Monthly Town Board Meeting – November 9, 2021
Mukwa Town Hall, E85l4 Weyauwega Rd., Northport, WI
6 in Attendance
Chairman Curns called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Pledge was recited. Notification of this meeting was given to the Press on September 2, 2021 and the final agenda was posted in the three designated places on September IO, 2021.
Roll call of Officers: Jim Curns, Chairman-Present; Lee Shaw, Supervisor 1 -Present;
Matt Manske, Supervisor 2 -Present by Phone; Brenda Grove, Treasurer -Present;
Jeannette Zielinski, Clerk -Present.
All Meetings/Hearings will adhere to Robert’s Rules of Order Pursuant to Town of Mukwa Ordinance 10-05.
Approve: (a)August 10, 2021 Monthly Town Board Meeting Minutes: Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second by Supervisor Manske to approve the August I 0, 2021 Monthly Town Board Meeting minutes with a correction under “Roads: (a)Monthly Report …. regarding the culvert on Hutchison (should be Cut-Off)”. Motion carried. (b)August 23, 2021 Monthly Town Board Meeting Minutes: Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second by Supervisor Manske to approve the August 23″1 Special Town Board Meeting Minutes as printed. Motion
carried.
Treasurer: Approve Monthly Treasurer’s Report: Read by Treasurer Grove. Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw and seconded by Supervisor Manske to accept the August 31, 2021 Treasurer’s Report as read & printed. Motion carried.
Budget/Vouchers: Approval & Payment of Vouchers: Motion was made by Chainnan Cums to approve payment of Vouchers 28479 through 28506 dated August 11, 2021 through September 14, 2021, & Direct Withdrawals of Social Security, Medicare & Federal Tax of $1,102.70 & the August 19th We Energies Invoice of $306.67; for a total of $114,505.52. Second to Chairman Curn’s motion was made by Supervisor Shaw and the motion carried.
Public Forum -Town of Mukwa Residents:
Animal Control Officer: (a)Animal Report Forms/Veterinary Invoice/s: None. (b)Citation Letter/s: None
Building Inspector: Monthly Report: Report read by Supervisor Shaw. Motion to accept the September Building Inspector Report as printed & read was made by Supervisor Shaw & a second to the motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.
Liquor/Cigarette/Operator License Approvals: (a)Guth’s Resort dba: Zero’s Pub & Grub LLC: (1)Approve Transfer of Liquor License: Supervisor Shaw made a motion to approve the transfer of the liquor license issued to Rick Seater, Guth’s Resort to Guth’s Resort dba Zero’s Pub & Grub LLC with a second to the motion made by
Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.; (2)Cigarette License: A motion to approve the issuance of a Cigarette License to Guth’s Resort dba Zero’s Pub & Grub LLC was made by Supervisor Shaw & seconded by Supervisor Manske.
Motion carried.; (3)Operator Licenses -Sara Anderson; Brenda Anderson; John Anderson; Amber Anderson & Mark Budner: A motion to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to Sara Anderson, Brenda Anderson, John Anderson, Amber Anderson & Mark Budner for Guth’s Resort dba Zero’s Pub & Grub LLC was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.
(b) Wolf River Rangers Snowmobile Club: (1)Approve Temporary One-Day Special Event Liquor License – Saturday, September 18th Grass Drags (Rain Date -Sunday, September 19°’) until 1:00 a.m.: Motion to approve & issue a temporary, one-day Special Event Liquor License to the Wolf River Ranger Snowmobile Club on Saturday, September I 8th with a rain date of Sunday, September 19′” until 1:00 a.m. for their grass drags event was made by Supervisor Shaw and a second to the motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.; (2)One-Day
Operator Licenses -Bonnie Dobbert & Whayne Montgomery: Motion to approve the issuance of one-day special event Operator Licenses to Bonnie Dobbert & Whayne Montgomery for the Wolf River Rangers Snowmobile Club Grass Drags Event was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.
(c) Northport Convenience Center -Operator License -Wanda L. Nechkash: Motion to approve the issuance of an operator’s license to Wanda L Nechkash for the Northport Convenience Center was made by Supervisor Shaw and the motion was seconded by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.
Plan Commission: (a)Follow-up to August 181″ Meeting -Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for David & Jane Mulroy: Dave & Jane Mulroy were present to explain their project & to answer any additional questions following the August 18th Plan Commission meeting. Much discussion on how the Mulroys could guarantee that their “glampers” would know where boundary/properly lines are along with concerns of the neighbors regarding liability concerns if a renter would become injured on a neighbor’s property. Jane answered all questions. (b)Town Board Approval of David & Jane Mulroy Conditional Use Permit: Motion to Grant the Mulroy Conditional Use Permit for their property at N2841 US Highway 45 with the condition that the “West” property line must be defined by survey before County Zoning hears this matter was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Chairman Curns. Motion carried. (c)Next Plan Commission Date: TBD, but probably within the next 30 clays to review the proposal received to extend the boundary for Lynn Graichen.
Slow No-Wake Buoy-Near E8620 County Road X: John Faucher, Wolf River Preservation had planned to attend for discussion, but he was unable to attend. No discussion. Will be added to a future agenda.
Roads: (a)Monthly Report: Town maintenance started ditch mowing & continued road patching/filling potholes.
(b) Road Equipment-Report/Repairs/ Purchases Needed: Noted that the new truck batteries have not yet been replaced & an engine block heater has not been installed but spoke with Highway Truck to get scheduled. Also noted that a tractor tire had to be replaced & that the other tire should be replaced.
(c) Fahrner’s -Crack Scaling: Chairman Curns has been attempting to contact their office, but no one returns call. Will submit list of possible roads & will add to October agenda.
(d) 2021 Road Constructions Projects -Follow-up: Nothing new to report. MCC needs to complete awarded projects & will pave the newly replaced culvert on Bean City Road when they do Hutchison Road.
(e)Waupaca County Highway Department-Notification of Increased Administration Fee-Effective January 1, 2022 Will need to keep this in mind for budget.
(f) 2022 Road Construction Projects -Culvert Replacements: Requested to be added to October agenda for discussion.
(g) Road Construction/Maintenance Personnel -Wages: Discussion. As the Town will need to plow the roads previously covered by MCC, as they have discontinued plowing snow, the concern is finding & keeping staff to plow. Chairman Curns contacted Faulks, they pay $29/hr. & Immel pays $30/hr. A motion to pay road maintenance/snow removal personnel on a two-tier system, $21/hour for maintenance & $30/hour for snowplow drivers was made by Supervisor Manske with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Shaw. Motion carried.
Meetings/Training/Waupaca County Zoning Hearings: Attended: Supervisor Shaw attended the August 19th@ 6:00 p.m. – Waupaca County Towns Association Meeting to be held at the Waupaca County Highway Department
Upcoming: October JO-12th Wisconsin Towns Association Annual Convention. -Kalahari Resort, WI Dells
Correspondence Received:
Motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Shaw. Second made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted: Jeannette Zielinski, Municipal Clerk
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