TOWN OF LINDEN

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

May 15, 2024

Meeting was called to order at 7:01pm by Chairman Dean Liddicoat.

Present: Dean Liddicoat, Mark Sieling, Jeff Lindner, Sam Paizkill, Josh Husom

Others Present: Mark Doyle, Delta3, Bart Nies, Delta 3, Liz Larson, Stosh Potocki, William Neal, Kathy Ladd, Deven Walrack, John Trace, Dave Faull. Carl from Scott Const. late.

Confirmed compliance with open meeting law. Posted May 12, 2024 at the Town hall and on the Town website.

Minutes from the April 16, 2024 Board meeting were approved on a motion by

Jeff, second by Mark

No public comments.

William Neal not present.

Planning Committee members not present for Jeremie Favre et.al.

Deven Walracl<, the newly elected Chief of the Mineral Point Fir Dept introduced himself to the Boarde

Recycling Center— Mark. Ed Faherty cannot supply what we want : 2/30yd would be $150 each plus $80/ton, cardboard would be $200/month, Recycling $200/month etc. Town and Country contract not signed yet. Mark motioned waiting until next month to see what their cost will be. Jeff seconded. Passed

William Neal now present. Wants a conditional use permit for 3 animal units on his 3.89A. Motion by Mark, second by Jeff to approve. Carried

Stosh now present for the Planning Commission with site review for Jeremie Favre/Ellen Geisler. Motion by Mark, second by Jeff to approve building site. Carried.

No update on contacting potential building inspectors. Tabled to June.

Bids were reviewed. Motion by Jeff, second by Mark to accept of J & T Concrete of $51,716. Carried

John Trace questioned where the new concrete would stop at property line,

Bart Nies and Mark Doyle from Delta3 engineers explained the LRIP road grant. The Township will get 70% of the total bid up $712,250, not necessarily the full $712,250 depending on the final road cost.

The acceptance letter needs to be signed. It is checked on the contract sent to us already. Township needs to hire Delta3 Engineers to proceed. Motion by Mark, second by Jeff to proceed and hire Delta3. Carried.

Dave Faull feels money could be better spent on roads other than Roaster Road.

ARIP grant program is for ag related roads. All Town of Linden roads would be eligible. Class B highways must have been posted at least once a year and serve more than one producer. The application deadline has not been determined yet.

Roads to be worked on in 2024 were discussed with Carl from Scott Construction. He will forward originals of the contracts to Dean for signature and copy the Clerk by email.

Josh Husom attended the Wisconsin Towns road school and provided the Board members information to review. ATC will reimburse the Township for damage on Olson Road as soon as the contract for the work is provided by Scott Const.

Clerk —the AARP needs a signed contract for road work by 12-31-24.

Kathy Ladd — Invenergy has submitted a pre-application to the PSC. Explained what this means. Jarco should be contacted to see what our next step should be.

Next meeting scheduled for June 12, 2024.

Adjourned on a motion by Jeff, second by Mark

Open Closed session

 

Jeff opened the annual wage review for Josh Husom with “I am pissed” that the blades on the plows are dirty.  Josh explained that the low grade material purchased last winter adhered to the plows and was difficult to remove.  Jeff said Josh wasn’t doing a good enough job removing it and a wage increase was not warranted.  Mark agreed and said it could be re-evaluated in three months.  This was the only comment on Josh’s performance, pro or con and a wage increase
 was not voted on.  The Clerk stated his frustration with the continuing disrespect of employees by several Board members and the “walking quorums” frequently doing Township business outside of meetings and their disregard for Wisconsin Statutes.  He then walked out of the meeting followed by all three Board members, effectively adjourning the meeting.

 

Respectfully yours,

Sam Palzkill, Clerk