fran made a motion to move the agenda to new business, seconded by Scott, motion carried.
New Business:
*Outagamie County Deputy Brian Peters was present and stated there has been some vandalism in our township by youth and partying on Hollow Road.
*Damn Yankees operators’ licenses: There were two operators’ licenses presented to the town board for review and approval. Fran Vorachek made a motion to accept the operators’ licenses for Hope Clark and Crystal Draheim, Scott seconded it, motion carried.
*Culvert on Old 54 West of Hwy M: A new culvert will be put into place by the county on Old 54 on
May 17.
*Discuss ordinance for violation of new non-smoking law effective July 5, 2010: There was a discussion with Deputy Brian Peters as to who is responsible for enforcing the non-smoking law once it is in effect. Should this be at the town level. The Deputy Peters will check into the matter and get back to us.
*Discuss costs for summer 2010 road maintenance: The town board discussed the maintenance for the various roads in the township. The total cost for road repairs will be approximately $50,000 to $60,000.
*Fran stated that he received a call from Les Prochnow, Chairman for the Town of Lebanon, regarding a grant for a new tanker truck for the City of New London. A future meeting will be held.
Mail: Mail was opened and read
Building & Assessor’s Report: There was a permit issued for a shed for Dan Schmidt. Fran made a motion to accept the building report, Tom seconded it, motion carried. No Assessor’s report.
Constable & Raft Report: There were four calls on Bonnin Road regarding loose dogs. Norb talked to the resident who owned the dogs and the owner said he would keep the dogs tied. Norb said he issued seven raft permits. Scott made a motion to accept the constable and raft report, seconded by Tom, motion carried.
Planning Commission Report: None
Cemetery Commission Report: None
Pay Bills: A motion was made by Fran Vorachek to pay the bills presented, seconded it by Scott Retzlaff, motion carried.
Old Business: None
Fran made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Scott, motion carried.
Submitted by,
Darlene Krake, Clerk