REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING

TOWN OF WASCOTT

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Wascott Town Hall

(Notice posted 3 places in the town.)

CALL TO ORDER: The Town Board Meeting was called to order by Town Chairman Bernard Bergman at 7:05 P.M.

ROLL CALL: Town Chairman Bernard Bergman, Town Supervisors Steve Balcsik and Chuck McCann,

and Town Clerk/Treasurer Val Bremanis present. Additional attendance 17 per register.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Town Chairman Bergman led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.

AGENDA: Balcsik/McCann motion to approve the agenda as presented; motion carried.

MINUTES: McCann/Balcsik motion to approve the minutes of the August 1, 2006 Regular Town Board Meeting,

the August 10, 2006 Special Town Board Meeting and the August 24, 2006 Joint Town Board Meeting with Gordon,

including the addition of the note after the August 24 meeting documenting the fact that the vote taken at the meeting

must be taken again separately by each town board; motion carried.

TREASURER'S REPORT: McCann/Balcsik motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented, subject to audit; carried.

Beginning balance for the month was $ 779,665.38 and the ending balance was $ 710,702.93.

OPEN TO THE FLOOR – PUBLIC COMMENTS:

Robert Gile of the Historical Society stated that he plans to provide the Town Board with quarterly financial reports for the Historical Society. He also plans to attend future town board meetings whenever possible.

Patty McDermott thanked the Town Board for their help on the Food ‘n’ Fun and thanked everyone for their attendance. Because

of the high attendance this year, the Four Seasons Rec was able to pay off the loan on the groomer. She also mentioned that she still

has tickets for the Septemberfest on September 21.

Jon Meteraud brought up the petition for a referendum to reduce the county board size from 28 to 7. He is collecting signatures until

next Monday, and will leave some petition sheets at the Town Hall. McCann spoke about the committee looking into county board reorganization; this committee voted to leave the county board as is until the 2010 census.

Robert Turner/Enbridge reported on the plans for the construction of two new oil pipelines, which will be crossing four town roads in Wascott. He needs to have the town board sign the Pipeline Road Crossing Permit and Resolution. The permit states that Enbridge will restore all affected roadways to their pre-construction condition and agrees to compensate the town for any damages. The work is scheduled to begin October 1. He is visiting all 68 towns affected by the pipeline. These documents will be up for Town Board approval at the October Town Board meeting or sooner, if a special town board meeting occurs before that time.

TOWN CHAIRMAN/SUPERVISOR COMMENTS

Bergman mentioned the plans to eliminate the county rescue squad; this will be on the agenda at the next WTA Disctrict Mtg.

Bremanis stated that new voting equipment will be used for the first time in the September 12 election: one piece is the

handicapped accessible voting equipment and the other is the M100 tabulator. She was at the Courthouse last Friday for training,

and will be again this Thursday as well as Friday, at which time two of our election inspectors will also attend training.

McCann presented Bremanis a plaque from the Town Board and citizens of Wascott, recognizing her achievement as Wisconsin

Certified Municipal Clerk (WCMC).

ORGANIZATION REPORTS:

Town Roads: Balcsik stated that the highway crew has finished work on Bell Road and is currently finishing up Marshall Road.

Fire Department: No report.

Constable: Howard Copeland reported no major problems. The only complaint over Labor Day was an ambulance call in the

Copper Mine area.

Gordon-Wascott EMS: No report.

Transfer Station: McCann stated that a couple of applications have been received for a relief worker at the Transfer Station.

Cemetery: Balcsik stated there was no meeting last month, but the group will meet this month.

Plan Commission: Patty McDermott stated that the group is meeting on September 28. Steve Rannenberg as been invited to the

next meeting.

Building Committee: Marv Thompson stated that the group hopes to meet within the next couple of weeks.

County Board: George Graven stated that being on the county board has been a good learning experience, involving a lot of

travel between meetings.

OLD BUSINESS:

AMBULANCE An advisory vote at the August 24, 2006 Joint Town Board Meeting resulted in the acceptance of the bid by

BUILDING Marv Thompson and Son for the construction of the Ambulance Building addition. It is required, however,

that each Town Board take a separate vote for official acceptance of this bid. Balcsik/McCann motion to

accept Marv Thompson and Son bid of $ 145,310 for the construction of the Ambulance Building addition;

motion carried.

NEW TOWN The Building Committee has recommended that the Town Board accept the counter-offer of 6% from JEO

GARAGE Consulting for engineering and oversight of the new Town Garage construction. CBE Engineering has submitted

a bid for $ 16,800. McCann feels that we should be more prudent about this project, since this will be the highest

cost building that the town has been involved in. He also stated that he is in favor of a new town garage but

questions the need for a building of the size proposed. He also said that we need to look at new equipment

purchases next year. Bergman stated that we are looking at doing something that will be good for 20 years.

Much discussion on this subject. Building Committee members brought up issues that had been discussed that

McCann and Balcsik were not aware of. McCann motion to continue working with the Building Committee and

the Highway Crew on the plans for the new garage. Motion died for lack of second. Balcsik/McCann motion to

have a meeting within one week with the Town Board and the Building Committee to hash out all the issues, and

to proceed diligently to plan out the building; motion carried. The meeting will be scheduled for September 7.

Balcsik/McCann motion to table the issue of the cold storage building until after the September 7 meeting;

motion carried.

BOARD Application by John & Rosermary Singletary for a variance to replace 100% of the existing roof

OF ADJ structure, increase the roof pitch (no increase in dwelling area), construct an addition to a legal pre-existing

seasonal dwelling, and extend the roof line over the existing concrete slab within the 100-foot minimum

setback from the ordinary high water mark of the Minong Flowage.

McCann stated that the applicant withdrew his previous application, and now proposes a revised plan.

Mr. Singletary was in attendance and explained his revised plan to the Town Board. McCann/Balcsik motion

to let the previous letter stand, also to allow a new roof structure over the existing building and the small

northeast corner concrete slab, but to not allow covering the existing concrete slab on the south; motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

RES Dean and Linda Austin have submitted the documentation for the proposed naming of the private road to the

2006-06 east off Chipmunk Hollow Road as Badger Lane. Balcsik/McCann motion to approve Resolution 2006-06,

naming this private road Badger Lane, providing that Fire Chief Tom Michalek has no problem with the

inclusion of “Lane” in the name of the road; motion carried.

DRIVEWAY Balcsik/McCann motion for the town to accept plowing driveways of active members of the Wascott Fire

PLOWING Department and the Gordon-Wascott EMS for those members that request the service and whose driveways

meet the standards for town plowing; motion carried.

GRAVELLING Discussion regarding gravelling of Alexander Loop. McCann/Balcsik motion to work in the gravelling of

Alexander Loop if the Highway Crew can squeeze the work in sometime this fall, and otherwise to definitely

schedule this work for next year; motion carried.

GUESTS ON THE AGENDA: None.

CORRESPONDENCE:

Wisconsin Department of Revenue – 2006 Equalized Value Report

Gordon-Wascott EMS: Monthly financial report.

PAY BILLS: The Board approved all bills submitted for payment (checks #16630 through # 16681, and

#16687 through #16693).

ADJOURNMENT: Balcsik/McCann motion to adjourn 9:00 P.M.; carried.

Respectfully submitted,

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Val Bremanis – Town Clerk/Treasurer