Town of Scott Township Government, Columbia County

February 2020 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 12, 2020. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Kurt Calkins, Director of County Land & Water Conservation Department

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified. Motion by Heil/Sommers to move treasurers report and payment list to later in the meeting. Motion passed 3-0

January minutes were read. Correction of surveyor instead of assessor in the minutes. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion approved 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: An out building is being built at the Douglas Paul property at SS and Vaughn roads. No building permit has been requested. Motion by Heil/Sommers to send letter to the Paul’s with a building permit. Per discussions with Attorney T. Bennett, a requirement of 10 feet to the property line and any out building is required. The set back requirement from the property line will be placed in the ordinance. The set back from center line of road for all buildings will be placed in the ordinance.

Attorney T. Bennett is working on a Non-Metallic Mining ordinance.

Road Maintenance: no discussion

Kurt Calkins is the Director of the Land & Water Conservation and Planning and Zoning Departments. He presented information on the state Agriculture Enterprise Area. The State AG program provides tax credits for AG land. This is a replacement for the Land Conservation Program. The state is looking at changing the current 15 contract for the program to 10 years.

Columbia County is coordinating a Drinking Water Testing Program for Scott, Randolph, Springvale and Courtland Towns. Water test kits will be available at the Town Hall on March 21st between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Residents will purchase the kits and return them with the water sample on Monday morning or Monday evening. A town representative is needed for both times to aid in the sale and receipt of samples. The samples will be taken to UW Stevens Point for testing. History has shown that 10% of the households will participate in the program. Approximately 30-40 houses in the township will participate. The cost of the testing is covered by the home owner. Checks are to be made out to Columbia County Extension. This will provide an area evaluation of well water quality. The county is requesting that Town of Scott pay for ½ the cost of an informational mailing for the program and ½ the cost for return postage. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay for ½ the mailing costs associated with the program with the county. Motion passed 3-0.

Building Permits: William Bontrager owns parcels 150 and 151 on Kamrath Road. His son Mervin requests building a single family home. The two adjacent lots with a total of 80 acres. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve building request. Motion passed 3-0.

Treasurers Report. The January 31, 2020 ending balance is $741,682.99.

March payment of bills totals $415,903.51. Includes web development and first year hosting fees. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Adam Columbia Electric requests a blank permit for access to Town roads. Town will not give blanket permit. ACEC will have to contact J Nelson on a case by case basis. A permit application will need to be submitted for all over weight vehicles on town roads.

The US Census has sent a boundary survey. The town is not completing the survey.

The town Supervisors met with Attorney T. Bennett. They discussed DNR reclamation requirements. The ordinances from 2002-2003 need to be addressed, If changes are made to these ordinances, a new public hearing will be required. The Deed restriction forms will be added to the Building permit process. An alcohol ordinance is needed. Minutes from the February 2017 meeting needed for approval of the alcohol ordinance.

Reign Ministries has 40 acres of land. They lease out part of it for agricultural purposes. A change needs to be made for tax purposes from exempt to agricultural, taxable for the leased land.

Three property tax bills were not paid. Angie to send certified letters to the owners.

The new website is ready for release. Jeff Bump needs to be contacted to transfer the site name to the Town. The website will include all forms, the comprehensive plan and all ordinances as well as meeting notices and minutes.

The April meeting is February 12, 2020, starting at 6:30.

Meeting adjourn at 9:00 P.M.
Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

January 2020 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 8, 2020. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt;

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

December minutes were read. The Highway department provided a written document concerning ATV on Town roads. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion approved 3-0.

Treasurers Report. The ending balance for December 31, 2019 is $645,722.91. Report accepted as presented.

Payment of bills. Total for month of January is $287,790.14. This includes $1000 estimate for Columbia County Solid waste.

Citizen Concerns: Three Treasurer tax bills have been returned. One has been remailed. Angie to contact county to see about alternate mailing address.

1/3 of the dog license have come in without stamped return address envelopes. Angie has been using town stamps to return license tags.

Dave Davis has a lot that was created in 2019 when North Scott purchased 5 acres from Hersberger’s. This lot needs to the Lange lot or RJ Ranch.

Jim Nelson was meeting with the assessor when Ralph Sommers arrived. They worked out the details to put the current house on a 2 acre lot. A second 2 acre lot with AG land deed restricted. Currently the second lot is sized 1.85 acres. The old tax bill was recorded in rods. In 1984 there was no house on the lot. In 1994 the house was added as part of the original 40 acres.

Road Maintenance: The road over the culvert on Cunningham road has been filled with gravel. The culvert will be replaced in the spring.

Newell road needs gravel to fill the pot holes.

For 2020, the State Highway Aid increased by $9000. This is increased due to our increase in spending the last three years.

Marcellon Township is repaving Barry Road in 2021 with LRIP funds. Proposal made to repave the Scott Town section as the same time.

There is a non-metallic mining meeting in Stevens Point presented by the WI Towns Association. Jim Nelson will attend the meeting, the town will pay for milage. The town needs an ordinance to set authority over Columbia County to follow state statutes.

Glacier Valley Campground submitted a liquor license for calender year 2020. The application fee of $100 has been received for a class A beer license and a class A liquor license. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve application. Motion approved 3-0.

Angie Sommer has been working on the new website. A draft is prepared for our review. Contact needs to be made with Jeff Bump to transfer current domain name to the new site. Motion by Heil/Sommers to allocate $500 for the website. This will cover the yearly hosting cost, between and $150-$300. The balance goes to Angie for developing the site.

State Assembly Bill AB 612 was held for registering buggies. There was some Amish representation. One group of recreational buggy/horse group also attended. The group provides horse/buggy rides as community events. They are against the $100 yearly registration fee. Mike Kohl’s contacted J. Nelson about attending the Senate hearing SB558 on January 8, 2020. The $100 registration fee would be split 50/50 between county and town. Additionally an identification tag would be affixed to the buggy. Contact Senator Olsen to support SB 558 and Representative Plummer for AB612.

The Pardeeville Ambulance has received a notice of withdrawel from the Village of Wyocena. They will be contracting with Rio. The next Pardeeville Ambulance meeting is January 14,, 2020.

The WI Towns Association Meeting is March 6, 2020 in Ripon. Registration will be done in the February meeting. This meeting has required Board of Review training and election security training.

The February meeting is February 12, 2020, starting at 6:30.

Meeting adjourn at 8:10 P.M.
Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 13, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:44 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Ralph Sommers and Murf Schaper.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

November minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion approved 3-0.

Treasurers Report. The ending balance for November 30, 2019 is $431,783.79. Report accepted as presented.

Payment of bills. Total for month of December is $71,611.21. This includes $39,000 for road work. Motion to pay the bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: North Scott Church received a permit from the DNR for planned erosion and run-off as well as a construction permit. Erosion requirements have state requirements. Run-off is local ordinance. The board does not feel the need for a written Town ordaniance. North Scott is maintaining a weekly log for the work completed, erosion concerns and run-off. 600 feet of silt fence have been installed. Final landscape plans include a water retention pond.

Building Permits: Ralph Sommers has 1.85 acres he wants to sell. The lot was divided on 2015 without town approval. The lot does not meet the 2 acre size requirement for a single family home. There are currently 3 lots that do not meet the land ordinance requirements. Ralph Sommers reviewed the requirements. He will be working with Jim Grothman to bring the lots into specification. Some of the agricultural land will have deed restrictions.

Road Maintenance: Cunningham Road has been closed due to a failed culvert. The current 42” culvert needs to be replaced. Proposed replacement total cost is $18,000 with a 50/50 bridge fund. Cost to the town is $9000.

Friesland Road was paved in November. Newell Road asphalt and foundation are complete at County line road. Additional work south will be done next spring.

The LRIP committee met. Town of Scott received $14,533 for rebuild of Ross Road. The estimated cost from Simon Hersberger’s west to Hwy 44 is $116,868.

The quote received for re-paving Fenske road is $440,000. The state 90/10 grant has been applied for, for this project.

County approval was received for replacement of Kowald Road bridge for 2024.

The state is having a hearing on AB 612 concerning registration of horse drawn vehicles. J. Nelson will attend the meeting.

The Cambria Ambulance Board needs a non-elected representative from Town of Scott for the human resource committee. Dan Wendt will be the representative.

The WI Towns Association District meeting is February 14 in Juneau nad March 6 in Ripon. Meeting registration will be defined at the January meeting.

Angie Sommers is developing the new town website. The hosting site is $12/month paid yearly. There will be no adds. The new site needs to be created and launched prior to transferring the current domain name to the new site. Grain trucks have been seen on the town roads not coming from the fields. An inventory of class B roads is needed.

The Highway department provided guidelines for ATV travel on town roads. There can be a general sign covering all roads entering the town. ATV clubs will be responsible for funding the signs if they want access to the roads.

The January meeting is January 8, 2020, starting at 6:30.

Meeting adjourn at 8:31 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 10, 2019

Town of Scott signed the Land Use Ordinance on March 8, 2019. The signatures are James Nelson, Town Supervisor and Renee Wendt, Clerk. The March minutes do not document the signing of the ordinance into law. The passing of the Land Use Ordinance is mentioned in the June 14, 2017 All Town Meeting.

Submitted

Renee Wendt
Clerk – Town of Scott

November 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November13, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:46 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Jeff Stancer.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

September minutes were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept minutes. Motion passed 3-0.
October minutes read. Minutes corrected to D&L from D&M. Clarification, D&L paid $30,000 to upgrade the road in front of D&L to industrial base standards. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion approved 3-0.

Treasurers Report. The ending balance for October 31, 2019 is $315,336.59

Payment of bills. The bill from Columbia County Solid Waste has not been received. $1000 was approved for this payment. Total for bills to be paid is $15, 357.75. The additional mowing fee from Clark Buchanan was for the Town Hall. Motion to pay the bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: A call was received for a pot hole on Kamrath Road. Hole has been filled.
A couple of calls were received for the Inglehart bridge closure.

Road Maintenance: The Inglehart Bridge was closed by Columbia County on October 30,2019. The bridge will not be re-opened until the new bridge installed in 2023. A state inspector identified a main steel girder that had deteriorated. The railroad directed the bridge to be closed. They own the bridge. A request has been made to expedite the replacement of the bridge. No feed back was received. The bridge only allows pedestrian traffic. NO buggy traffic is allowed.

The gravel base has been completed on Newell Road. Next week the weather is expected to be warmer and the asphalt will be poured.

The Kowald Bridge received a high rating after the inspection. An Intergovernmental agreement with the LIBP (Local Intergovernmental Bridge Program) was presented. The planned bridge replacement for Kowald will be 2024 if the proposal is approved. The current estimate for Town of Scott financial responsibility is $59,300. Motion by Heil/Sommers to sign the LIBP. Motion passes 3-0.

A LRIP proposal was submitted for completing Ross Road. A 90/10 Road Program proposal was submitted for 3 miles of Fenske Road.

The county is holding a non-metallic mining meeting on December 17, 2019. It covers land and water resources and the authority given to the County by the state.

Jeff Stancer asked about required authorization for ATV usage on all township roads. Per J. Nelson, an ATV club contacted the Town about 2 years ago. They were told that the board was open to the idea but the club would be responsible for posting signs in the Township. There was no additional contact between the ATV club and the Town Board.

Fire Board meetings.
The Friesland Fire Department is saving month for a new truck. A fund has been created to save money for new equipment. The 2020 budget has increased to $14000.

The Pardeeville Fire Department has to replace air tanks and needs a new compressor. The new compressor is not compatible with the old tanks. A grant was submitted to cover the cost. The grant was not received.

Friesland 1st Responders has a 2020 budget of $2300. They have 6 EMT’s.

The Pardeeville Ambulance budget was approved.

December meeting is December 11, 2019, starting at 6:30.

Meeting adjourn at 8:15 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

October 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on October 9, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Linda Henning, Pardeeville Ambulance; Tom Borgvist, Pardeeville Fire Department and Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

Clerk report not available. Will be read during next meeting.

September financial report received. The final September balance is $300,203.78. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept treasurers report. Motion passed 3-0.

October payments are $6529.54. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed.

Tom Borkvist presented the 2020 Pardeeville Fire budget. Total is $162,300. Town of Scott’s apportionment is $13,704.80. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve budget. Motion passed 3-0.

Linda Henning from Pardeeville Ambulance presented the 2020 budget and answered questions raised from the September meeting. Total budget for 2020 is $311,030.00. Based upon 400 runs for the year. Town of Scott apportionment is $11,796.33. Medicare accounts for 85% of the customer base. Medicare pays $435 per run, projected $147900 from 340 runs. The other 15% is from insurance or uninsured, billed at $1200. Insurance has varied payment rates and non-payment from uninsured is possible. The state has a program to place leins on persons who have not paid ambulance service bills.

The department has flex staffing when a paramedic is available. When a paramedic is not available, standard EMT service is provided. Paramedic medicare rate is $490 per run. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept 2020 Pardeeville Ambulance budget. Motion passed. 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: One call was received for pot hole. County filled area of concern.

Road Construction. Work on Newell Road starts tomorrow. The current road is being ground and a gravel base of 12-18 inches is being placed with 4 inches of asphalt on the top. D&S Metal is paying $30,000 to the township for asphalt paving from their drive north to County Line Road.

A 2020 LRIP grant has been applied to resurface Ross Road from Hershberger’s west to Hwy 44.

A grant request for the 90/10 time grant program was submitted for 3 miles of Fenske Road. This grant is due October 18th.

A proposed non-metallic mining ordinance was introduced. The township does not have zoning related to mining. The state is the authority and has given the authority to the county.

The 2020 budget is approved at $318,738. The largest increase was from the State Transportation Aid.

Deed restriction paperwork from Todd Bennett was reviewed. Grothman & Associates approved the changes. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve paperwork. Motion passed 3-0.

November meeting is November 13, 2019, starting at 6:30.

Meeting adjourn at 8:16 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

September 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 11, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:34 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt, Neil Jenkins, Ben Jenkins, Chris Hardy, Columbia County Highway Department; Don DeYoung, County Supervisor; and Terry Milfred, Columbia County Economic Development Committee.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

August minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

August financial report received. The final August balance is $310,505.76. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept treasurers report. Motion passed 3-0.

September payments are $6985.99. This includes a re-issue of Judd Neef’s ($63) check for working in April as an election worker. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed.

Citizen Concerns: The Columbia County Highway Department has sent a letter to Mr Lietzow concerning the personal property in the road right of way. One month was given for the personal property to be removed. A second letter will be sent, if needed, by certified letter with notice of direction to Columbia County Sheriff department.

Neil Jenkins, North Scott Baptist Church Board Chairman, has contacted Brad at General Engineering. A request has been made for an erosion mitigation plan. More than 1 acre us being excavated. WI DNR has been contacted. Material is not being sold, therefore a mining permit is not needed.

An 8 foot extension on the culvert from the church onto Fenske Road. This is needed to allow equipment access for the excavation. Joe DeBoer will handle the driveway permit. Motion made to approve driveway culvert increase. Passed 3-0

Concern about the weed spraying. The spray used is killing the grass but not the weeds.

Building Permit: Marvin Schrock submitted a building permit for a barn addition. Motion to approve permit. 3-0.

Chris Hardy has the intergovernmental agreement for the Kowald Bridge. It will be steel girder with concrete surface. The planned width is 23 feet and 44 feet length. The application is due October 15, 2019. Scott Township is not on the priority list because of the Inglehart Bridge.

Gardinier Assessor has been hired by Marcellon and Fort Winnebago Towns. The quote is $6800 for 2020 and 2021. The 2022 revaluation quote is 25,000 +/- 10%. Motion by Sommers/Heil to hire Gardinier as Assessor. Passed 3-0.

Terry Milfred presented information on the Columbia County Economic Development Committee. The committee works to attract business development in the County. The County budget has cut financial support for the committee. The committee is requesting support in the amount of $1.50 per resident. Total of $1380 for Town of Scott. Long term the committee is trying to get a funding allocation of 1/3 private, 1/3 municipalities, 1/3 county.

2020 budget reviewed. The new bill for the Pardeeville Ambulance service has increased $2500. Motion to allocate $200 in the budget to CCEDC.

D&L Metals has offered $30,000 to cover increased gravel base of Newell Road in front of business. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept the $30,000 for the Newell Road project. Motion passed 3-0.

Meeting adjourned at 9:02 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

August 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on August 14, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt, Greg Gardenier, Gardenier Appraisal; Wayne Koehler, Accurate Assessor; and Carol Stearns, G2 Insurance.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

July minutes were read. Correction to minutes; picket should be picketed and bridge is for Kowald road not Kamrath.

Motion by Sommers/Heil to move agenda item #9 and #10 forward. Motion passed 3-0.

July financial report received. The final July balance is $286,253.60. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept treasurers report. Motion passed 3-0.

August payments are $7,997.64. Judd Neef has not cashed his check from working April’s election. The check has been lost. Proposal to re-issue check with voided check fee removed from re-issued check. Will wait for September meeting to decide. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed.

Wayne Koehler from Accurate Appraisal presented company information. Company located in Menasha, WI. A quote for three years of assessor work including 1 year of revaluation submitted to the board. Accurate Appraisal serves 100 municipalities, towns, cities and villages. They have 29 employees. The same person does the field work, Open Book and Board of Reveiw. Years 2020/2021 are maintenance years with 2022 revaluation. Quote was for $45,000 for three years. This is a flat fee with no additional charges.

Greg Gardenier from Gardenier Appraisal Inc. is located in Rewey WI. Mr Gardenier does the township work. He took over work from Nelvin Olson when he previously reduced townships. He would be doing the valuation, Open book and Board of Review. They use Market Drive software, same as Nelvin Olsen. They have 16 full time employees, 3 part time and 16 assessors. The quote for two years maintenance is $6800 plus Market Drive software ($0.46 per improved parcel and $0.36 per commercial parcel) and postage. The full revaluation cost is $45 per home, $75 per farm site and $75 per commercial. The tax bill includes a township mailing, example pet license.

The board requested a ball park quote with current information for 2022 revaluation.

Decision will be made at September meeting.

Carol Stearns from G2 Insurance presented a quote package from Community Insurance Corporation and EMC Insurance Companies. CIC covers liability insurance and workers compensation. EMC covers property insurance. The quote cost from G2 Insurance is very comparable to Rural Mutual. The G2 quote have double to coverages. Motion by Sommers/Heil to switch insurance providers. Motion passed 3-0. The deductable stays at $1000.

Community Insurance Corp payment of $2511 added to payment of bill. EMC payment of $491 added to payment of bills. Total for August $10,999.64.

Citizen Concerns: There have been complaints about the North Scott excavation work with their new parking lot.

Building Permit: Henry Bontrager submitted a request for a new barn. Glenn Miller submitted a request for a new barn. Micheal Miller submitted a request for a new pole building. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve all three building requests.

Mark Olsen from Badgerland Buildings provided construction ideas and costs for a new townhall.

Chris Hardy will be at the September meeting for the Kowald Bridge.

Angie Sommers has been reviewing webpage providers and registrars. Weebly is the leading service. The charge is $12/month for domain name and hosting for 1 year or $9/month for two years. Payment options would be credit card/ debit card or Paypal Per John Heil, do not use debit card for township. Need to investigate best option.

A Quickbooks on-line account is $40 per month, essential services. This allows 2 logins.

A letter was received from Sandy Deakin , withdrawing the option to use Rosedale Church facilities.

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

July 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on July 10, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt, and Jeff Stancer.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge of allegiance recited. Postings verified.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to adjust agenda. Motion passed 3-0.

June minutes were read. Correction to minutes, May payment instead of hi. Stage instead of state. John Hershberger attended the May meeting. The word proposal added to road maintenance plans for 2020.

June financial report received. The final June balance is $254,593.56. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept treasurers report. Motion passed 3-0.

July payments are $10,249.89. Proposal to add $115.38 for town membership in the Advocacy Council. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay total of $10,365.27

Citizen Concerns: Greg Jones sold his farm on Hwy 33, the new owner has a large number of salvage vehicles. Concern about this becoming a salvage yard with out the established business and requirement for fencing. The town has no ordinance concerning beautification concerns. The vehicles are not in the road right-away.

Jeff Stancer voiced concerns about the Amish animals picked along the road. Concerned for animal and vehicle safety.

Building Permit: Taylor and Mirand Riedel submitted a permit for a shed. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept permit. Approved 3-0.

Road Maintenance; Hole at Inglehart Road south of bridge needs to be filled. A hole in the Crown road bridge has not been filled. Larson road on the east side from the dump south to the top of the hill has washed out.

Dura patch was layed on Fenske Road. It looks good. Will be evaluated after winter and impact of plow. This is a test patch.

The spraying does not seem to be effective. Some leaves have turned brown but not killed.

Bridge aid for Kamrath road bridge over the Fox River has been applied for. Planned 2025.

Assessor review. Three companies have been contacted. Accurate Assessors from Neenah and Associated Appraisal focus on villages and cities. Gardinar Appraisal from Mineral Point is a rural assessor. They will be at the August meeting.

A bid has been requested from Community Insurance. Premium due in August for Rural Mutual.

The Pardeeville Ambulance Board has new leadership.

Jeff Bump has been contacted to transfer website name to township. Angie Sommers is planning on developing site. A new service provider is needed and the url name needs to be registered to in the towns name.

There is a meeting at Rosedale on Friday, July 13 at 6:00, this meeting needs to be posted.
This meeting will discuss possible lease of church for town use. Concern about children running through the church has been voiced. Restriction to the sanctuary is needed. Concern for meeting election interference will church functions. The sanctuary will have to be used for wheel chair access.

A second option for town meetings is the WE Energies Management building. The building is available for evening meetings. Do not know the availability for full day elections.

The third option is to build on the town land at the dump.

Meeting adjourned at 7:59 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

June 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on June 19, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt, and Gary Henshue.

Roll call taken. All present. Pledge said at the All Town Meeting.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to adjust agenda. Motion passed 3-0.

May minutes were read. Correction to minutes on Newell road maintenence. Motion by Heil/Sommres to accept minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

May financial report received. The final May balance is $258,064.30. LGIP stands for Local Government Investment Pool. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept treasurers report. Motion passed 3-0.

Jim Nelson spoke with Allan Hoover concerning snow removal bill. Justification of plow dates required with bill when there is more than one plowing per week.

Payment of bills. The June payment of bills if $4,190.98. Includes an additional $500 for Nelvin Olsen not included in hi Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

The printer purchased for the treasurer works well with the laptop.

Citizen Concerns: Noise concerns received for Glacier Valley Campground. Request made to have the band finish playing by 10:30. Discussed turning band state to face the hill instead of down the valley.

Building Permit: Dan Wegner, single family home on Ross Road, east of Hwy H. Motion Heil/Sommers to approve building permit. Motion passed 3-0.

John Herschberger is adding a shed to his property for AG storage use. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve building permit. Motion passed 3-0.

Gary Henshue, representing BugTussel Wireless submitted a building request for a cellular tower. The proposed site is field south of County Line Road, east of hwy 44. A state driveway permit has been requested. It will be a 250 ft tower with service for BugTussel, AT&T data and voice and 1st Net. The last user is a Federal Government national emergency contact provider. It is required to reach 95% of the population. Internet service will cover a 5 mile radius, cellular service will cover 10-11 miles. Building permit and ERN permit received. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve building and ERN permit. Motion passed 3-0. The tower will be classified as personal property owned by BugTussel.

Road Maintenance: There is a hole on the bridge on Crown Road. For 2020 planned 0.50 mile of Inglehart Road and .48 mile of Barry Road. For 2021 with LRIP funds 1.35 miles of Inglehart. Chip Sealing: 0.24 mile on Barry Road, 0.77 mile of Kamrath and 1 mile on Larson, south of Hwy 33.

Meeting adjourned at 8:24 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

May 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on May 8, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Angie Sommers; Clerk, Renee Wendt, and Micheal Curtis.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

May minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommres to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

April financial report received. The final April balance is $315,299.85. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

National Exchange Bank signature cards and paperwork signed. Angie can initiate investment pool changes. Authorization changes are needed.

Payment of bills. The May payment of bills if $57,942.60. SPM bill received for pest control at town hall. Columbia County Aide fund payment included in payment of bills. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Jeff Stancer voiced concerns about cars parked along the edge of town roads. Youth are playing basketball at the side of the road and cars are blocking full visibility of players.

J. Nelson voiced concern about vehicles and equipment parked and stored in the right of way on Fenkse road. A letter will be written to owner to have property moved from the right of way.

A request was received for a grader needed on Newell road. The grader will not be sent. Newell road is scheduled for road maintenance and repaving this summer.

A request was made to bring a manure tanker on Ross road to a field on the north side of Ross and Larson road. The road is posted class B, 60% weight.

Land Division: Micheal Curtis has 81 acres of land. He is dividing two parcels, 70 acres of agriculture and 11 acres with house. The location is south of Hwy 33 and west of Cnty SS. The proposed land division is acceptable.

Road Maintenance: Discussed planned work for Newell road.

All Town Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. on June 19, 2019. The 2019 budget and 2018 Financial Report will be distributed to town residents at the meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 8:14 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

April 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on April 10, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:36 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt and Treasurer Elect Angie Sommers

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

April minutes were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

March financial report received. The final March balance is $306,733.62. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Don Jerred did not run for re-election for the treasurer position. Angie Sommers won the election during the April 2, 2019 Spring Election. The local bank requires the published minutes stating the new treasurer has been placed in office, for the bank card to be updated. The names and addresses of all signatures required for the bank card update. The treasurer and supervisors will have to go to the bank to sign the card.

The account with Wisconsin Investment Pool will have to be changed.

Payment of bills. The April payment of bills if $15,920.23. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

A contract was received from Clark Buchanan for mowing at the three cemeteries. The contract is a two year contract for 2019-2020. The contract is for $3000 per season. There is an additional charge of $25 per mowing at the town hall, payable at the end of the season.

Gary Probst,Rural Mutual Insurance, has not contacted us with a date when he will attend the meeting. Jim Nelson will be contacting other agencies for meetings with the board in June and July.

Road Construction: There is significant damage to Newell road. The county has filled the hole with gravel.

The roads planned for 2019 are: Total $125,000 plus grind and gravel on Newell road.
Newell Road 1200 feet, cost $45,000. Undercut 12” of road bed. Replace with 6” of breaker and 6” of 3/4” gravel.

Newell Road 1000 feet, grind current asphalt on sand and gravel.

Friesland Road 2716 feet, repave with asphalt. Cost $71,000

Larson Road from Ross south to top of hill. Crack fill. Cost $9000

The All Town Meeting is scheduled for June 19th at 6:00 P.M. The board meeting will follow at 6:30. P.M.

Country directory changes made to update information for new town treasurer. Nelvin Olsen is retiring as town assessor. J. Nelson has contacted assessor companies in Menasha and Appleton. He is scheduling interviews with contract assessor companies for July.

The recycling center gate has been replaced. The gates are higher and a post has be added to chain the gate open.

The Cambria Ambulance meeting was held. They are purchasing a Stryker lift cot. The ambulance service is applying for two grants to purchase the cot. Cambria currently has 11 EMT’s with one in training.

Open Book is scheduled for May 1, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00. Board of Review is May 8, 2019 from 4:30-6:30. The next meeting will be May 8, 2019 starting at 6:30 P.M.

Meeting adjourned at 7:58 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

March 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on March 13, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:34 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to move Nelvin Olsen to the top of the agenda. Motion passed 3-0.

Nelvin Olsen, Town Assessor; scheduling the 2019 Open Book and Board of Review. The Open Book is scheduled for May 1, 2019 from 4-6 P.M. All property owners who want to see 2019 property assessment values and discuss assessment with Mr. Olsen should come to the Open Book at this time.

The Board of Review is scheduled for May 8, 4:30-6:30 P.M., 2019. Any property owners wishing to challenge current assessment must make an appointment 24 hours prior to the meeting with the clerk. If no appointment is made, it is at the discretion of the board to hear the challenge.

February minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

February financial report received. The final February balance is $300,818.37. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Payment of bills. The March payment of bills if $892.92. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

A load of garbage was dumped at the gate of the recycling center. Photos were taken of the garbage and mail with address was photographed. The photos have been taken to the sheriffs department and the persons responsible have been contacted. The sheriffs department has issued a fine.

J. DeBoer stated the county will finish the stump trimming prior to completion of trimming on Newell road. Concern noted in the February minutes.

The County Highway meeting is April 17, 2019.

The April meeting will be April 10, 2019 starting at 6:30 P.M.

Jim Sanderson, Randolph Town Supervisor and presbyter for the Presbyterian Church USA spoke with the Presbytry concerning lease of the Rosedale Church. The church property is owned by the Presbytery. The church has an endowment to cover all facilities, ground and maintenance needs. They are open to the idea of leasing space to the township for meetings and elections. This would provide enhanced facilities to the town and off road parking. Jim Nelson is waiting for lease details.

Meeting adjourned at 7:29 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

February 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 13, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:43 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

January minutes were read. Correction to spelling of Newell road and Angelyn not Angelia. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

January financial report received. The final January balance is $606,002.16. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Payment of bills. The February payment of bills if $408,188.52. Paying Friesland 1st Responders for 2019, $2300.00. What is the status of the 2018 payment for 1st Responders. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. Two phone calls were received concerning snow removal. The County Highway department had the meeting on 1-16-19 concerning tree removal from the right-of-way on County E, West of Fenske Road.

The County started trimming trees on Newell road. The height of the stumps left behind is a concern. J. Nelson will discuss with J. DeBoer during the drive through.

Gary Probst will be at the March meeting to discuss town coverage.

Insurance payment was received from Rural Mutual Insurance for the replacement of the damaged fence for the recycling center.

The March meeting will be March 13, 2019 starting at 6:30 P.M.

Meeting adjourned at 7:42 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

January 2019 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 16, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

December minutes were read. Correction to the January meeting date. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

December financial report received. The final December balance is $600,482.93. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Payment of bills. The January payment of bills if $340,495.68. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. Neil James called about highway trimming and trees marked for removal from right of way on County E. Lori Osterhaus called about the letter received and tree marked. The county is holding an informational meeting about the tree removal and trimming January 16, 2019 at the Marcellon Town Hall.

A new contract has been signed with Allan Hoover for the recycling center. The contract includes removal of scrap metal.

Per Gary Probst, the Town has a deductible of $500 on the insurance policy. A quote was received from Struck & Erwin for the replacement of the recycling center gate for $1200 per side. Struck & Erwin will be contact to install new gates to the recycling center.

Gary Probst will be invited to the February or March meeting to discuss town coverage.

J Nelson contacted J DeBoer have the county highway department spread sand in the recycling center.

Road Maintenance: There is a large pot hole in the east bound lane of Barry Road. The town is responsible for 0.48 miles of Barry Road.

A quote was received from the county of $2100 per day for brush cutting of Newell road. Motion by Heil/Sommers to brush cut but not chip new road. Motion passed 3-0.

Glacier Valley Campground submitted a liquor license. The license request was published in the newspaper. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept application. Motion passed 3-0.

The Haz-Mat contract was received from the county. J. Nelson signed the contract. It will be returned will the 2019 payment.

Registration for the 2019 District Towns Association meeting in Juneau on March 1, 2019 was approved with the payment of bills.

It was noted that the Amish have improved night time lighting on the buggies.

The next meeting will be February 13th at 6:30 P.M. Meeting adjourned at 7:33.

The 2019 Caucus for nomination of Spring Election candidates was called to order at 7:33.

J. Heil nominated J. Nelson as caucus chairman. 2nd by P. Sommers.

Paperwork was filled out by J. Nelson for chairman, P. Sommers for Supervisor 1, J. Heil for Supervisor 2, R. Wendt for clerk. Angela Sommers requested paperwork for nomination of treasurer.

The caucus adjourned at 7:49 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 12, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt; and Jim Chandler, Glacier Valley Campground

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

November minutes were read. Correction to the December meeting date, Dec 12th not the 14th. Friesland Fire Department is saving money for a new 1st responder vehicle. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

November financial report received. The final November balance is $309,373.07. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Don Jerred will not be running for re-election for the treasurers position in the April 2019 election. A public notice needs to be posted for the nomination caucus during the January meeting.

Payment of bills. The December payment of bills if $45,073.86. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. Jim Nelson received a call from Bug Tussle about an emergency tower they want to construct in Town of Scott. They are considering 30 sites. They want to place tower by town road due to reduced permit requirements for road access.

An alcohol license was received from Glacier Valley Campground. The newpaper notice will be run prior to the January meeting. The vote to issue license will be on the January agenda.

The Campground is considering signage needs from the highway and North on Larson road for better notification.

Road Construction: The board will be riding the town roads in spring to evaluate work priorities.

Columbia County provided a survey for Pre-Disaster Mitigation. The town board completed the Columbia County Hazardous and Mitigation questionaire.

The 2019 District Towns Association meeting are being held in Ripon on February 1 and Juneau on March 1, 2019. Registration will be completed during the January meeting.

Pardeeville Ambulance is purchasing an ultra violet light system which will be used to disinfect surfaces in an ambulance. The Pardeeville Car and Truck Show is considering providing funding for the system.

Meeting adjourn at 7:33 P.M. The next meeting will be December 14th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

November 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November 14, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, John Heil; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt; and Bill Dreyer

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

October minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

October financial report received. The final October balance is $222,721.10. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Payment of bills. The November payment of bills if $15,242.96. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. The County Highway Department used the overgrowth on Newell Road for chain saw training. The plan was to put brush and large limbs in the ditch for burning. J. Bradley contact Mr Nelson about burning the wood. The County has agreed to separate the wood and brush. The land owners can take the cut wood for personal use.

Bill Dreyer questioned the counties rational for when they filled pot holes. Road sections are frequently not completed. Some are filled multiple times and others not at all.

The Bridge Agreement is signed covering the Inglehart Bridge. The October minutes are provided showing board approval for township approval and funding.

J Nelson has completed the Local Roads Survey (WISLR).

P Sommers voiced concerns about the Amish horse shoes in the winter that cut up the roads. The damage to the roads is greater in the winter than the summer.

Bill Dreyer. Mr Quade needs to get an ERN for his cabin on his property S/W of Dreyers. Electricity was added in September. A letter is being sent to Mr. Quade about the requirement for the ERN.

The 2019 budget is allowed a $955 increase per state levy. This amount has been added to the 2019 budget. The Friesland Fire Department had an increase of $500 for 2019. The levy funds will be used to off-set this increase with the balance going to the bridge account.

J Heil provided information from the Friesland Fire Meeting. They have $56,700 in reserve for a new fire truck. They have $15,886 for a new advance vehicle.

The Friesland volunteer dinner will be at Schaumbergs on February 18, 2019.

Bill Dreyer provided a Pardeeville Fire report. They have openings for two new fireman. The Merwin Allen Memorial has donated funds for a new flag pole at the Fire Department. The fire department needs to purchase a new generator to open the electric doors. There are no chains on the doors for manual open in case of power outage.

Meeting adjourn at 7:15 P.M. The next meeting will be December 14th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

October 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, October 17, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:45 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt; guests Allen Hoffman, Lowell Hoffman, Micheal Schatz, and Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

September minutes were read. Minutes corrected, John Heil was at meeting and Don Jerred was not. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

September financial report received. The final September balance is $281,348.07. Two months of investment pool interest are included with the report. J. Nelson accepted treasurers report as presented.

Payment of bills. The October payment of bills if $80,372.32. This includes Wolf Paving and Columbia County Highway department for pavement of Larson Road. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. Rick Wendt presented the 2019 Pardeeville Fire Department budget. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept 2019 budget. Town of Scott portion of budget is $14,267. Monday, October 29th at 7:00 P.M. is the budget meeting.

Building Permits: Lavern Bontrager submitted a permit for a wash house at N7882 County Road SS. Permit approved.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement for Inglehart Bridge and Replacement P110044. Motion passed 3-0

P Sommers, Kowald road could be closed by the railroad and traffic would be diverted to Inglehart.

Larson Road is completed.

The 2019 budget was developed. The total proposed budget for 2019 is $305,945. Taxable is $91,187. This is no change from 2018. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept budget as developed, motion passed 3-0.

Meeting adjourn at 8:30 P.M. The next meeting will be November 14th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

September 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, September 12, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Chris Hardy, Columbia County Highway Commissioner; and Scott Hewitt, Grothman and Associates.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

August Minutes were read. J. Nelson received the Deed Restriction form from T Bennett. A copy has been given to Scott Hewitt. Motion Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

July and August financial reports received. The final August balance is $285,284.47. The August county tax settlement was received. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

Payment of bills. The September payment of bills if $4819.75. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Building Permits: Raymond Bontrager submitted a permit for a porch addition. Permit approved.

Citizens concerns. No citizen concerns.

Chris Hardy distributed the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Inglehart Bridge. The project estimate is $1,827,276. The town is responsible for $91,000. The state funding is capped at the level stated in the estimate. Project overruns will be equally divided between the county and the town. The estimate does not include 100% of the projected cost for the bridge approach design and build cost. The signed Intergovernmental Agreement is due by November 1, 2018.

A special town meeting will be held on October 17, 2018 from 5:300-6:30 PM for town input on a decision between replacing the bridge or closing the bridge. The board will make the final decision. People will be given 5 minutes to speak, preference will be given to town residents.

Scott Hewitt presented a proposed certified survey map for Perry and Wilma Yoder, they are combining lots to separate a single family home and 5 acres and a lot of over 40 acres. Three contiguous lots are being combined into one. The Grothman and Associates file number is 718-420. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve lot separation and consolidation. Motion passed 3-0.

The October board meeting will be October 17, 2018 instead of the second Wednesday. The special hearing for the Inglehart Bridge will be from 5:30-6:30 on Oct. 17th. The car count is needed from the counters installed by the County Highway Department. A sign-in sheet is needed for the meeting. The public hearing is non-binding upon the board.

The Highway Department will fund the Railroad cost for project development. The railroad will reimburse at the end of the project.

Town of Scott received an additional $3450 of LRIP funds from reallocation of funds available to the county. The Larson road project was eligible for the additional funds because the Town is funding more than 50% of the project. The paving project was delayed until after the allocation meeting.

Phil Sommers has not seen any impact on weeds after the spraying. Per county prodigal, weeds are sprayed three consecutive summers due to weed germination cycles.

Meeting adjourn at 8:18 P.M. The next meeting will be October 17th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

August 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, August 8, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers: Treasurer, Don Jerred; and Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited.

John Heil moved to move item 8, North Scott purchase of land forward in the agenda. Motion passes 3-0. Minutes were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

July financial report is not available. The payment from the state transportation fund was received. Current balance of the investment pool is $260,880.01. Concerning the over draft penalties, the State Investment Pool responded that since the subject line was blank, the transfer request was not forwarded to the proper person for initiation of transfer. The Pool will not reimburse the town for fees. Bert Leitzow sent the payment for his personal property tax on the mobile home. J. Nelson had sent him a letter concerning the past due payment.

Payment of bills. P. Sommers questioned the cost of Rural Mutual Insurance coverage. He has found that State Farm quotes are quite high for personal property. Sommers and Nelson to contact companies for municipal coverage. Total payment of bills for August is $12,079.40. The ACEC bill has not been received. Motion to increase the bills to $12,116 to cover the ACEC bill when received. Motion passed 3-0.

Mr Jenkins, representing the North Scott Board of Trustees, notified the town board that North Scott Church plans to purchase 3 acres of land from Milo Hirschburger adjacent to their land to the south. When purchased the two lots will be combined into one lot. Grothman and Associates is doing the survey, Todd Bennett is structuring the legal purchase. Heil/Sommers motion to approve the purchase of 3 acres of land contiguous to land owned by North Scott Church from Milo Hirschberger. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. Jennifer Nichols on Ross Road is concerned about the speed of traffic on Ross Road. The road is posted for 45 mph. She walks in the morning and has almost been hit by speeding drivers who are on a cell phone. Mrs. Nichols did contact the sheriff’s office to report the concern.

Road Maintenance: The state will be resurfacing hwy 33 starting at Hwy 33 going east to Morris Road. They will be grinding the existing asphalt and adding a 4” surface of hot mix in spring of 2022. Fall of 2022 they will be resurfacing Hwy 44 from Hwy 33 south to county P.

3/10th of a mile on Fenske hs been completed. Larson Road will be completed in 3-4 weeks. The county sprayed for weed mid-July.

The county has an LRIP meeting to disperse additional funds. Board recommends to re-do the intersection at Crown and Larson.

The county is setting up traffic counters for the Inglehart bridge north of the bridge and at the intersection with Schmidt road. The last data is 8 years old. The board members are contacting Cambria Ambulance, Pardeeville EMS and Fire and Friesland Fire about current service routes.

A form for the deed restrictions was not provided by T. Bennett.

Need to add a bill pay for J. Nelson of $5 for certified mail to B Leitzow for September’s payment of bills.

Meeting adjourn at 7:40 P.M. The next meeting will be September 12th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

July 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, July 11, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers: Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt and Chris Hardy, Columbia County Highway Commissioner.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the June meeting were read. Minutes corrected: Stephanie corrected to Stefany, Glascow corrected to Glasgow and J. Nelson to contact Mr Grothman about approvals instead of Mr. Nelson. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 2-0.

June Financial report was presented. Final balance as of June 30, 2018 is $239.666.08. D. Jerred has not gotten final word from the Investment Pool for reimbursement of fees. The Investment Pool has been set up for electronic request of funds transfer. A check will continue to be mailed from the investment pool to National Exchange Bank to complete transfer. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept financial report. Motion passed 2-0.

July payment of bills presented. Total due for July is $2561.46. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to pay bills. Motion passed 2-0.

Citizens concerns. None

Building Permits: William Schrock submitted a building permit for a porch to be added to his current house. Permit approved.

Chris Hardy provided the latest information for cost and funding of the Inglehart Bridge. A report has estimated that the cost to the Town has increased by 50%. Additionally, the state has capped funding. Any overruns will be the responsibility of the County and Town with a 50% split between the two entities. If the town chooses to close the road over the railroad on Inglehart,what is the impact on school bus route, mail, police and emergency vehicles? Town of Randolph is considering closure of bridge on Stark road.

Quote were received for hot mix suppliers. Bids were received from Gasser, Payne & Dolan, Wolf and Tri County. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept bid from Wolf. Motion passed 2-0.

Township will pave 3/10th of a mile on Fenske. Marcellon has contacted the county about repaving Fenske from Hwy 33 and Ross Road. The county may be planning work for both towns at the same time.

J. DeBoer asked the town if they had enough budget to spray? Due to interest increases, the town has about $125 more per month than budgeted.

The town has not paid the county aid contribution. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to increase the July payment to include $12,418 for county aid. Motion passed 2-0.

The county is doing bridge deck work on the County E in September. The bridge will be closed for 2 weeks.

J. Nelson contacted Todd Bennett about a form with signatures for the deed restrictions. J Nelson contacted the WI Towns Association, there is no form used statewide.

Meeting adjourn at 8:19 P.M. The next meeting will be August 8th at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

June 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, June 20, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:36 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the May meeting were read. Minutes corrected to read chip seal quote received for 6800 feet on Ross Road from Larson to Cty H. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

May Financial report was presented. Final balance as of May 31, 2018 is $247,608.18. The State Investment Pool did not transfer $22,000 to National Exchange Bank. There were several NSF checks received. A total of $255 was assessed to the local account . D. Jerred is in discussion with the Investment Pool for reimbursement of fees. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

June payment of bills presented. Total due for June is $8,891.44. Clark Buchanan will be paid for both June and July mowing payment. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns. None

Building Permits: Micah and Stephanie Neef are having a 2 acre lot reduced out of the family trust holdings. The lot is on the corner or Cty SS and Vaughn Road. The drive way will be on Vaughn Road. Thirty-three acres will be deed restricted in the north west sectionof the farm. This restricted acreage will be non-contiguous with the house lot. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the survey 418.222 provided by Grothman and Associates has the deed restriction included in the document. Motion passed 3-0. The deed restriction does not have any signatures on the document. J. Nelson to contact Mr Nelson about approvals.

A drive way permit was submitted to the Highway department for a circular drive at W3174 Ross Road by Ezra Schrock. Currently there is concrete drive going to the shed to the west of the house. County recommendations are for one drive per lot. Circular drive denied. The current drive width can be increased by two feet and gravel drive added to front of house from current drive.
J. Nelson will contact J. DeBoer about amending the current driveway permit.

J. Nelson and J DeBoer drove the town roads to assess wash-out of roads. There is significant wash-out on Fenske road.

Brush cutting is needed on Ross road at Glascow’s house. Currently the town does not have funds allocated for brush cutting, funds are allocated for weed spraying in the fall.

The board discussed the need for fireworks permit. If someone is interested in purchasing permit required fireworks, they are to contact J. Nelson for a single use permit. Permit request provided by Village of Cambria will be modified for town use.

John Heil will take over mowing of town hall grounds. Motion Sommers/Nelson to accept mowing proposal. Motion passed 2-0.

Meeting adjourn at 7:58 P.M. The July meeting will be July 11th at 6:30.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

May Meeting
May 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, May 16, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Nelvin Olsen, Lavern Bontrager, Richard Chandler, and Pat Morgan.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the April meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

April Financial report was presented. Final balance as of April 30, 2018 is $272,331.91. The state lottery credit was received and a portion of the state transportation aide. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

May payment of bills presented. Total due for May is $25,169.80. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizens concerns.

Village of Cambria has issued a sales of fireworks license to the Cambria Oil Company. State law requires that all purchases of restricted fireworks must have a permit from the municipality in which the fireworks will be used. Village of Cambria provided a format for a permit request.

Renee will contact Lois Frank about the permit fee. J. Nelson to contact Town Association about ordinance or policy. What does Pardeeville or Friesland do with the 4th of July displays?

Building Permits: Lavern Bontrager requested a permit for a machine shed on 50.82 acres. The driveway permit has been issued by the county highway department.

Twelve new posts were purchased for installation of ERN signs. The posts cost more than $15 a piece. With the cost of the signs and the bolts, the current ERN permit fee does not cover expenses. Motion to change the ERN fee from $50 to $75 made by Heil/Sommers. Motion passed 3-0. The permit paperwork will be changed.

The diggers hotline should be contacted prior to new posts and signs being installed. John Heil will contact them for the current three signs ready for install.

Richard Chandler submitted a request for liquor license. Per state law, the request for license must be published in the paper three days prior to the license being issued. Motion by Heil/Sommers to renew the license for Glacier Hills Campground. Motion passed 3-0.

Jim Nelson has received quote from Columbia County, Scott and Gasser. For Fenske road 2” surface, 1525 ft of pavement Gasser, $44309.25, Scott $33,721.90 (cold mix), County $35,690.77. For Barry Road, 0.48 miles of road Gasser $46,615.35, Scott $48,606, County $43,440.17. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept bid from Columbia county for Fenske road. Motion passed. 3-0. A quote was received from the county to crack fill Ross road for 806 ft. $22,055.

Meeting adjourn at 7:37 P.M. The June meeting will be June 20th at 6:30.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

April 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, April 11, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the March meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

March Financial report was presented. Final balance as of March 31, 2018 is $265,131.91. . Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

April payment of bills presented. Total due for April is $15,932.82. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

There are no Citizen concerns.

Building permits: Lowell Hoffman, grain bin, Tim Brandsma, shed and Henry Bontrager single family home. Permit for ERN. All applications approved. 3-0.

Road Maintenance: Joe DeBoer road the town roads with the supervisors. They discussed herbicide spraying for wild mustard. Boom mowing will be completed this month. Budgeted $5000. This will leave $3000 for spraying.

The 10 ton road limit has been removed from the roads. The highest traffic road in the township is Berry Road. This road covers 2 counties and 3 townships. Scott is getting a quote for 2” asphalt overlay for townline to townline west of Military road.

P. Sommers attended the Pardeeville Ambulance meeting. The service is purchasing a new lift cot for an ambulance.

A letter was received from Tim Brandsma from 1948. The letter was from Mrs Dolores Sommers to Mrs John Bradley. The document is a History of the Town of Scott.

The 2017 Financial Report was given to the board.

The 2017 Financial Audit will be done after the meeting.

The form for changes to the County directory booklet was completed.

Board of Review is scheduled for May 16 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.

The next meeting will be May 16, 2018 starting at 6:30

Sommers/Heil motioned to adjourn meeting at 7:25 P.M. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

March 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, March 14, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers,Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guest: Nelvin Olsen, Bill Dreyer and Jerry Dreyer.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the February meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 2-0.

February Financial report was presented. Final balance as of February 28, 2018 is $281,470.51. . Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept financial report. Motion passed 2-0.

March payment of bills presented. Total due for March is $22,524.95. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to pay bills. Motion passed 2-0.

There are no Citizen concerns or building permits.

The County Highway Department is posting signs for the restricted loads on all town roads to 10 tons until the frost is out of the ground.

Sandra Stancer will no longer be mowing the lawn around the town hall.

The Pardeeville Fire Department will be purchasing a new air compressor for filling the air tanks.

Phil Sommers attended the Pardeeville Ambulance meeting. The 2018 budget was approved. The Ambulance Service is in negotiations with Divine Savior. Currently they are requesting $400 for a medic exchange during transport.

Bill Dreyer raised a concern about ice damming at W4685 Cnty Hwy E. The water runs over the driveway and flows west down the hill creating an ice concern on the road and across the driveway for North Scott Church. Is there a culvert under this drive, is it blocked. Whose responsibility is it to clear culverts?

Nelvin Olsen discussed the schedule for Open Book and Board of Review. Open Book is scheduled for April 25th from 4-6 P.M. Board of Review is scheduled for May 16th from 4-6 P.M.

The Town Meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2018 starting at 6:00 P.M.

The next meeting will be April 11, following the Annual Town Meeting.

The May meeting will be moved to May 16 starting at 6:30 P.M.

Sommers/Nelson motioned to adjourn meeting at 7:18 P.M. Motion passed 2-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

February 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, February 14, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:36 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guest: Tim Raymond, Superintendent of Cambria-Friesland Schools

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the January meeting were read. Correction to minutes, Don DeYoung is county board supervisor not DeVries and Kowald not Kowall. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

January Financial report was presented. Final balance as of January 31, 2018 is $557,545.49. Check #3376 was not cashed by the Highway Department. It was incorrectly issued in November, there was a credit on the account. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

February payment of bills presented. Total due for February is $384,069.36. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

There are no Citizen concerns or building permits.

Kenneth Yoder submitted a building permit for a house and barn. He has a driveway permit. Motion by Heil/Sommers, passed 3-0.

The Highway department will be boom cutting on Newell Road, sections of Fenske and Barden roads. Additional trees will be cut on Newell road. Jon Bradley will take the wood at no additional charge to the town.

The county is starting to use herbicide to reduce growth in the right-away. They will start spraying in the fall.

LRIP funds were received for re-repaving of Larson Road north from Crown road. Bids are being requested for 2/10th mile on Fenske road and section on Friesland road.

Tim Raymond, Superintendent of Schools Cambria-Friesland.
Current enrollment of k-12 360 , fall enrollment was 380. The state report card for the elementary school does not meet state expectations, the middle school is low, the high school meets expectations.

The Centrytel received received a $270,000 grant spearheaded by the school from the state for broadband expansion. Six additional nodes will be added, two will service Scott township.

The school has a referendum for the April election to exceed the state spending levy. The referendum requests to exceed the levy by $3,200,000 for 3 years.

ACEC send a letter asking for blanket consent for maintenance. J. Nelson prefers a case by assessment of each request.

Damage was sustained by the fence at the recycling center. Gary Probst needs to be contacted to determine if an insurance claim should be made.

The Town Meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2018 starting at 6:00 P.M.

The March meeting will be March 14, 2018 starting at 6:30 at the Town Hall.

Heil/Sommers motioned to adjourn meeting at 8:20 P.M. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

January 2018 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, January 10, 2018. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:33 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson, Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guest: Chris Hardy, County Highway Commisioner and Don DeVries, County Board.

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the December meeting were read. Correction to minutes, investment pool interest was included in the November financial report and Larson road work from Crown Road north instead of south. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

December Financial report was presented. Final balance as of December 31, 2017 is $314,986.53. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

January payment of bills presented. Total due for January is $25,439.94 plus the payments to the Columbia County Treasurer and the School districts. The required payments have not been received because the Statement of Taxes paperwork cannot be read. . Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

There are no Citizen concerns or building permits.

Per Chris Hardy, deer carcass removal should be forwarded to Virginia Staveness. She will contact the sub-contractor hired to remove deer. The contract specifies a 3 day removal from the road and right of ways. Deer pushed to the ditches do not have a removal time specification. Email MS Staveness at virginia.staveness@co.columbia.us or highway@co.columbia.us or call at
(608) 429-2156.

The county administers the bridge program. There is a 2 year inspection cycle for every bridge. Bridges with load ratings and critical SCOUR ratings require yearly inspections. The bridge over Sand Spring Creek on Larson Road has a critical SCOUR rating. Mr Hardy presented the Plan of Action for the bridge. Motion by Sommers/Heil to concur with the county plan for the bridge. Motion passed 3-0.

The state want to evaluate road postings on bridges. The Federal Highway specifications require bridges to be evaluated for loads of quad axle trucks. The Kowall bridge will be rated for 15 ton. County E bridge is being reduced ot 20 ton. Seven bridges in the county are having ratings reduced in the county. Seven other bridges are having ratings removed or raised.

The state approved the railroad bridge re-construction in January. No additional information is available.

The county hires summer interns. The are available to conduct studies of all culverts in the township. The cost per township is $2000 to $2500.

Boom cutting is needed on Fenske and Ross road in select places.

Per studies, there are 10 county roads that are rated 2500 vehicles per day.

Don DeVries provided a booklet titled Making Cents, a Guide to County Budgets.

The District Towns Meeting is March 2, 2018. Motion by Heil/Sommers to add $250 to the payment of bills for the meeting.

The February meeting will be February 14, 2018 starting at 6:30 at the Town Hall.

Heil/Sommers motioned to adjourn meeting at 8:51 P.M. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, December 13, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors James Nelson and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the November meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Nelson to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 2-0.

November Financial report was presented. Final balance as of November 30, 2017 is $252,221.90. Investment pool interest is not included in report. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

December payment of bills presented. Total due for December is $24,312.16. Motion by Heil/Nelson to pay bills. Motion passed 2-0. Has SPM sent a bill for pest control? J. Nelson to follow-up on bill.

Joan Dawson called Jim Nelson about Cheryl Schwochert starting fires, She was directed to contact the Sheriff’s department if the fires were off of her property. The Town does not have jurisdiction over this concern.

There was a concern about deer carcasses not being picked up. For 2017, the Town paid the county to pick-up deer road kill. If a carcasses is seen road side, call the county highway department. J. Nelson to contact county highway department about carcass pick-up for 2018.

Sandy Deacon would like to replace the existing mobile home on their homestead on Hwy 33. Is this allowed under the ordinance. The mobile home has been empty for a number of years.

J. Nelson went to a meeting at the Kingston Town Hall with Buffalo, Marquette and Columbia counties and the local Amish communities. A major Item of discussion was buggy visibility, Additionally, the state is considering licensing fees for buggies. The Amish attendees were not aware that 89% of the road budget came from the gas tax and vehicle registration. Funding does not primarily come from property taxes.

J. Nelson is on the county LRIP committee. The Town received a grant for $10,285.92 for 2018. The top priority road re-construction is Larson road from Crown Road south to the top of the hill. Estimated cost from the county is $68,671.36. LRIP funds must be used on hot rolled projects.

The county provided a quote for brush cutting at road side. The boom mower cost is $1300 per day.

Heil/Sommers motioned to spend $8000 for boom cutting and trimming Newell road. Motion passed 3-0.

The Memorandum of Use agreement was received from the county for 2018 voter registration. The MOU will be signed and returned to the county.

The December meeting will be January 10, 2018 starting at 6:30 at the Town Hall.

Heil/Sommers motioned to adjourn meeting at 7:27 P.M. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

November 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, November 8, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:30P.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guests were Bill Dreyer and Angie Sommers.

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes from the October meeting were read. Correction of levy percentage in minutes. Minutes stated 17.147% instead of 21.169%. Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

October Financial report was presented. Final balance as of October 31, 2017 is $215,535.79. Investment pool interest is not included in report. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

November payment of bills presented. Bill has not been received form Col. County Solid Waste and ACEC. Estimate of $850 proposed for addition to November payment. Total due for November is $50,901.15. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0. Checking records, a half payment is due to Pardeeville Ambulance.

Angie Sommers presented a letter of support for the grant ,written by Cambria-Friesland school, to the WI Public Service Commission for 2018 funding of high speed internet in the district. Motion by Sommers/Heil to sign letter of support. Motion passed 3-0.

Centrytel has started high speed internet service from the box on Cnty H. It does not give minimum coverage of 10GB download to the full area. Per Bill Dryer, he will be receiving 4 GB.

A proposal from Maul Construction was received for tree trimming on Newell road.

At the Pardeeville Fire Board Meeting, the budget was passed unanimously. The board also voted to remove the Town of Pacific from the agenda.

Grain trucks are driving east on Ross Road with full loads. Additionally, they are traveling at 60 miles per hour. All reports of over weight limit and speeding must be reported to the Columbia County Sheriff’s department.

Submission for the LRIP program was made for Friesland Road starting at Cummingham, 0.2 mile on Fenske and Larson from Crown Road north to the top of the hill. The highest cost project will be submitted.

The levy proposal was passed at the levy meeting prior to tonight’s board meeting. The budget levy was increased from the state allowed limit by $15,931. The total levy on the town for 2017, collected in 2018, is $91,187. The total budget for the year is $303,558. Motion to accept levy meeting by Sommers/Heil. Motion passed 3-0.

Don Jerred completed the training for a the tax software. Additional help is needed with printing concerns.

The board members need to provide a list of meetings attended for payment in December.

The December meeting will be December 13, 2017 starting at 6:30 at the Town Hall.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

October 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, October 11, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:33 P.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guests were Bill Dreyer, Tom Borgvist and Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department.

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for September meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

September Financial report was presented. Final balance as of September 31, 2017 is $218,261.07. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

October payment of bills presented. Bill has not been received form Col. County Solid Waste. Estimate of $950 proposed for October payment. Total due for October is $22,314.76. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

The 2018 budget for the Pardeeville Fire Department has an increase of $15,335.42. This is an increase of $1,447.32 for Town of Scott. The Fire District needs approval of their budget from 3 of 4 municipalities. Motion to approve proposed budget. Motion passed 3-0.

Columbia County Highway Department has an outstanding balance of over $9300 on out County Aide account. Matt from the accounting department confirmed that this has not been spent. He spoke with Joe DeBoer about timing for crack filling on Ross and Larson Road. The plan is to complete the work for full use of County Aide funds during 2017.

Don Jerred has mandatory training for the new tax software. The county schedule date conflicts with a personal commitment. Don is investigating training dates being offered by other counties.

Jim Nelson will take the old AutoMark machine, M100 and ballot box to Columbia County Solid Waste. John Heil will pick-up the AutoMark purchased from Village of Cambria.

The budget for 2018 was developed. The total proposed budget for 2018 is $303,558. This includes $5,578 for the Inglehard Bridge fund. A Resolution of Town Board to Propose Exceeding Levy Limits was prepared. The proposed budget exceeds the state allowed levy limit by 17.47%. This is a $15,931 increase over the defined levy. A special meeting will be held for the voters to evaluate and vote on the levy increase. The meeting will be held November 8, 2017 at 6:00 P.M.

The November meeting will be Wednesday, November 8 starting at 6:30 P.M.
Meeting adjourn 8:26 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

September 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, September 13 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:33 P.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer, Don Jerred and Clerk, Renee Wendt. Guests were Bill Dreyer, Kenneth Yoder and Felty Herschberger.

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for August meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

August Financial report was presented. Final balance as of August 30, 2017 is $289,482.73. John Heil spoke with the driver from Columbia County Solid Waste. The pick-up has been by Tuesday each week. Stated we are very pleased with the service. The bill is about between $400 and $500 less per month. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

September payment of bills presented. Total due for September is $69,128.56. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

No Citizens Concerns

Building Permits: Ezra Schrock submitted a building permit for a kitchen addition. The old addition will be removed.

Road Maintenance: The WI PASER and LRIP paperwork needs to be completed.

A new computer is needed by Don Jerred. The tax software is web based. He has the operating system requirements. The board approved the expenditure of up to $1000 for a new computer. If the purhcase exceeds this level, the board will approve additional funds.

The Pardeeville Fire District budget for 2018 is increased by $13,000 from 2017. The financing for the new fire truck was higher than expected, this added $8500 to the yearly budget. The budget increase will be allocated per equalized value.

The Pardeeville Ambulance is purchasing a new automatic lift stretcher. This is in addition to the new chassis needed for one of the trucks. The 2018 budget was approved by the full board. Phil Sommers attended this meeting.

Jim Nelson attended the Friesland Fire Board meeting.

Kenneth Yoder purchased 2 lots from the McGinnis estate. A driveway permit is needed from Joe DeBoer for the requested building site. The current field drive boarders the west edge of one lot and they plan to build on the east side of the lot.

The Automark voting machine can not be repaired. Cambria is upgrading to a web based system, Scott Township can purchase the used Automark for $300. Board approved the purchase from the Village of Cambria.

The budget will be defined and proposed at the October meeting. A levy increase will be needed for 2018. A levy resolution will be issued during this meeting with levy increase meeting scheduled for November.

The October meeting will be Wednesday, October 11 starting at 6:30 P.M. The discussed levy meeting at will not be held until November after a resolution is issued.
Meeting adjourn 7:47 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

August 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, August 9 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:34 P.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests were Pat Morgan and Richard Chandler, Glacier Valley Campground; and Lance and Stacy Braaksma.

Roll call taken, treasurer D. Jerred not in attendance.. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for July meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0. John Heil contacted the WI Towns Association about Schaper Excavating address on Cnty E instead of Hwy 44. The county has full jurisdiction in changes to address. Murf can appeal the decision without a lawyer.

July Financial report was presented. Final balance as of July 31, 2017 is $263,863.19. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

August payment of bills presented. Total due for August is $8,775.23. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

No Citizens Concerns

Building Permits: Lance and Stacy Braaksma have been given an offer to purchase a 1.5 acre lot adjacent to their home. There is an old house and barn foundation on the lot. The 1.5 acre lot is a pre-existing lot and buildable for a single family home.

Road Maintenance: Cold mix is complete on Vaughn Road and Larson Road. Gravel has not been added to the shoulders. They will be contacted about timing.

A tree cutting quote for Newell Road is needed from the county.

Rich Chandler stated that the campground had tripled reservations from the 1st year of business over the past three years. The new built cabins have been inspected by the state prior to installation and after installation for insulation, electrical and fire alarms.

The sheriff has been involved with disturbances form the Danny Deakin property south of the campground. The house is in foreclosure and has heavy damage. The family is living in the 20 acres of woods around the house and has been entering the campground and using the shower house. Additionally, they have been firing guns close to the property line.

The county has a new on line tax system. Don Jerred has been given the computer requirements for using the on-line system. A new treasurer computer is needed.

John Heil will paint the gate at Portage Prairie Cemetery.

The Pardeeville Ambulance needs to re-chassis one of the ambulances. A loan is needed for the work. Town of Scott will not co-sign loan.

The $2334.41 distribution of fire dues will be added to the payment of bills. The split between Friesland and Pardeeville is needed for the payments.

The September meeting will be Wednesday, September 13 starting at 6:30 P.M.
Meeting adjourn 7:38 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

July 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, July 15, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 9:38 A.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken, all present. Postings were verified. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for June meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0. John Heil stated that the Portage Prairie Cemetery gate is in the same condition as previously seen.

May/June Financial report was presented. Final balance as of June 30, 2017 is $247,340.49. Billing from Columbia County Solid Waste is ½ the billing from Advanced. The weekly pick-up is at the beginning of the week. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

July payment of bills presented. Total due for July is $3,154.94. Motion by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

No Citizens Concern: Murf Schaper recommends sending notices to residents prior to final road maintenance decisions. Lynn Bradley recommended letting Newell Road go to gravel. Another resident on Newell road complained about taxes paid and allowing road to go to gravel.

Building Permits: Murf Schaper presented a CSM for adding an additional acre of land to the east of his lot on County EE from Mr Breneman. The approval is contingent upon the lot staying zoned business. The CSM has a GA file #517253. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve CSM. Motion passed 3-0.

Road Maintenance: Scott Construction has ground up Vaughn road and added 6” of gravel. The cold rolled paving will be completed the week of July 18th.

Newell road has an excessive overgrowth of trees. A bid from the county has been requested for tree removal. Murf Schaper has some one may submit a bid. The town will be able to put up road closed signs for a couple of weekends to cut trees.

It was recommended to grind Newell road to gravel and have MIGS spray with liquid asphalt.

The first mowing was completed.

Todd Bennett has the format for deed restrictions. The building permit should have aline added to the permit for deed restriction.

Letters need to be sent to Milo Herschberger and Amos Herschberger for addition of deed restriction to land.

A letter was received from Micheal McNally concerning the inspection of cabins at Glacier Valley Campground. Pat Morgan to be contacted to see if General Engineering has reviewed the construction.

The county has a new on line tax system. Don Jerred needs to determine if a new computer is needed for treasurer work.
Jim Nelson received information that Enbridge is providing grant funding for training for EMS and Fire department. The departments must be within 10 miles of the underground pipe line.

The August meeting will be Wednesday, August 9 starting at 6:30 P.M.
Meeting adjourn 10:54 A.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

June 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, June 7, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:34 P.M. Present were Supervisors Philip Sommers and John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken, all present. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for May meeting were read. Minutes corrected with Scott Construction won bid for crack fill and seal for Larson Road. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

May Financial report was not available. Bank statement and investment pool statement not available. $15,000 was transferred to pay May bills.

June payment of bills presented. Total due for June is $19,094.27. This includes $12,418 for County Highway Aide. The bills from ACEC and Columbia County Solid Waste have not been received. Estimated ACEC bill is $35 and $1000 for CCSW. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

No Citizens Concern presented.

John Heil to review the gate status at Portage Prairie cemetery.

Lynn Thornton requested to step down from the Pardeeville Ambulance Board. Phil Sommers will attend the meetings. J. Nelson will attend the next meeting.

Todd Bennett has finished the deed restriction verbiage. This will be provided for addition to each deed when subdivision for a new residence is requested. The CSM will not be signed until the verbiage is included.

WE Energies completed the wind mill repair. No damage was found on the town road relating to the large crane used for repair.

The county Highway Department will complete the crack fill of Ross Road to Hwy H. The quote is $6022.18. Additional crack filling will be done on Larson Road, south until $2000 is billed. This will complete the financial obligation for receipt of total county aide.

The July meeting will be Saturday morning, July 15 starting at 9:30 A.M.
Meeting adjourn 7:05 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

2017 Annual Town Meeting
June 7, 2017

The annual Town Meeting was brought to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 5:39 P.M. Present were Supervisors J. Heil and P. Sommers, Treaurer: Don Jerred, and Clerk R. Wendt.

Roll Call was taken, all present. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

The Land Division/Use Ordinance was implemented this past year.

The Alcohol Ordinance was enacted this past year.

Road work was done on Vaugh road in 2016.

A referendum meeting to exceed the 2016 levy limit was held. A vote by the town members who attended the meeting was not taken. The tax levy that exceeded the state levy limit will be deducted from the state aide funds. A levy referendum will need to be held for 2017 with correct procedure and documentation.

The annual meeting adjourned at 6:35 P.M. . Motion by Heil/Sommers. Motion passed 3-0. Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted.
Renee Wendt, clerk

May 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, May 10, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:40 P.M. Present were Supervisor Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Karen Sell, Stacy Sell, Tim Sell, Joe Deboer, Col County Highway; Floyd Herschberger, Richard Chandler.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirmed for May meeting. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approve the agenda. Motion passed 2-0. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for April meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 2-0.

April Financial report had ending balance of $282,667.05.

May payment of bills presented. Total due for May is $20,814.98. This includes first payment to Columbia County Solid Waste. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to pay bills. Motion passed 2-0.

Citizens Concerns: Clark Buchanan notified that the gate at Portage Prairie Cemetery on Inglehart Road north of Friesland Road. Per Tom Sell, there are volunteer groups that repair and refurbish old cemeteries. The township is responsible for maintaining the cemetery. This includes gating as well as mowing.

Building Permits: Henry Bontrager submitted a building permit for a tool shed/corn crib out building. Motion by Nelson/Sommers to approve permit. Motion passed 2-0.

Jan and Lynn Bradley submitted a CSM foar dividing the house into a lot of 4.02 acres. Per land division, the house was built prior to 2006. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approved CSM. Motion passed. 2-0.

Floyd Herschberger presented driveway/culvert plan from meeting with Joe DeBoer. He will be adding a retaining pond with berm to direct water flow. Currently the water coming off the driveway is filling the culvert with gravel and directly water to the road. Building permit submitted for adding an attached SFH to the west of the current residence. Floyd has 90 acres north of Ross Road. Deed restriction for 35 acres will need to be added to 90 acre lot. There will be a shared driveway for the second SFH. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept building permit. Motion passed 2-0.

CSM received for Janice Yanke. Verbiage for deed restriction needs to be added to the new CSM.

Road Maintenance: Joe Deboer recommended doing a culvert assessment of the town. This assessment will create a data base of culvert size, age, location, status. The highway department has a summer intern who will be working on the project. The cost is dependent upon road mileage. Estimated cost $1000-$1500. A culvert is defined as having a waterway length less than 20 feet. A bridge has 20 feet and more water span.

A contract was received for the Inglehart Bridge from the railroad. The contract included the bridge repair plan and current estimates. The bridge is scheduled for replacemnet in 2024. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept the Inglehart Bridge Repair Agreement. Motion passed 2-0. A copy of the minutes from when the board first approved the ownership of the bridge to be given to the township is needed by Joe DeBoer.

J. Nelson created a town utility permit. WE Energies requested access to town road for repair of wind mill. The county will create video documentation with GO Pro of the road prior to WE Energies repair.

Road Bids: Scott Construction was selected for repaving Vaughn Road from Dodge road west 1700 feet. It will be paved with a cold rolled process. The bid was $52,612.

Scott Construction was selected for repaving of Vaughn road from Inglehart Road west ½ mile. It will be paved with a cold rolled process. The bid was $47,143.

The County Highway department will be crack filling and sealing Larson Road from Crown road to Hwy 33. The bid was $21,535.

The County Highway department will be crack filling Barden road from Hwy 44 west to Fenske road. The bit was $2319.

The County Highway department will be crack filling Vaughn road from Townline road to CTH SS. The bid is $2482.

Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept the above mentioned road repair bids. The total is $126,086. Motion passed 2-0.

A breakdown of the 2016 spending was received from the Highway department. This breakdown was used to define 2017 road spending limits.

The Pardeeville Ambulance requests of member board to approve their plan to increase their EMS rating from IV tech rating to Parametic rating. P Sommers recommended allowing to Ambulance service to pursue the proposed rating change. The Ambulance board is divided on the subject.

The Annual Meeting will be held June 14, 2017 from 5:30 – 6:30.

Motion to adjourn by Sommers/Nelson. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Next meeting June 14, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

After adjournment of meeting the date for both the Annual Meeting and the June Board meeting were move to June 7, 2017.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

April 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on, April 12, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:36 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Angie Sommers, Don DeYoung, County Supervisor; Dennis Green, Ripon Land Surveying; James Grothman, Joe Bass, Fahrner Asphalt; Floyd Herschberger, Bill Dreyer, and Tim Raymond, C-F Superintendent of Schools.
Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirmed for April meeting. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for March meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

March Financial report had ending balance of $292,047.93. County Aid Reimbursement for $5,484.81 was received. This is short from budget due to project allocation by Highway Department. The unused balance from township contribution to County Aid was received by check.

April Payment of Bills presented. Total due for April is $31,139.72. The final bill from Advanced Disposal included a $250 fee for re-painting of dumpster. Motion by Heil/Sommers to not pay additional charge. Motion passed 3-0.

Building Permits: Floyd Hershberger is adding a new residence to current house on Ross Road. Acreage is available for deed restriction. Floyd will contact Joe DeBoer about driveway access to house.

Chris Berger submitted a building request for a new garage. Request approved.

James Grothman presented the CSM for signature for the Burns property on Ross Road. The proposal was approved at the March meeting. CSM signed and returned to J. Grothman.

Dennis Green, Ripon Land Surveying, is presenting a land acquisition by ACEC for the power substation on Dodge Road and Hwy 33. The land is being sold by Prochnow to ACEC. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approval change to CSM. Motion passed 3-0.

Proposed new CSM for the David McGinnis estate on County E presented. Four lots are being created.
Lot 1 is 5 acres residential. J. DeBoer has approved driveway access.
Lot 2 – Hunting land of 46.2 acres. It will be deed restricted to Lot 1. Driveway permit received from J. DeBoer.
Lot 3 – 5 acres with a current workshop maintained by a business. This has a shared driveway with the house having CSM 3287.
Lot 4 – 35 acres with a future building site. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve proposal for division 916-523. Motion passed 3-0.

Bridge Report – The railroad may sign over the bridge this year. The town will pay $110,000. now at the start of the project. A refund will be received from the railroad when the project is complete for a portion of the town cost. The total project is projected at $1,520,000. Constructed complete in 2024. This does not include the road approach. If the bridge is signed over to the township this year we will need to bond the project for immediate payment.

Joe Bass from Fahrner Asphalt road the town roads with Jim Nelson. Town will be re-paving Vaughn road to Dodge summer 2017. Bids have been received from 4 companies. Additionally a seal coat will be done on Ross Road from Cnty H to Libke. Crack fill will be done on Barden Road from Fenske to Hwy 44.

Jim has a spread sheet for each bid per project. A decision needs to be made for a June 1 deadline for application of State Aid. A bid was received from Columbia County and Farhner for crack sealing. Columbia county subcontracts this work.

For crack filling Fahrner cuts the crack to ¾ by ¾ prior to sealing.

The board needs to understand the asphalt mix between the bids from Columbia County and Scotts.

Don DeYoung, Supervisor to County Board will get a copy of the new land division and use ordinance to the County Board.

Tim Raymond, Superintendent of School for Cambria-Friesland states that 355 of the students in the district have weak/poor/no internet service. He has been working with WISnet, CESA 6 and Angie Dickenson from the state broadband commission to improve access for the district. There is $570 million available in grands from the federal government over 6 years for WI. $45-50 million is earmarked for Columbia County. If the school district can be recognized at the broadband community is will impact all towns/municipalities served by the district. A stipulation is that you partner with on provider. CAF II (Connect America Funds) is a separate state program with $25 million from WI to augment to federal funding.

C-F Schools will have a referendum to maintain general operations. The last referendum was for 3 years.

Currently there are 35 businesses/townships involved in the Career Coalition for post High School success.
The school is working on a community fitness center with funding from Didion. Currently the center has college level weights and will be adding stationary bikes and elliptical machines for fitness and re-hab use. Long term, elevator accessed is needed for the 2nd floor fitness center.

The 2016 Financial Summary was presented.

A breakdown of spending with the Highway department is needed for road project spending.

Open Book is April 26, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.m. Board of Review is May 11 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 9:13 P.M. Next meeting May 10, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

March 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on March 8, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson 6:38 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Lynn Bradley, Murf Schaper, Kate Schaper, Joe DeBoer, Columbia County Highway; Don Nichols, Columbia County Highway; Angie Sommers, Aaron Wohlstein, Gus Knitt, Pardeeville School Superintendent; Karla Walker, Jeanne Burns, Stewart Burns and Nelvin Olson, assessor.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for March meeting. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for February meeting was read. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 2-0.

February Financial report had ending balance of $302,365.03. State transportation aide was received. Columbia County Aide reimbursement was received. It was not ½ of the full amount paid in to the county. A refund check was received for the unused balance. The aide amount was only applied to the crack sealing. Don Nichols will talk with Matt about how that could have been done so Town of Scott would have received the total county aid. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept financial report as presented. Motion passed 2-0.

March Payment of Bills presented. Total due for March is $$16,012.27. $35 will be added for payment of the outstanding ACEC bill. Motion by Sommers/Nelson to accept financial report as presented. Motion passed 2-0.

Aaron Wohlstein has submitted an offer to purchase a home on Barden road with contingency for town board approval. The road is posted at a 10 ton road on the Marcellon road entrance off of Hwy 22. The state has an exemption for Class B rating when the business is located on the posted road. This exemption does not cover 10 ton limit posted roads. All if Mr Wohlstein’s trucks exceed the limit.

Building Permits: David and Mary Weger submitted a building permit for a garage on land purchased on Ross Road. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve permit. Motion passed 3-0. Joe DeBoer will meet with Mr Wegner for a drive way review. Joe DeBoer’s number is (608) 697-4331.

Road Maintenance: Several calls have been received from WE Energies and local loggers. Currently the township is posted 10 ton limit until the frost leaves the ground.

Road repair is needed on Newell road ½ mile south of County Line Road. Semi trucks servicing the Amish manufacturer with steel continue to dig up the asphalt road with the short turns from County Line and into the site. Quotes have been received for gravel on Newell road in this area. Newell road has washed out culverts that need bigger rocks. There is a hole in the asphalt south of the Amish steel company. Plan to add gravel to hole, it has been patched several times.

A quote was received for adding pea gravel to Ross Road after the crack sealing is completed. A quote was received to crack seal the balance of Ross road. Work done in 2016 from town hall east did not have the parallel cracks sealed at the road edge.

Joe DeBoer to meet with Aaron Wohlstein and Jim Nelson about purchase on Barden road. From Hwy 44 to the house site is a marsh area.

Gus Knitt, Pardeeville Superintendent of Schools presented the referendum for the Spring election. There are two independent referendums on the ballot. The greatest one is for $11,935,000 with a $1.19/$1000 mill rate increase. The bold would be 4% for 20 years. The major projects are adding an auditorium and changing the school front for security reason by moving the offices to the front entrance. The parking lot will be expanded as current parking will be used for the addition. Several internal rooms are being changed including moving the library.

Scott Hewitt can with Stewart and Jeanne Burns requesting to add 5 acres including the barns to the homestead on Ross Road. A lot was reduced to 2 acres in 2016. Current map is #5708. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve new survey proposal. Motion passed. 3-0.

Nelvin Olson discussed the schedule for 2017 Open Book and Board of Review. The Open Book is scheduled for April 26, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. The Board of Review is scheduled for May 11, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 8:27 P.M. Next meeting April 12, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

February 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 8, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Bill Dreyer and Kate Schaper.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for February meeting. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for January meetings were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

Tthere was no January financial report. Statements for January have not been received.

February Payment of Bills presented. Total due for February is $464495.47. The list was corrected to add tax settlement for Columbia County, the schools, and registration for WTA regional meeting. Payment for Mr. Bennett was removed as a duplicate from January.

The state Equalized value comes from the state appraisers office. This was the source of the significant tax increase for Town of Scott to Cambria-Friesland School.

A signed contract was received from Allan Hoover for two years to supervise the recycling center.

A quote was received from Columbia County Solid Waste. There is a significant reduction in roll-off cost. Per tonne weight is higher than for Advanced Disposal. The town averages around 1.3 tonnes per week. The past three months the tonne weight has increased. Motion by Heil/Sommers to change solid waste service from Advanced Disposal to Columbia County Solid Waste. Motion passed 3-0. J. Nelson will contact Columbia County Solid Waste to start service The first week in March. He will stop service with Advanced Disposal when confirmed start date is scheduled.

Bill Dryer has picture of the new Pardeeville fire engine. If was on public display at the fire department. For the next 6 months it will be used by the manufacturer for marketing purposes. It will be delivered for use after that time.

Building Permits: Kate Schaper asked if a builiding permit was needed for a 16ft x 20 ft shed. Town rule is building permit required for structure with a cost exceeding $10,000. A building permit will be emailed to Kate.

Road Maintenance: A balance remains from the County Aide Town of Scott sent to the Highway Department. Do these funds roll-over to 2017? What is the impact on the reimbursement for our matching aide.

Land Use Ordinance. The public ordinance meeting was held from 5:30 to 6:25. There is still question in the current verbiage of the ordinance concerning a house built prior to May 2006 allowed to be reduced to 2 acres. Is a deed restriction on 33 acres required when 2 acres and a house are existing prior to May 2006. This is the 2-fer rule moved from 1977 to 2006. A vote will be taken at the March meeting after clarification of the current verbiage with Mr Bennett and the town board.

A town meeting was held from 5:00 to 5;30 to introduce an alcohol ordinance for the town of Scott. Glacier Valley Campgrounds submitted a request for liquor license. Motion by Sommers/Heil to adopt an alcohol ordinance. Motion passed 3-0. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept the class A license submitted by Glacier Valley Campground. Motion passed. 3-0.

Adjourn meeting at 7:40 for 2017 Spring Caucus. Bill Dreyer nominated the following slate for election to the town board at the April Spring Elections. James Nelson, chairman; John Heil, supervisor 1; Philip Sommers, supervisor 2; Don Jerred, treasurer; Renee Wendt, clerk. Caucus meeting adjourned at 7:45.

Return to Town Board meeting at 7:46 P.M.

An association letter was received from the newly developed WI Independent Assessors Association. There is association fees for municipalities and assessors. The goal is to have a unified message to the state legislature.

Renee to contact Nelvin Olson about inactment of WI Act 211. This makes electronic filing of building permits a requirement by 2018. General Engineering is offering to handle the electronic filing requirements.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 7:56. Next meeting March 8, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

January 2017 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 11, 2017. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:33 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Richard Chandler, Bill Dreyer,

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for January meeting. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the agenda. Motion passed 3-0. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for November and December meetings were read. Correction to Novembers minutes, payment of bills due is for November not October as written. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

Martin Ross met with Renee Wendt at the end of December when he was visiting with the Maders. The 5 year lease discussed in the last two meetings stands. He has spoken with his sister. The Ross’s wish to donate 1 acre of land south of Ross road at the intersection with Larsen. Mr Ross stated a concern with the view from the homestead if a new building is constructed next to the current town hall.

The financial reports for December and January were submitted. The ending balance for December 31, 2016 is $ 522,585.93. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve financial report.

January Payment of Bills presented. Total due for January is $282,983.55. The list was corrected to switch payments due for MATC and Moraine Park.

No citizen concerns.

Road Maintenance: LRIP for was submitted to the state for #13,052.52. County Aide payment of $6209.00 should be received in February.

The question was asked as to the fillers and emulsifiers used by the asphalt supplier for the county.
Recommendation made to place postings in the Recycling Center near the containers.

Land Division and Use Ordinance: The draft was submitted to the Town Board. Motion by Heil/Sommers to make the Ordinance available for a public hearing. The meeting will be from 5:30-6:30 on February 8, 2017. Jeff Bump will be contacted to place a pdf of the draft on the town website. The meeting will be advertised twice prior to the meeting in the RIO Shopper and The Portage Daily Register.

Liquor Ordinance – New ordinance reviewed by the board. Motion by Sommers/Heil to set the liquor license fee at $100. A public hearing will be held to provide public comment the town change and allow public comment on the application received by Glacier Valley Campground. Motion passed 3-0. The public meeting will be at 5:00-5:30 on February 8, 2017.

The Town Caucus for 2017 Spring election is scheduled for the February meeting.

The Cambria-Friesland school district sent a notice on the Career Coalition. They requested the townships membership in the Coalition. The board returned the membership application but made no financial contribution.

The 1 year contract with Allen Hoover expired on December 31, 2016. A two year contract will be offered to Mr Hoover for supervising the recycling center. Motion by Heil/Sommers to extend the offer to Mr. Hoover. Motion passed. 3-0.

Advanced Disposal added $350 on the last bill for testing of dumpster. There was an additional $50 added for credit report. Per Mr. Hoover the dumpster showed burn marks prior to the fire.

Reports have been received that a man is using the town recycling center who no longer lives in the township. Per neighbors this person moved three years ago.

Mr Hoover purchased salt for the walking areas at the center. The salt is falling into the ice and slick surfaces remain. Recommend using sand instead of salt.

The propane tank is at 35%. FS Doyletown or Crawford Oil will be contacted to fill the tank.

The financial audit will be conducted after the April meeting.

The WI Towns Meeting in Juneau is scheduled for February 10. Walk in registration will be needed for Fridays meeting. Registration cost to be added to the February payment list.

Marvin and Elsie Troyer built a home 10 years ago. They would like to sell the farm on land contract. The new owners will need to build a new home on the 35 acres. This proposal violates the interim land division ordinance from 2006 and the proposed ordinance of 2017.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 8:20. Next meeting February 8, 2017 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

Closed Land Division Ordinance Meeting – December 2016

The Scott Township held a closed Land Division Ordinance Meeting at the town hall on December 14, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 5:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Guests Don Jerred, Renee Wendt, Lynn Bradley, Angie Sommers, Dan Wendt, Kate Schaper, and Attorney Todd Bennett

The all instances of house will be changed to residence.

Section 10- item 10 is added to sub-section A & C.

The name of the document is changed to Land Use/Division Ordinance.

T. Bennett provided additional verbiage to clarify section 7.E. This verbiage will be 7.F.

Clarification needed on deed restriction or deed presented to Town Board.

A check list is needed for release with the ordinance. It will not be part of the ordinance.
Kate Schaper will provide form.

Final Public Hearing will be February 2017 prior to Town Board meeting.

Meeting adjourned 6:45 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 14, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:48 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt.

A power outage effecting the townhall started prior to the start of the meeting. The meeting will only cover payment of bills.

Payment of bills submitted totaled $20,094.92. Motion by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Meeting adjourned at 7:02 P.M.

The next town meeting will be January 11, 2017 starting at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

Closed Land Division Ordinance Meeting – November 2016

The Scott Township held a closed Land Division Ordinance Meeting at the town hall on November 9, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 5:31 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Guests Don Jerred, Renee Wendt, Lynn Bradley, Angie Sommers, Dan Wendt.

The proposed Land Division Ordinance was discussed.

Lynn Bradley will be updating the Land Division Ordinance. A finalized copy will be sent to Attorney Bennett for review prior to December meeting.

Conversation for this meeting centered around lots of record held by the same owner but with are separate tax parcels. Per the intent of the land division, parcels under 35 are not considered individual parcels for building when contiguous acreage is held by the same owner. If required, multiple lots are to be considered one unit when holding 35 acres to build a single family home. Example: A land owner has contiguous lots parceled between; 20 acre lot, 10 acre lot and 15 acre lot. The owner could divide off 2 acres for a home and must deed restrict two full lots and divide the third to get 33 acres deed restricted. The land owner could not sell off each lot individually and have the new owner able to build a home on each lot. Since the land was under common ownership prior to May 2006. The requirement of 35 acre is applied to these separate lots.

A request to Attorney Bennett will be made for a final meeting starting at 5:30 on December 14, 2016. This is planned to be the final review prior to presentation to the township.

Meeting adjourned 6:38 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

Refereneda Meeting – November 9, 2016

The Scott Township held a public Referenda Meeting at the town hall on November 9, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:40 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers; Treasurer, Don Jerred; Clerk, Renee Wendt; Bill Dreyer, Jim Krueger.

The town board is recommending to exceed the 2016 levy limit for the 2017 budget. The proposed levy limit increases from $74,388 in 2016 to $105,439 for 2017.

Two items cause the increase in town spending.
1. The ambulance budget increased in 2016 and was absorbed by reducing the highway budget. The 2017 increases the highway budget back to 2015 levels.

2. Town of Scott will be replacing a bridge on Inglehart Road over the railroad. This project is planned for 2019. The town is starting to receive bills related to this construction. The levy increase includes funds to off set the bridge construction of which the Town of Scott is responsible for approximately $100,000. Funding the bridge during one year would consume the complete road replacement budget.

Motion made by John Heil to approve the levy increase to $105,439 for 2016. Second by Philip Sommers. Motion passed. 3-0.

November 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November 9, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:40 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Richard Chandler, Bill Dreyer, Jim Krueger

Chairman Nelson thanked Roxanne Krueger and Renee Wendt for cleaning the Townhall prior to the Presidential Election. A financial payment will be made for their hours of work.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for November meeting. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for October meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was submitted. The ending balance for October 31, 2016 is $ 151,316.09. $61,000 will be transferred to pay the highway department bill for resurfacing of Vaughn Road. Received $610 from Bret Leitzow for personal property tax from a mobile home. $304.39 was due from 2015. The town has no policy for interest due on late payment of personal property tax. The amount received covers the back payment and the payment due for 2016. Board will not charge interest to Mr Leitzow for past due 2015 payment. The balance will be applied to the 2016 tax bill. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve financial report.

November Payment of Bills presented. Total due for October is $16,267.74. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Bill Dreyer provided an update on the assembly of the new Pardeeville Firetruck. The assembly is going well and on time.

Road Maintenance: Larsen Road needs repair from the top of the high south of the dump to Crown Road. Grain trucks on Larsen road are a concern. If full trucks are seen on Ross Road, the sheriff department should be contacted.

Recommendation made to place postings in the Recycling Center near the containers.

Public announcements should be made on WPRD for the liquor license. A class B listing is needed in the newspaper.

Liquor License Ordinance- The State Legislature changed the law requiring a referendum to change status from a dry township. The town board can make the decision without public vote. A license request has been received from Glacier Valley Campground. The board needs to adopt and ordinance for liquor licenses. Recommend a public meeting for comment. Public meeting will be held prior to the January board meeting. The proposal is for the town to limit liquor licenses to 1 for the township.

$469 to pay MailComm for tax bills needs to be added to the payment list. Motion by Sommers/Heil to add bill to list for payment. Motion passed 3-0.

2017 Budget. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept budget of $316,248. A referendum meeting was held prior to the board meeting to increase the levy amount to $105,439

Martin Ross called Jim Nelson. Keep the 5 year agreed upon in the October meeting with a lease payment of $5 per year. Mr Ross spoke with his sister. They would like to donate 1 acre of land on the south side of Ross Road for a new town hall and maintain the old town hall as a museum.

Request information of insect/pest control. Jim Krueger has been happy with SPM Pest Control in Pardeeville. Their number is (608) 516-2061.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 7:50. Next meeting December 14, 2016 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

October 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on October 12, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:36 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Richard Chandler, Pat Morgan, Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS; Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department; Tom Borgrvist, Pardeeville Fire Department; Angie Sommers, Land Division Committee; Kate Schaper, Land Division Committee; James Grothman, Grothman and Assoc.; and Travis Hemele, United County Hamele Auction & Realty.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for October meeting. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for September meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was submitted. The ending balance for September 30, 2016 is $ 229,635.23. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve financial report.

October Payment of Bills presented. Total due for October is $78,070.22. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Building Permit: John Thompson does not have a CSM for the parcel under consideration for purchase. The division was made in 1980. Heil/Sommers motion to accept John Thompson request to build a single family home on the 19 acre lot. Motion passed 3-0. Lot was created prior to May 2006.

David McGinnis estate. Travis Hamele is handling the land sale. There is a total of 102 acres. There is a lot size 11.39 acres with a CSM from 1993. There is a lot size 10.52 acres with a CSM from 1999. Mr Hamele would like to reduce the balance of the acreage into four lots. One 5 acre lot contiguous to a 30 acre lot with a deed restriction. A second buildable lot of undefined acreage with the balance of contiguous acreage deed restricted. Under the existing interim land division and the proposed land division the above proposal meets town division requirements.

Road Maintenance: Per Joe DeBoer, the township will not loose the TRIP funds defined for crack sealing. The sealing will not be completed in 2016.

The JUST FIX IT meeting was held at the County Highway Department. Keith Ripp, State Legislature, is in favor of expanded road funding. Governor Walker is against any tax increases.

The Land Division Ordinance has a closed meeting prior to the October town meeting. The ordinance is not ready for presentation to the full town.

Alcohol License Ordinance. The board is considering one permit. It will be class A for off premise consumption only. Mr Chandler provided a survey of local WACO (Wisconsin Assoc. of Campground Operators) alcohol permits and an information pamphlet.

This ordinance change will require a class 3 notification and 3 postings. Mr Chandler needs a yes/no decision by mid-January.

Mr Nelson received a letter from Martin Ross. At this time he does not want to make any donation of land. He will extend the current lease for the land the town hall sits upon for 5 years. The yearly rent is reduced to $5.

Pardeeville Fire Department, the 2017 budget was presented. Motion Heil/Sommers to accept the assessment from the Fire Department to town of Scott. Motion passed 3-0.

There will be a referendum meeting to increase the 2017 levy limit on November 9, 2016 starting at 6:30. Levy limit increased to address increased EMS cost and road maintenance savings for bridge replacement in 2019.

The board will accept bids for cemetery mowing in February 2017.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 8:17. Next meeting November 9, 2016 at 6:45 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

September 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 14, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Richard Chandler, Pat Morgan, Patrick Stohlfus, Aaron Wolstein, John Thompson, Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS; Joe DeBoer, County Highway Department; Don Nichols, County Highway Department, two County Highway representatives who mow.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for September meeting. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Motion by Heil/Sommers to move agenda item #9 to before item #7. Motion passed 3-0. Minutes for August meeting were read. Correction to minutes. Class B liquor license does allow consumption at point of sale. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was submitted. The ending balance for August 31, 2016 is $ 236,462.25. The August tax settlement of $25,287.52 was received from the County. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

September Payment of Bills presented. Total due for September is $7001.77. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Road Maintenance: The County submitted a bid to finish Vaughn Road to County H for $94,738.80. The quote for Vaughn Road between Inglehart and Townline is $54,959.81

The Town Road Discretionary Improvement (TRID) grant requires a complete rebuild. 20 feet of pavement with total of 6 feet of shoulders. The #1 criteria for TRID approval is safety. Usage rating for a road is 0-250 car per day to have 20 feet of road and 6 feet of shoulders.

Board road with County to assess patching deterioration related to the windmills. It may be a tough sell to pin the deterioration on WE Energies. J. Nelson to contact the windmill coordinator.

Completion of crack filling on Ross Road is scheduled for October 1, 2016.

Mowing Concerns: Rocks are ruining the blades of the county mowers. County is requesting townships pay for county to pick rocks from right-of-way. Quote is $7580 for 40 hours of labor with 2 guys and equipment. Currently mowing 1 to 2 passes instead of 4 to easement.

County provided County Right of Way Application. It is part of the County Driveway Permit. The OTHER is item #3 addresses anything being put in the right-of-way or disposed from private property into ditch. County requesting an Ordinance to require land owners to contact county about run-off or discharge plans.

Bridge bump on Crown Road has been filled. Improvement is noted.

Citizen Concerns: Cheryl Schwochert fence mowing /maintenance concern. The state statutes only apply to agricultural fencing. The three property owners can not work together. A letter has been sent to the three parties stating that this issue is not covered by state statute. Ordinance may be needed to address concern.

Building Permit: Patrick Stohlfus has a lot which was sub-divided in May of 2005. Mr Stohlfus would like to know if individual lot may be sold as buildable. The sub-division occurred prior to the 2006 interim land use. Since the sub-division occurred prior to the interim land use, the lot may be sold as buildable.

John Thompson is interested in purchasing 19 acres on County H,parcel 483. No survey was presented but information from the county website provided indicates that survey is available. With survey done prior to May 2006, a single family home may be built.

Marvin Shrock submitted a permit for an addition. Permit approved.

Milo Herschberger submitted a permit for a new house on 80 acres. Permit approved.

The signs for Class B rating of Ross Road ha been installed.

Cody Duset item removed from agenda. Per John Heil it involved changing service to Cambria from Friesland Fire. He will not be making this proposal to Town of Scott.

The WI Towns Association is holding a GET IT FIXED meeting on September 29th at 7:00 P.M. at the County Highway Shop

Nelvin Olson submitted an assessor contract for 2017. Motion by Heil/Sommers to contract Mr Olson as town assessor. Motion passed 3-0.

Mr Richard Chandler submitted an application for Glacier Valley Campground to have a Class B liquor license. Board needs to write an ordinance to determine if the township will issue liquor licenses and how many.

Pat Morgan stated that in the competitive camp ground business environment they are one of the few campgrounds without a grill and beer/wine license. She used Grand Valley in Kingston, Indian Trails in Pardeeville and Duck Creek in Pardeeville as comparable. Pat stated she would canvas the campgrounds in the association concerning liquor licenses and class.

Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS presented the 2017 budget. It has not officially been sent out awaiting update of equalization values. Scott Township apportionment is $7880.00. The EMS board did discuss payment for paperwork hours. The are using a new tracking sheet to show status of paperwork. The state of Wisconsin is implementing new software for EMS recording and payment.

Aaron Wolstein, Bulk Fluid Systems, discussed weight limitations for Ross Road being Class B. The purchase of the homestead on Ross Road would be 0.2 mile to Hwy H with his 22 Ton truck. The class B rating restricts loads to 60% of the max 80,000 pounds load. With the weight restriction, Aaron will have to add a 3rd axle to his truck. Total weight of truck load is 32,000 pounds.

Aaron is requesting a letter from the board approving him running the business from the homestead. The letter will be written and emailed to Aaron on Thursday.

Jim Nelson spoke with Martin Ross about donation of land. He does not want to donate 3 acres at this time. A letter was received covering a telephone conversation between Mr Ross and Mr Oliver, current lessee of crop land. Mr Oliver raised concerns about access to the field if land donated to township. Currently his access runs to the west of the town hall. Currently the town hall sits on less than 1/5 acre. Additional space would be needed for building, septic system and parking.

Motion to adjourn by Heil/Sommers. Meeting adjourned at 8:47. Next meeting October 12, 2016 at 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

August 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on August 10, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:33 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Richard Chandler, Sarah Stein, Cheryl Schwochert, Diane Laybourn, Patrick Stollfus, Aaron Wolstein, Jerilyn Jerome, Pardeeville EMS; Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS.

Roll call taken, all present. Agenda postings were confirms for September meeting. Pledge of Allegiance recited. Minutes for July meeting were read. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was submitted. The ending balance for July 31, 2016 is $ 221,940.09. The State Transportation Aid was received and installment for Shared Revenue. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

August Payment of Bills presented. Total due for August is $10,932.73. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Cheryl Schwochert presented a letter sent to her neighbors concerning mowing of weeds against her fence. Ms Schwochert sent a letter to Doug & Joan Dawson and Ryan & Lisa Small. She erected a fence on her property line. She is requesting that the neighbors mow the weeds growing along the fence on their property. The neighbors do not allow Ms Schwochert to mow on their property. J Nelson has a copy of the State Statute on fences, during the first read, there is no statute concerning weed/grass control. Mr Nelson will be meeting with the attorney and will discuss this concern..

Building Permit: Diane Laybourn stated that Mark's home is almost complete. The 2 lots are now ready to consolidate. The homestead house and out buildings have been removed. The fire number for the original home will be removed.

Patrick Stollfus has two lots which were sub-divided in May of 2005. Mr Stollfus would like to know if the individual lots may be sold as buildable. The sub-division occurred prior to the 2006 interim land use. Lot #1 is 4.5 acres. Lot #2 is 5.9 acres. Document number is 730192.

John Herschberger submitted a building permit for agricultural buildings. Building permit approved.

Road Maintenance:

The Town Board discussed the proposal to change Ross Road to a class B rating. Load permits will be issued as requested for farm vehicles into and out of fields. If required additional variances will be issued as submitted to the board. Mr Sommers made a motion to make Ross Road from Hwy 44 east to county road H a class B road. Question raised, do the implement of husbandry laws supercede the township rating for a class B road? Motion second by Heil. Motion passed 3-0.

Vaughn road will be repaired next week. The board will ride the town roads with the county representatives following the completion of scheduled road work to assess the status of patches laid to repair the roads after the installation of the wind mills.

The bridge over Spring Creek on Crown road has significant settling. The bump on Crown road is east of Larson Road.

Mr Richard Chandler updated the board as to plans and progress at Glacier Valley Campground. The business has doubled this past year. He is interested in obtaining a wine and beer permit for the campground. AB-624 was signed in April. This law eliminates the need for signed petition and referendum to change existing liquor laws. The law gives the authority to the town board to issue a liquor license.

The township of Scott will develop an ordinance to define the number of Class B liquor licenses allowed in the township. A formal request from Glacier Valley Campground is needed. The board will discuss the ordinance parameters with the attorney. An open town meeting will be held for public comment prior to final implementation of ordinance. A Class B liquor license allows the sale of wine and beer but does not allow the consumption in the facility of sale.

Rural Mutual Insurance stated that there is no impact on insurance coverage between having Basic EMS service or IV Tech Service. Per input from Linda Henning, an EMS staff member was hurt in February, due to a fall, the member is under going therapy and doing well.

The Pardeeville EMS will be finalizing the 2017 budget at the August meeting. Scott Town board recommended that Pardeeville EMS consider payment to techs for completion of paperwork. Currently the driver receives $8/hour, basic tech $10/hour and Tech $12/hour. This is for the time of the call. Completion of paperwork in a timely manner is a concern. The State Debt Plan has helped with collections. EMS can now submit unpaid bills to the state. They will issue collections letters. The state will garnish tax returns.

Aaron Wolstein, Bulk Fluid Systems, is considering purchasing a farmstead on Ross Road. Bulk Fluid Systems is a sub-division of Clean Shield USA. The business makes washer fluid to gravity fill squeegie buckets. There would be methanol on site. It is toxic to humans. If there is a spill it evaporates in 7 days. The winter mix is 40% fluid/60% water. Currently there would be 1 truck delivering fluid per day with a possible increase to 2-3 trucks per day in the future. Truck weight at full load of is 22 tons (curb weight plus fluid). There is a methanol delivery every 10 days, max 40 tons. There is consideration of installing a bulk tank of 10,000 gallons with double thick walls, to hold methanol on site. Currently Mr Wolstein has a shop in Deforest with a lease through October. He would like to convert some of the land from agricultural to commercial. He delivers washer fluid to contracted gas stations in WI.

The summer trucks do not bear placards The winter trucks have placard for fire department information. Mr Wolstein would like a signed contract with the township to operate business from current farmstead.

Board recommends he contact the DNR about a high capacity well study. He would draw 54oo gallons in 8 hours and then have no draw for 10 days. The board encourages him to contact the neighbors about the plan. Board presented the idea of contacting Murf Schaper about leasing space from Schaper Excavating which is currently zoned commercial.

An email thank you was received from George Ferriter for the opportunity to discuss policy issues with the board as a candidate during the July meeting. He attached a document detailing legislative restrictions to local control implemented by the state legislature.

A letter was received from Martin Ross in response to the proposals from the town board about land for the town hall. Mr Ross sent a very detailed and articulate letter asking the town board if they had considered future town needs. Mr Ross would consider a donation of land to the town for the town hall. He is concerned about the disposition of the land if the town hall is eventually moved to a different location. The town board proposed providing and posting a plaque detailing the long history of Ross family service to Scott Township. Additionally the Town will assume all cost associated with land division, recording, and legal fees for attorney work done for the board and fees accrued for review of documents by Mr Ross's legal review. The board has determined that a donation of 2 acres maximum would meet future needs of building size, parking lot and well and septic requirements. The board will define lot dimensions for consideration by Mr Ross.

Mr Nelson will write letter to Mr Ross to continue the conversation.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to adjourn meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:57 P.M.
The next meeting will be September 14, 2016, 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

July 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on July 16, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 9:02 A.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Murf Schaper, Milo Herschberger, George Ferritar, and Don DeYoung; representative to County Board.

Roll call taken, all present. Minutes for June meeting were read. Correction to minutes, County Aid not County Aide. Motion made by Heil/ Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report is a combined May/June statement. The ending balance for June 30, 2016 is $ 188,411.64. The starting balance ending April 30, 2016 was $222,975.62. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve financial report. Motion passed 3-0. Murf Schaper will contact Town & County Sanitation about bidding for the recycling center pick-up. Advanced Disposal charges $231.75 for pick-up and $55 for load. Loads have been as high as 2.1 tons. We do not know the max tonnage prior to price increase.

July Payment of Bills presented. Total due for July is $3794.53. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0. A revised budget was provided. The budget was updated for LRIP funds and increased Pardeeville EMS budget.

J. Nelson received a call from the a constituent. They found a stray pit bull. The sheriff was contacted and the dog was a reported missing dog from a neighboring township. There was no pick-up by the Humane Society.

A concern was raised about how wide a mow strip was being done on the town roads. The strip is much smaller than the county roads.

A concern has been identified about the significant road deterioration on repaired patches relating to the windmill installation. The board will do a ride to evaluate the state of repairs. Town of Randolph has received additional funds to repair patches

The county has started sealing the cracks on Ross Road. The LRIP funds are paying for the crack sealing.

There is high semi traffic on Ross road from Hwy Fenske to Hwy H. Board discussed defining Ross Road from Hwy 44 to County H as a class B road. This would limit load weight to half of the truck rating. Ross Road was repaved in the past 5 years. A significant amount of cracking has occurred in the repaved road. Item will be on August agenda for public discussion and vote.

A 10 ton limit is being discussed for Newell road.

Cody Duset, Cambria Fire Department will be invited to the August Meeting.

Building Permits: Milo Herschberger has 61.28 acres. The current house was built in 1988. He would like built build a home at the site of a sawmill. Per the attorney a business and home ERN are not interchangeable. Mr Herschberger does not have the required 70 acres to build a second home. The house can be build on the site of the sawmill because the lot was previously subdivided for the business. The existing lot is 15.36 acres. The legal standing for the land use ordinance is that one single family house is allowed per existing lot. The lot can not be subdivided and added to other acreage. It has file #704-615. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve building requirest.

Grothman and Associates submitted a survey for Harold Jenkins. Lot 1 has 46.23 acres. File #416-202.

George Ferritar, Democratic candidate for State Assembly introduced himself to the board and guests. There was a spirited discussion about Mr Ferritar's shopper advertisements and his charges against his opponent.

Don DeYoung, County Supervisor, attended the Pardeeville Ambulance meeting. There is a director job description. Bob Abrath wants to keep Baraboo Billing. Bill Becker would like to select new. Current Ambulance business policies are not being adhered to for problem resolution.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to adjourn meeting.

Meeting adjourned 11:27 A.M.

The next meeting will be August 10, 2016, 6:30 P.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

June 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on June 8, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:34 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call taken, all present. Minutes for Special May meeting for EMS service were read. Minutes from the May Board meeting were read. Correction to special meeting, Karissa McConochie listed twice and “not” was missing from the minutes; it should read, “It would be a localized fix, not a long term resolution. Correction to County Aide from same paragraph. Should be $12,418 instead of $12,460. Motion made by Heil/ Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

No financial report for May was available.

June Payment of Bills presented. Total due for June is $9592.54. There was a clarification on payment schedule for Clark Buchanan and Allen Hoover. Mr Buchanan is paid three times a season and Mr Hoover monthly.

Phil Sommers attended the May Pardeeville Ambulance meeting. There appears to be a 3-3 split on the Ambulance Board. The two sides do not seem to be listening to each other. Mr Sommers noted that he did not see a job description for the Ambulance Director being reviewed during the yearly preformance review for the Director. The Scott Board would like to know the following answers for things related to the billing process.
1. What is the turn around time from when a call is completed and when the paperwork is submitted by the EMS crew.
2. What is the 1st run correction rate by the director prior to paperwork being submitted for billing.
3. What is the review and correction process or evaluation process for rejected submissions from the payer.
4. What is the running payment percent for submitted and rejected billings.

These questions need to be submitted to The Pardeeville Ambulance Service for answers. The board feels they are solid questions needing answers to make improvements to current business procedures.

The 1st quarter revenue performance for Pardeeville Ambulance was it $10,000 short to budget or revenue vs expenses? This was not clear during the meeting.

A telephone number is needed for Mutual Rural Insurance. Is there a concern about having Basic EMS when IV Tech rating is available from a different provider.

No tree trimming has started on Newell Road.

There is a correction to the agenda. Town of Pacific has requested admittance to Pardeeville Fire District. The Town of Scott board approved Pacific township to join the fire district. If Pacific does not buy-in at 100% of district valuation, they could be admitted with un-equal asset ownership. As new purchases are made, the financial stake of Pacific will increase. This will require a change to the by-laws of the Pardeeville Fire District. The PFD valuation would be determined at the time of the by-law change and approval for admittance.

Road Maintenance: A complaint was received about pot holes on Barry road. John Heil will evaluate the condition of that area of the road.

All of Ross Road will have cracks filled. The quote is $800 over the LRIP funding received from the state.

The Inglehart Road Bridge is being discussed at the county and state level. Town of Scott will need to take control of the bridge prior to the federal funds being available for the project. The replacement cost is over $1 million. Town of Scott would be responsible for $48,000. There may be additional easements required. A second option may be for the railroad to pay Town of Scott to close the road. The bridge goes over the rail line.

There is also a concern with the bridge over the Fox River on Kowald road. This bridge has the rail line going over the road.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to notify the County Highway Committee that Town of Scott will accept ownership of the bridge on Inglehart road, from the railroad, for submission to the federal government. This proposal is made as long as Town of Scott is responsible for $48000 of the replacement cost. Motion passed. 3-0.

Letter to Martin Ross presented. J. Nelson to sign and send letter to Mr Ross. Letter proposes 3 options.
1. Leave the situation as it currently stands with no lease and the town paying a $75 per year lease payment.
2. Sell the small section where the town hall is located to Scott Township at an agreed upon market rate. The township will pay all fees related to partition of land and county filing costs.
3. Donate the small section of land on which the town hall stands to Scott Township. The township will pay all fees related to partition of land and county filing costs.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to adjourn meeting.

Meeting adjourned 7:55 P.M.

The July meeting will be July 16, 2016, 9:00 A.M.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

May 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on May 11, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 8:05 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Lynn Thornton, Scott Town Representative to Pardeeville Ambulance, Karissa McConochie, Karissa McConochie, Larry Waldvogel, Barb Larson, Joseph Rataczat, Chairman Pardeeville Ambulance, Don DeYoung, Town Representative to County Board.

Roll call taken, all present. Minutes read for Aprill meeting. Motion made by Sommers/ Heil to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for April 2016 is $222,975.62.

May Payment of Bills presented. Total due for May is $15,331.78. Cost of flag pole was added to bills for payment.

Citizen Concerns: Larry Waldvogel from Waldvogel Trucking requested a variance for Larson Road for a distance of ¼ mile south of Hwy 33. Current limit is 40000 pounds. Variance requested for 68000 pounds. The truck drive in the middle of the road when possible to reduce stress on the edges. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve variance. Motion passed 3-0.

Road Maintenance: Fixing Friesland Road with the $12460 county aide funds is not a good use of the funds. It would be a localized fix and a long term resolution. Heil/Sommers motioned to use the $12,460 dollars to seal cracks on Ross Road. ½ mile of Friesland Road will be re-paved in 2017.

Don DeYoung- County Board representative. The construction of 2 new buildings in Portage has started. The will house Health and Human Services and County Administration. There will not be a parking ramp for the new county buildings in Portage. There is a new highway shop being constructed in Cambria.

Ambulance Re-allocation. The vote was called after completion of special meeting starting at 6:33 P.M. Proposal to reassign parcels covered by Pardeeville Ambulance to Cambria Ambulance. J. Nelson, stay with Pardeeville. J. Heil, reassign to Cambria, P. Sommers, stay with Pardeeville. Coverage of 17 parcels in Scott town will stay with Pardeeville Ambulance.

Payment to County Highway Department for matching aide funds is due June 1. Motion by Sommers/Heil to add county aide payment of $12,460 to May Payment list. Motin passed 3-0

Meeting adjourned 9:00 P.M..

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

2016 Annual Town Meeting
April 13, 2016

The annual Town Meeting was brought to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors J. Heil and P. Sommers, Treaurer: Don Jerred, and Clerk R. Wendt. Attendees: Joe DeBoer, Jon Prochnow, Don Silver, Don Nichols, Bill Dreyer, Mitchell Manthey, Linda Henning, Jim Krueger, Roxanne Krueger and Joseph Rataczak.

Roll Call was taken, all present. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

Minutes from the July 8, 2015 Annual Town Meeting were read. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed. 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Last years tree trimming made a huge mess in fields were branches were strewn and in aesthetics along the road.

John Prochnow voiced a concern about logging on Cunningham and Vaughn road that is being done improperly in town right of way. The stumps are not being sprayed and debris and brush are left.

Logging on town right away must come from town board.

Land Ordinance Committee – 5 local people are drafting a new land use ordinance. There will be a public meeting after the review by the town lawyer and final changes.

Road Maintenance- Board is working with the county to develop a repair/replace plan. Some roads are being considered for assignment as class B roads. This will reduce heavy tonnage on the road.

Planned road work for the summer is to finish Vaungh Road from Dodge Road to county H. The road inspection with the county continues.

The state had a hearing on distribution of wind turbine money. Currently the county received 66% or the revenue and town receives 33%. The hearing considered reallocation of funds to 50/50 percent. The current plan is for the bill to not leave committee but implement it in the 2017/2018 budget.

At the county highway meeting it was announced that the state will stop reimbursing the counties for pick-up of deer carcasses. The county has a pick-up service that will cost each township $30 per year if all townships sign onto the agreement.

Ambulance service coverage. Currently 17 sections are served by Pardeeville EMS and 17 sections by Cambria EMS. There will be a public hearing on May 11, 2016 for public comment on the plan to transfer all sections to Cambria EMS. Cambria EMS has quoted $7203 for service to the full township. This comes from equalized value of the township.

The town Recycling Center has hired a new supervisor. Allen Hoover started in September 2015.

The annual meeting adjourned at 7:00 P.M. . Motion by Heil/Sommers. Motion passed 3-0. Meeting adjourned.

April 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on April 13, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 7:01 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Joe DeBoer, Highway Department, Donald Silver, Pardeeville VFW; Don Nichols, Highway Department; Bill Dreyer, Jim Krueger, Roxanne Krueger, and Tim Raymond, Superitendant of Schools, Cambria-Friesland.

Roll call taken, all present. Minutes read for March meeting.. Corrections to paragraph 4. Bert Lietzow has a mobile home on property purchased in 2014. D. Jerred is working with the land records office to get ownership transferred from previous owner to Mr. Lietzow. A letter has been sent to Mr. Lietzow. Nelvin Olson is working on getting the registration changed to Mr. Lietzow.

Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.
The financial report was presented. The closing balance for March 2016 is $218,216.68. 50% of the full year bill has been paid to Pardeeville Ambulance Service. The MATC payment was processed in April.

April Payment of Bills presented. Total due for April is $16,101.35 The cost for a new flag from the VFW has been added to the bills. Mr. Silver delivered the flag.

Mr Tim Raymond, Superintendent of Schools for Cambria-Friesland presented current goals and future plans for the district. A grant was received to purchase Chrome Books for all students grades 3-12. The district started a day care center at the start of the school year. The year started with 20 children. Currently there are 56 enrolled. There are 60 students registered for the start of 2016-2017 school year. WIC is accepted for meals.

The booster club purchased new flooring for the weight room. Many community members worked together for the removal and installation of the flooring. This facility is starting to be offered as a fitness center for employees of local businesses. There will be additions of tread mills and elliptical machines.

Plans are being implemented for a court yard learning center. Focus will be on farm to table food plots and environmental studies.

The district library has been re-modeled. Donations and community labor allowed the library to be modeled after a Barnes & Noble library style.

The district has started universal assessments. Testing lasting 20 minutes will be conducted through out the year instead of full day testing at the year end. This will provide data for evaluation for improvement throughout the year. Data will be evaluated for class, gender and individual performance. Data points have been moving up. The ACT scores improved this past year from prior performance.

Mr Raymond and John Didion are putting together a C-F Career Coalition. The goal is to provide career planning and training with a focus on retaining students in the community and local area after high school and college graduation. The coalition will have representatives from business, education, and community. Apprenticeship programs will be developed for senior students.

There will be a referendum in the 2017 elections to increase school levies. Currently the budget will be short $800,000. in 2 years if the enrollment remains stable at 400 students for the district. There is a movement in Madison to consolidate districts. Will C-F be a K-8 school or a K-6 if state funding methods do not change.

Citizen Concerns: J.Nelson spoke with the CC Humane Society. There is a flat fee for the town. The HS will contact J. Nelson if a call is received for a pick-up. The 2017 contract will be signed and sent with the 2016 fee.Motion by Heil/Sommers to sign contract. Motion passed. 3-0

J. Nelson received a call about putting up a billboard. The town does not have an ordinance concerning bill booards. For signage in county or state roads the responsible government body needs to be contacted.

A letter will be sent to Martin Ross, owner of the land upon which the town hall sits. The proposal is for the town to pay for survey costs to subdivide the lot from the adjoining acreage. This is being investigated at this time because of Mr. Ross's age and uncertainty in the future.

Discussion about adding an outdoor flag pole. Motion by Sommers/Heil to purchase and install pole. Motion passed 3-0.

Permits: John Herschberger submitted a driveway and ERN permit. Motion approved.

Town will no longer issue driveway permits. The county high way department will issue permits and define engineering of the driveways. County will notify town of permit issuance. Motion by Heil/Sommers to enter agreement with county highway department to issue driveway permits. There is a $50 permit fee with the highway. Motion passed 3-0.

Road Maintenance: The DNR assessed the bridge over the Fox River on Kowald road. The county representatives were part of the assessment.

A quote was received from the county for $90,566.59 for repaving Vaugh Road from the bridge east. Motion made by Sommer/Heil to accept the March 23, 2016 bid. Motion passed 3-0.

Ambulance Service: With the relocation of the ambulance building in Pardeeville and Cambria, the new Cambria building is closer distance to the district than Pardeeville. There will be a public hearing on May 11, 2016 starting at 6:30 for public input on changing EMS providers. Each constituent will have 5 minutes for comment. The meeting will adjourn at 7:00 P.M. to start the monthly board meeting. Motion by Sommers/Heil to hold a public hearing concerning EMS coverage. Motion passed 3-0.

Recycling Center: Allen Hoover arranged for his son to supervise the center for the past 2 weeks. Mr Hoover will be returning this coming Saturday.

Roxanne Krueger discussed painting the town hall interior wainscoting. She will provide a quote for paint costs. Labor will be provided by town residents.

Board of Review is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 4:30 – 6:30 P.M. prior to the May town board meeting.

Meeting adjourned 8:45 P.M. Motion Heil/Sommers to adjourned meeting. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

March 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on March 9, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Nelvin Olsen, Assessor; Jerilyn Jerome, Pardeeville EMS; Mr Manthy, Pardeeville EMS; Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS Director; Joe DeBoer, Highway Department.

Pledge of Allegiance recited. Verified agenda was posted. P. Sommers will contact Mr Silva from the VFW about replacing the flag at the town hall.

Roll call was taken, all present. Minutes read from February meeting. Correction to minutes, P. Sommers went to Madison for the meeting on the distribution of Wind Turbine money not J. Heil. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as corrected. Motion passed 3-0.

The check from MATC has not been cashed. D. Jerred will follow up on payment. Brett Lietzow has a mobile home on property purchased in 2014. The mobile home is on registered in his name. D. Jerred working with attorney to get personal property tax paid and mobile home registration corrected.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for February 2016 is $246,602.92. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

March Payment of Bills presented. Total due for March is $28,483.91 Election working payment is included, legal bill from Bennett & Bennett included. Payment to Humane Society removed. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

The Humane Society contract for 2016 needs clarification for cost of animal pick-up. J. Nelson will follow up concerning contract payment.

Citizen Concerns: The county highway department issues driveway permits for several townships. Currently town of Scott controls permits and culvert requirements. Per Joe DeBoer, they do not send copies to the town. Copies are provided to the requester for submission to County for issuance of ERN. Motion by Heil/Sommers to change issuance of driveway permit to highway department. Motion will be voted upon at April Meeting.

Road Maintenance: The highway department will finish posting a 10 ton limit on town roads until the frost is out of the roads. Joe DeBoer discussed the advantages of posting roads class A, B, or C. For class C, the 10 ton limit must be substantiated. Class B roads have maximum of ½ load for the vehicle; for a 40 ton truck it is limited to a load of 20 ton. Class B roads should not interfere with normal agriculture traffic.

The state has Hwy 22 from hwy 51 to hwy 16 on the 6 year plan. The railroad is requesting a 5 year cycle on the 3 bridges in Columbia County. Currently the railroad has the right of way for the road bridges. The federal government will not fund bridges that are not owned by the municipality. Replacement of bridge on Englehart may be 15 years out. The town can apply for bridge funds for Kowald road over the Fox River in 2017. A quote was provided for adding 18” of gravel to the side of roads for $12,000.

The state legislature will not be voting on the change of wind turbine distribution of money. The 2017 budget is planning to have state aide divided 50/50 between county and town.

Letter will be sent to Lakes Gas about pick-up of propane tank. If no response, town will dispose of tank.

The Town Meeting will start at 6:30, April 13, 2016. The board meeting will follow.

Open Book is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.

Board of Review is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2016 from 4:30 – 6:30 P.M. prior to the May town board meeting.

Spring election is April 5, 2016. Election workers are scheduled for two shifts.

Meeting adjourned 8:01. Motion Heil/Sommers to adjourned meeting. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

February 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 10, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Cody Doucette, Cambria Fire Chief; Jim Williams, Cambria Village Board and Fire & Police Chair; Jill Kowald, Cambria EMS; Lori McConochie, Cambria EMS; Ashley Webb, Friesland First Responders; Linda Henning, Pardeeville EMS Director; Jerilyn Jerome, Pardeeville EMS; John Herschberger, Amos Herschberger, Caleb Opalewski.

Pledge of Allegiance recited. Verified agenda was posted.

Roll call was taken, all present. Minutes read from January meeting. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for January 2016 is $539,101.32. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

February Payment of Bills presented. Total due for February is $433,486.67. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills. Motion passed 3-0.

Friesland First Responders receive call simultaneous to Cambria EMS. 1st Responders are a non-transport agent to provide initial response and additional support.

Caleb Opalewski has contacted the DNR. They will send paperwork directly to J. Nelson to allow town road access to ATV/UTV routes.

Citizen concerns: Caleb Opalewski voiced concern with the culvert under Ross Road near Fenske. The road was repaired 2 years ago and the dip has returned. Is there a better foundation for the culvert that would last longer?

Permits: Amos Herschberger presented a building permit for a single family home on 70 ½ acres. The land owner is Amos Herschberger, the house owner will be John Herschberger. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve building permit. Motion passed 3-0. ERN and driveway permit will be submitted at later date.

Mark Laybourn submitted ERN and building permit with $60 permit fees. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve permits. Motion passed 3-0.

The board reviewed the fire department coverage between Pardeeville and Cambria. Cambria EMS has been asked to provide coverage for sections 4,5,6,7,8,9,16,17,19,20,21,28,29,30,31 and 32.The EMS association meeting is April. There has to be association member agreement. Per discussions with J. Nelson there is no buy in required by adding sections. John Heil will discuss cost to township according to equalized value for added sections.

Cambria is licensed as a basic EMT service. Pardeeville is licensed to IV Tech level. If Pardeeville runs a second crew for a second call, that crew may not be IV Tech rated. Cambria has no plans to upgrade to IV Tech license. Cambria covered 70 calls in 2015. They have paramedic agreements with Beaver Dam, Waupan and Divine Saviour.

Cambria Fire Department has some of the only grain bin rescue equipment in the county. They are training other departments in the use of Cambria equipment.

Road Maintenance: There is a Highway Safety Meeting on Friday at 9:30 A.M. There is a Highway Commission meeting on Monday at 7:00 P.M.

J. Nelson provided an article from the Wisconsin State Farmer newspaper concerning Amish buggy safety. State Lawmakers are working with the different Amish communities to set basic lighting requirements.

J. Nelson and J. Heil went to a Madison hearing on distribution of Wind Turbine money between the county and township. Currently 66% of funds go to the county with 33% to the township. A bill is being considered which changes that ratio to 50/50. Keith Ripp, State Representative, supports the reallocation. Per Representative Ripp, almost 100% of the wind turbine revenue goes back into the township roads.

There is discussion at the state level to increase sales tax by ½%. Currently the state has a 5% sales tax, Columbia County ½% for a total of 5.5%.

Adams Columbia Electric requested a blanket agreement for road access. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve blanket agreement. Motion passed 3-0.

The State Supreme Court primary will be Tuesday, February 19th. Election works are confirmed for two shifts. The Spring Election will be April 5, 2016.

The Treasurers Audit will be moved to the March agenda.

The March meeting will be March 9, 2016 at 6:30 P.M. at the Scott Town Hall.

Meeting adjourned 8:07. Motion Heil/Sommers to adjourned meeting. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

January 13, 2016 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 13, 2016. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:35 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Stewart Burns, Jeanne Burns, Linda Henning, Pardeeville Ambulance; Jerilyne Jerome, Pardeeville Ambulance; Caleb Opalewski, John Herschberger, and Amos Herschberger.

Roll call was taken, all present. Verified postings of agenda. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept agenda as presented. Motion approved 3-0. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Minutes read from December meeting.. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for December 2015 is $451,141.11. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

January Payment of Bills presented. Total due for January is $236,447.07. Allen Hoover will be plowing the recycling center. $20 for snow fall below 4” and $30 for snow fall above 4”. J Nelson has a signed contract with Allen Hoover for 2016 as the recycling center supervisor. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay bills . Motion passed 3-0.

Caleb Opalewski requested that Town of Scott open select township roads for UTV and ATV travel to connect a route between Buffalo Co/Marquette Co/Columbia Co. The township needs to make a request to the DNR to open town roads or a portion of the roads to UTV/ATV usage. Cortland Township is open to UTV/ATV use. Board has OK'd Mr Opalewski to start paperwork with DNR.

Permits: Mervin Bontrager submitted a driveway permit for ag use. An ERN will be issued. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve permit. Motion passed 3-0.

Jeanne and Stewart Burns presented survey map to subdivide existing homestead from farm land. The home is over 100 years old. It will be a lot of 2 acres. There is no requirement for deed restriction on balance of acreage. It meets the current interim land use ordinance. Motion by Sommers/Heil to accept subdivision. Motion passed 3-0.

John Herschberger and Amos Herschberger presented a building permit for a single family home on 15 to 25 acres with the balance of the acreage under 35 acres deed restricted but still under ownership of Amos Herschberger. The board does not have a precedence of deed restriction on separate ownership land. Board denied permit at this time. Will reconsider after discussion with lawyer. It is estimated that a land survey for subdivision will be $600-$800. J Nelson will speak with Grothman and lawyer about proposal.

The board reviewed the fire department coverage between Pardeeville and Cambria. J Nelson has the agreements from both departments and the sections for Town of Scott covered by each Fire Department.

EMS coverage. Two representatives from Pardeeville EMS were present. No representatives from Cambria were at meeting. Board discussed record keeping concerns with Pardeeville EMS.

Pardeeville EMS has EMT's certified as IV techs. They can start IV's and administer medication (ex. Diabetics/drug overdose). Pardeeville must be out within 5 minutes of receiving the call. They are working on staffing a second crew with no pay unless they are called,. This will allow double ambulance service.

Medicade/Medicare pays 41% of cost for 2015/2016. In 2017 they are discussing reducing payment to 31% of cost.
John Heil to talk to Cambria/Friesland EMS about attending the February meeting.

Road Maintenance: J Nelson has signed the PASER rating paperwork.

Adams Columbia Electric Co has requested a blanket highway access permit for 2016. Will be added to February agenda.

The District 6 meeting for the Towns Association is March 4, 2016. Registration will done during the February meeting.

The financial audit will be conducted at the February meeting.

The next meeting will be February 10, 2016 starting at 6:30. Meeting adjourned 8:20. Motion Heil/Sommers to adjourned meeting. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

December 9, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 9, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:40 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, and Clerk Renee Wendt. There were no guests

Roll call was taken, all present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Motion by Heil/Sommers to approve the agenda. Minutes read. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for November 2015 is $226,403.81. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

December Payment of Bills presented. Total due for December is $28,352.41. Kate Schaper is declining her payment for representation on the Ordinance Committee. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay bills . Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Survey map received from Grothman and Associates for parcel division of Burns land. Board requested representation at the January meeting from Burns family.

Nelson discussed the horse manure left on the roads with DeYoung (County Board Representative) and Ripp (State Representative). The township has no legal authority to restrict Amish actions. An officer of the law must see a horse defecate to issue a citation. The Amish have won all court cases when restrictions have been placed upon their community.
Road Maintenance: Nelson to contact Matt at the High Department about the Township Road Assessment. Nelson had signed and given the paperwork to Joe DeBoer. Per email from Matt, the paperwork had not been submitted.

Scott Township is limited to levy of $74,388. The 2016 Budget has been adjusted to comply with the levy limit. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve budget.

A one year contract will be given to Allen Hoover to manage the recycling center. The contact is for $2030.00 and metal recycling by Mr. Hoover. Motion by Sommers/Heil to extent contract for 2016-2017 calender year to Allen Hoover for recycling center supervisor. Motion passed 3-0.

Records are to be checked for billing by Sunny Ridge Farms for snow removal. Allen Hoover has salt for recycling center. He will be asked to quote snow removal.

John Heil to request Cambria EMT representative to come to January board meeting. Agenda item to discuss change in section coverage from Pardeeville Ambulance to Cambria Ambulance. Jim Nelson will attend Pardeeville Ambulance meeting December 10, 2015.

Payment of extra meeting by board members was discussed. The board members are to keep a written log of meeting attended for payment. This log excludes monthly board meetings.

Paperwork received from County for Memorandum of Use for SVRS services. These are services provided by the county related to elections and voter registration Motion by Heil/Sommers to sign MOU for 2016 and related costs.

Crawford Oil delivered and installed a refurbished LP tank. The township purchased the tank. The tank serial number is #961504.

The District 6 meeting will be held on March 4, 2016 in Juneau. Registration to be addressed during January meeting..

The next meeting will be January 13, 2016 starting at 6:30. Meeting adjourned 8:05. Motion Sommers/Heil to adjourned meeting. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt – Clerk, Town of Scott

November 11, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November 11, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Bill Dreyer, Scott representative to Pardeeville Fire Department; Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department; Tom Borgkvist , PAFPD; Lynn Thorton, Scott representative to Pardeeville Ambulance, Bob Abrath, Pardeeville Ambulance, Linda Henning, Pardeeville Ambulance, Jerilyn Jerome, Pardeeville Ambulance, Randy Hoffman, and Murf Schaper.

Roll call was taken, all present. Minutes read. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for October 2015 is $137,254.23 The October checks have not been deposited. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

November Payment of Bills presented. Total due for November is $11,195.92. Don Jerred provided a n ordinance form 2007 adopted by the town board that exempts the township from purchasing a bond for the tax collector. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Bill Dreyer noted that Amish buggies would be differentiated from motor vehicles by having flashing lights. Don DeYoung, country representative and Keith Ripp, State Representative have been meeting with Sheriff Richards department and the local Bishop0 concerning buggy safety.

Permits: Randy Hoffman presented a certified survey for subdividing a 9.11 acre homestead from 62 acres of agricultural land. Heil/Sommers motion to approve subdivision. Motion passed 3-0.

Grothman and Associates also sent the certified survey for Mark Laybourn. The land is being divided from agricultural land into 2 2- acre lots. The original homestead is on lot 1. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approved certified survey map. Motion passed 3-0.

Road Maintenance: The board developed a two year plan for Vaughn Road. This is 1 ½ miles of road. There is a county ELRIP grant program that the township has not applied for in past years. A quote was received from the County Highway Department for $181,081.06. Dale Reichhoff is preparing a quote for submission to private road companies.

The cost to finish the seal coat on Kowald road is $12,196.40

How the County Aide program worked was discussed and what percentage of the work is used by the matching aide.

Tom Borgkvist, Pardeeville Fire Department; presented a plan to purchase a new fire truck. The new truck will replace a 1992 Peterbilt. Currently the Village of Pardeeville will underwrite the load. The interest rate is not known. The truck will have a life-time warrenty on the underbody and the paint. The tank is constructed of a polymer. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to proceed with the purchase. Motion passed 3-0.

Lynn Thornton, Pardeeville EMS stated that currently 3 townships have passed the 2016 budget. Two served entities have vetoed the budget and one entity abstained. The ambulance board did not make changes to the budget presented during the October meeting. Bob Abrath, current treasurer for the Ambulance Committee discussed the voiced concerns of leadership and the billing company. Jerilyn Jerome stated that the Pardeeville EMS has higher training levels and capabilities than Cambria EMS. Her parents live in Scott township and she is concerned about the township changing service to Cambria from Pardeeville. Currently medicaid reimburses $380 per run and private insurance pays $775. The medicaid reimbursement does not cover costs. The townships have contacted Tammy Baldwin about the shortage of medicaid.

There was extensive discussion about the lack of information related to billing. Specifically the timing of bills submitted and when they are paid or denied. The lack of detail concerning runs and record keeping. Motion by made by Heil/Sommers to not accept the 2016 budget and not accept the full year coverage of service with its related payment. Motion passed 3-0.

2016 Budget. With the increases in the budget for EMS and fire department, there may be a levy limit restricting the increase in the 2016 budget. The levy limit worksheet is due to the State by Dec. 15. It will be completed prior to the December meeting for the final budget approval.

Murf Schaper contacted a number of suppliers of used propane tanks. The town is able to purchased a refurbished tank for between $800 and $850. Bill Dreyer will check on one he has seen near Coloma. Motion by Heil/Sommers to purchase a 500 gallon tank with a purchase limit of $850. Motion passed 3-0.

The next meeting will be December 9, 2015 starting at 6:30..

The meeting adjourned at 8:50 P.M..

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

October 14, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on October 14, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Bill Dreyer, Scott representative to Pardeeville Fire Department; Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Department; Tom Borgkvist , PAFPD; Joe DeBoer, Columbia County Highway Supervisor; Chris Hardy, Columbia County Highway Commissioner; Murf Schaper, Lynn Horton, Scott representative to Pardeeville Ambulance.

Roll call was taken, all present. Minutes read. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for September 2015 is $125,166.51 Highway Aid was received in early October for $19,734. It will be shown in the October financial report. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

October Payment of Bills presented. Total due for October is $8,324.02. This includes $120 for Clark Buchannan covering shortage from previous payments. The difference between contracts bi-monthly payment and the full contract amount. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: Burns fire number has changed. A new sign has been ordered. J. Nelson to discuss cost of sign with Pat Baggins from county Emergency Management. This department changed the number.

Permits: Phil Sommers submitted a building permit for N8164 Warnke Road. Motion Sommers/Heil to accept building permit. Motion passed 3-0.

Randy Hoffman submitted a driveway permit for a field north of Barden Road. He will be selling 10 acres with the homestead on Barden. The driveway will be an agricultural access. Motion Heil/Sommers to accept driveway permit. Motion passed. 3-0.

Chris Hardy and Joe DeBoer from the County Highway department attended the meeting. Mr Hardy discussed the bridge replacement needs for the county. The state will replace the bridge on County M first. Changes by the railroad have delayed the planning. This has pushed the repaving plans to 2017 for north of the bridge to County Line Road. The three remaining bridges are County A, Inglehart in Scott Township and Sterk Road in Randolph Township. No plans are being made until County M bridge has been defined. All four bridges will transfer from the railroad to the county or township. They are similar construction bridges.

Gravel work has been completed on Inglehart and Vaughn.

The county has a TRIP (town road improvement program) grant application for road work. Scott Township has not been applying for the TRIP grant. J Nelson will work with J. DeBoer and C Hardy on application process.
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The board discussed posting of weight limit signs at the Inglehart bridge. The sign is needed closer to the southern intersection to redirect traffic from the 5 ton bridge.

An additional meeting will be scheduled with Town Supervisors and Highway staff to address weight limit signage on township roads. Excessive weight travel caused the two roads to crumble this past spring.

Pardeeville Fire Department has increased the town portion of the budget to $13,274.88 for 2016. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept the 2016 budget portion. Motion passed 3-0.
Pardeeville Fire has a bid for a new fire truck at $520,000. The total price is reduced by $25,000 for the truck to be used as a demo. There is a two year build time after signing of contract. The truck will have a customized cab with roll-over protection. A jaws of life will be mounted on the front bumper and used for accident calls.

Lynn Thornton discussed the 2016 Pardeeville Ambulance budget. The Scott Town apportionment is $12,459.20. The board is not in favor of the budget unless a new billing company is hired and new management is put in place. Motion by Heil/Sommers to reject budget until a new director and a new billing company are hired.

The next Land Use meeting is Wednesday October 21, 2015.

The Columbia Count Towns Association Meeting is October 27, 2015.

The November meeting will be held on November 11, 2015 at 6:30 P.M.

Meeting adjourned 7:56 P.M.

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

September 8, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 8, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Bill Dreyer and Ron Abitz, Silver Tree Logging.

Roll call was taken, all present. Minutes read as corrected. Correction made to paragraph #8. Motion made … was replaced with:.. Agricultural driveway is at location requested by driveway permit. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. The closing balance for August 2015 is $236,833.11. There is a check variance on check #3050 of $0.30. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

September Payment of Bills presented. Total due for September is $108,766.66 this includes $35.00 to pay the ACEC bill for September which has not been received. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: None.

Road Maintenance: Gravel has not been completed.

Joe DeBeor is the new Highway Department Supervisor. The Highway Commissioner will be invited to the October meeting to discuss Highways and Bridges.

Ron Abitz, Silver Tree Logging submitted a proposal for tree trimming on township easements at road. His company has liability insurance. They will notify the land owner prior to starting work. They will chip small brush and limbs. They will haul away lumber at no cost to the township. Their work hours will be 7:30-3:00. In dense areas they will spray paint trees to cut at the fence line. In some areas yellow ribbons will be used. Land owners may contact Ron Abitz at 920-319-1704 if they would live some logs for firewood. Any person taking logs or firewood will be contacted by the sheriff.. Trees will be removed that are in the easement of 33 feet from the center line. Trees will be cut to the ground and sprayed with Spike, a herbicide to kill the tree to the root.

The contact ends dates are not defined. Silver Tree Logging will be starting at Newell road and County Line and stopping at County E. There will be no tree cutting in front of land owners home. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept the tree cutting proposal from Silver Tree Logging. Motion passed 3-0.

A letter was received from CCSSTC requesting financial support from the township for bicycle signs. The board will take no action on the request.

The next Land Use meeting is Wednesday September 15, 2015. The town assessor spoke with the committee at the August meeting.

A contract has been offered to Allen Hoover for the balance of 2015 to run the recycling center.

A waiver for the Uniform Dwelling Code pertaining to Amish properties was received.

A contract was received from Nelvin Olson for 2016-2017. The assessment contract has increased to $6500 per year plus expenses. Motion by Heil/Sommers to accept contract. Motion passes 3-0.

Bill Dreyer stated that the Pardeeville Fire Department is quoting a new tanker. The PFD budget fell short of $6000 in 2015.

The next meeting will be on October 14, 2015 at 6:30 PM.

Meeting adjourned at 8:02 P.M. Motion by Sommers/Heil passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

August 12, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on August 12, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:38 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred and guests Mark Laybourn, representative from Grothman and Assoc.,Janice Jahnke and Kate Schaper.

Roll call was taken. Clerk R. Wendt not in attendance. Minutes taken by Heil and Sommers.

The July minutes were read by J. Heil.. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to approve minutes as presented. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. Board discussed the cost differential between Advanced Disposal and Badger Disposal. The monthly billing is dependent upon the number of pick-ups. July had 5 pick-ups. Advanced Disposal charges $225 per pick-up and $53 for 3 ton. The billing from Badger Disposal did not breakdown pick-up cost and tonnage weight. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

August Payment of Bills presented. Total due for August is $12,187.50. Board to ask Nelvin Olson about payment of leased land property to County Treasurer. Chairman Nelson to discuss county standards for ERN signs with Hepler. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: None.

Mark Laybourn presented a lot proposal prepared by Grothman and Assoc. adjacent to the existing farmhouse. A variance is being requested to allow a home be built on a 2 acre lot that will later be combined with the original lot when the existing homestead at N9341 is destroyed, this is termed a sunset clause. At the destruction of the original homestead, a new certified survey will be done combining the two-2 acre lots into one 4 acre lot.

Janice Jahnke submitted a driveway permit for parcel #622, a 40 acre agricultural field. Motion made by Sommers to approve driveway permit. Motion passed. 3-0.

Road maintenance – The highway department provided breakdown of charges for work done for Town of Scott January 1, 2015 to August 10, 2015. Snow removal during that time totaled $35,586.15. Murf Schaper will review the report per Kate Schaper.

Delmar Slager's wife called John Heil stating that Delmar will not return as supervisor of the recycling center. This verbal resignation is effective immediately. A request was received from Allen Hoover to assume position of supervisor of the recycling center. J. Heil recommended a trial period through 2015 with mentoring by J. Heil. Motion by J. Heil to allow A. Hoover until the end of the year with ability to remove scrap at $167.17 per month. D. Slager needs to remove his trailer. Motion passed 3-0.

R. Wendt to write letter accepting resignation from D. Slager.

The next meeting will be on September 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM.

Meeting adjourned at 7:42 P.M. Motion by Sommers/Heil passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

July 8, 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on July 8, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:58 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heil and Philip Sommers, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Murf Schaper, Diane Laybourn and Mark Laybourn.

Roll call was taken. Treasurer D. Jerred not in attendance.

The June minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as presented. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was presented. Closing balance for June 2015 is $197,648.70 State Fire Dues were received. Fire dues will be paid out in August. The Columbia County Highway Aide Account was paid $12,418. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

The total payment of bills for July is $9,737.74. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: None.

Mark Laybourn presented a building permit to build a home on 2 acres adjacent to the existing farmhouse built prior to 1977. The house would share the driveway with the current house and have a driveway easement. Diane Laybourn owns 53 acres. She is deeding acreage to her son. Mark will contact the bank and a surveyor to define the lot size and location.

Road maintenance – Murf Schaper requested the total cost for snow removal for winter 2014-2015.

John Heil had contacted the county about posting weight limit signs on township roads prior to the spring thaw. The County stated they would not be posting weight limit signs. Prior to direction being given to the county, by the town board, two road sections blew out prior to the thaw. For reference, and empty semi truck and trailer weigh 15 ton.

Heil/Nelson contacted the county for cost of mowing. No quotation was received.

The Land Use Committee is using the Fountain Prairie Township ordinance as a model.

Delmar Slager is not able to fulfill the duties of dump supervisor. J. Nelson will talk with Delmar about the concerns.

Training for municipal budget development is offered through the extension system. $28 is proposed for on-line training. Motion by Heil/Sommers to allocate funds for training. Motion passed 3-0.

The next meeting will be on August 12, 2015 at 6:30 PM.

Meeting adjourned at 8:05 P.M. Motion by Sommers/Heil passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

June 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on June 10, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:38 P.M. Present were Supervisors John Heill and Philip Sommers, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Mark Linde, Clear Choice Real Estate Services, LLC; Tim Buss, Greg Jones, Murf Schaper, and Dale Reichhoff.

Roll call was taken.

The May minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

Treasurer D Jerred summited the financial report. Closing balance for May 2015 is $218,685.72 New checks need to be ordered. Discussion of placing text of “valid for 90 days” on the checks. Per discussion with D Jerred and the bank, the check will be paid by the bank after 90 days from issue. Decision to not place additional text on checks. Motion made by Heil/Sommers to accept financial report as submitted. Mtion passed 3-0.

The total payment of bills for June is $10,644.09. Motion made by Sommers/Heil to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Delmar Slager resumed dump management on June 6, 2015. His contract runs through December 2015.

Citizen Concerns: None.

Greg Jones looking for approval to purchase 16.77 acres of land with the intent to subdivide 3 acres with a home and sell and keep the balance of 13.77 acres agricultural. Proposal to place a deed restriction on the agricultural land. Motion by Sommers/Heil to approve subdivision of lot 530.01 to a 3 acre lot with house and remaining land will remain agricultural with a deed restriction on the agricultural land restrcting it from being combined with other lots to make 35 acres for a new home site. Motion passed 3-0.

Dale Reichhoff is works with townships as a consultant for road maintenance. His fees are $20/hour and $0.51 per mile. The plan will be for the Town Board to drive the township roads with Mr. Reichhoff . Best road assessment time is winter/early spring. The budget for 2016 is set in November 2015. Bids can go out in late 2015 with returned bids by March 2016.

Mr Reichhoff voiced problems other townships have had with Northeasat Asphalt. Testing has shown levels of regrind that are above the accepted content levels. The roads have been failing during hot temperatures.

Motion by Heil/Sommers to use Dale Reichhoff as a highway consultant. Drive will be done during the week in the morning. Motion passed 3-0.

There will be two mowings by the highway department this summer.

John Heil was contacted by Peter DeBoer about purchasing a lot in the Portage Prairie Cemetary on Inglehart Road. Per discussion there are no records available for open lots in the closed cemetary. There is a concern of unmarked graves. The board will not be opening the cemetary for additional lot sales or burials.

The Land Use Committee has met twice. There are three options under consideration. 1. Adopt Interim Land Use as permanent, 2. Join County Zoning, 3. Draft a new ordinance.

The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for July 8, 2015. Starting time of 6:30 P.M. with the regular board meeting following.

Meeting adjourned at 8:01 P.M. Motion by Heil/Sommers passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town of Scott , clerk

May 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on May 13, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Present were Supervisor John Heill, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Scott Hewitt, Grothman & Assoc.; Mark Linde, Clear Choice Real Estate Services, LLC; Tim Buss, Greg Jones, Jeff Jones, Richard Schaper, Philip Sommers, Jim Vilstrap, First Weber Realty.

Roll call was taken.

The April minutes were read. Motion made by Nelson/Heil to approve minutes as corrected during reading. Number 4 is replaced with a $ in the road maintenance bid. Motion passed 2-0.

Treasurer D Jerred summited the financial report. Closing balance for April 2015 is $248,171.32 Bridge aide received from county in February 2015 was $3,428.59.

The total payment of bills for May is $29,590.75. Motion made by Nelson/Heil to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 2-0.

Citizen Concerns: None.

Greg Jones and Jeff Jones want to purchase agricultural land from a buyer who purchased 16.77 acres on October 5, 2006. Scott Hewitt from Grothman discussed the proposal to subdivide the existing acreage. A home build prior to 1977 is on the acreage. The proposal is to subdivided the land with 3 acres going with the home and the balance of the 13.77 acres will remain agricultural.

The board and guests discussed deed restrictions on the balance of the 13.77 acres. The planned sale closing date is June 30, 2015. The Land Use Ordinance Committee has a meeting scheduled for May 18th. A response will be given to Scott Hewitt by May 20, 2015. Mr Hewitt will provide a sample deed restriction from Town of Fountain Prairie.

A building permit was received from Cindy Zook for a porch addition. Building Permit approved 2-0. An ERN request was received from Joel Staveness. ERN permit approved 2-0.

Matt Quade requested a building permit in 2014. Permit was given. Mr. Quade needs to submit an ERN application.

Delmar Schlager has a doctor appointment on May 20, 2015 for release to drive. If Delmar is not able to return as of the 1st Saturday in June, he will be released from the contract with the town as dump supervisor.

Judd Neef, speaking with John Heil at the dump, recommeded adding a metal dumpster for recycling of metal by the town. Currently Delmar's contract allows him to sell the scrap metal and aluminum.

Appointment of Supervisor
Two town residence members presented themselves for consideration by the board to fill the vacant supervisor position. Mr Murf Schaper and Mr Philip Sommers. Both men introduced themselves. Mr. Schaper has a written introduction. Mr Sommers told about his background and town involvement. A ballot vote was taken. Philip Sommers was appointed to fill the balance of the supervisor term. Mr, Sommers was seated in the supervisor position for the balance of the meeting.

The state will not be providing the road rating paperwork. This needs to be printed out from the state website and will be completed with the supervisors and Highway Department Manager.

Discussion was held on the county aide reimbursement. Renee needs to select a meeting date to discuss the program with the Highway Department Manager and the board.

Lynn Bradley is Chairperson of the Land Use Committee. Currently the committee has four members one more may be needed. The next meeting is Monday, May 18th.

A new signature authorization card is needed for the bank. The three supervisors and treasurer will be authorized to sign checks.

Bids were reviewed from the county for road work on Vaugh Road. A bid for $55,604.02 was received. Motion passed 3-0.

MurfSchaper recoommended using a highway consultant. His experience is that the county highway department is not the lowest service provider..

Next meeting will be June 10, 2015.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M. Motion by Sommers/Heil passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt

April 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on April 8, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Supervisor Jeff Bump, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Earl Bontrager, John Schlabach, Don Nichols; County Highway Department, Pat Morgan, Mark Sturdevant and Tammy Sturdevant.

Roll call was taken.

The March minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The total payment of bills for April is $25,415.37. Motion made by Heil/Bump to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Citizen Concerns: J. Nelson received 4-5 calls concerning brush cutting. The cut work and downed brush/branches look awful. Per Pat Cadigan, current plan are to leave the brush/branches cut and will run over the debris with mowers. A concern was voiced that the upside bank will not be mowed to break down the brush.
What is the current statusof the project? ( The machine was rented for 3 weeks, there is one week left . Trimming ins being done on N-S roads)
There is a concern about the current fences that are in the right away.
Direction is to be given to stop at the current fence line even if in the right away. Do not cut down small christmas trees. There is no trimming in front of homes. Per highway department, The right of ways in Scott Township are the worst in the county.
Discussion about alerting property owners of future trimming. 1. Post card mailing ( estimated cost $350-$500). 2. mowing notification with the email system and website. 3. Information included with tax bill.

Motion by Bump/Heil to put update of bush trimming and future intentions of trimming and current news type items on the website. Motion passed 3-0.

Pat Morgan provided pictures of brush cut in front of Glacier Valley Campgrounds. Measurements were taken from the center of the road with cut distances ranging from 36 feet to 39 feet. The pictures show that the brush has filled the run-off area on the upside of the drive way culvert.

Earl Bontrager submitted a building permit for a residence at N9931 Newell Road. He purchased 40 acres in April 2005. He sold 15 acres in March of 2006. A small house was built in 2006. He need to replace the current house with a larger home. The current house will be converted to a shop.

Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve the building permit for N9931 Newell Roead for a new home with the conversion of the current home to a non-living quarters shop/shed. Motion passed 3-0.

Enos Miller submitted a building permit for a shed at W2594 Ross Road. Motion carried 3-0.

Mark Sturdevant owns 3.59 acres north of Cnty E. The lot was subdivided and purchased in 1996. Motion was made to approve a building permit for lot #2 consisting of 3.59 acres, which was subdivided prior to implementation of the Interim Land Use ordinance in May 2006, Motion carried 3-0.

2014 Profit Loss Summary was presented. The expenditures for 2014 exceeded income by $25,946.18. Comparing the budget line items the expenditures for each line item is in line with the budget. An additional $6209 was spent on culvert repair for 2014 which will receive matching grant from the County in 2015. The balance of the deficit is related to tax receipts for 2014 received in 2013.

Road Maintenance. Two quotes were received for repairs to Vaugh Road and Inglehart. Current quotes exceed the 2015 budget. New bids are needed for shorter section of road repair. Motion made to accept the bid dated 4-6-2015 for Inglehart Road from County Line to Town Line of 4109,308.05. Motion passed 3-0

Motion by Bump/Heil to budget $1500 for a good Windows compatible computer with printer, case, financial software and MS Office Suite. Motion passed 3-0.

Land Use Ordinance Committee will have meetings on Mondays or Thursdays. The first meeting will be April 20th.

Jeff Bump submitted resignation from board. This will be affective April 10, 2015.

Next meeting will be May 13, 2015. The Open Book will be from 4:30-6:30 prior to board meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M.

Discussion with Chairperson J. Nelson after meeting adjournment. The payment list for April will be ammended to include payment to J. Bump for meetings and wages. Additionally, election inspector wages and milage for R. Wendt will added to payment list. Bills from Lake Gas and Advanced Disposal will be added. Total April payments will be $27,495.24.

March 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on March 11, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:30 P.M. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Supervisor Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and guests Mark Cross and Nelvin Olson

Roll call was taken.

The Februaryminutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 3-0.

The financial report was submitted by D. Jerred. Ending balance as of February 28, 2015 is $270,201.43. Motion made by Heil/Bump to accept report as submitted. Motion passed 3-0.

The total payment of bills for March is $21,219.08. Motion made by Heil/Bump to pay the bills as shown on the payment list. Motion passed 3-0.

Mark Cross submitted a building permit for 2 agricultural buildings. Motion by Bump/Heil to accept application. Motion passed 3-0.

Nelvin Olson discussed dates for the Open Book meeting and Board of Review. The Open Book is scheduled for Wednesday April 29, 2015 from 4:00-6:00 P.M. Board of Review is scheduled for Wednesday May 13, 2015 from 4:30-6:30 P.M. The regular town meeting will follow the Board of Review.

The state has proposed consolidating assessor function at the county level with a county wide assessor. The WI Towns Association opposes the idea. The tax listers are not in favor of the proposal. Current discussion has the county assessment to be $20/parcel on a yearly basis. The township has approximately 1000 parcels. This would be an annual cost of $20,000 for the town. Current contract is $6000 per year. A full assessment is not done on a yearly basis. Nelvin Olson recommended contacted State Representatives for further questions and to voice opposition to state proposal.

Motion made by Bump to go on record opposing a county wide assessment and review and we urge the legislature to remove the plan from the state budget. Heil 2nd motion. Motion carried unanimously.

A concern from received from Mrs Barden on Crown road about sod being thrown up against her picket fence by the road crew during snow removal. Pat Cadigan has been contacted and stated that the crew should correct situation when noted.

A letter has been sent to the Committee for Land Use Ordinance to determine regular meeting dates.

The Supervisors met with the WI Towns Association lawyer at the regional meeting. Per the lawyer, Columbia County can only apply zoning to water quality related issues. From the County Zoning Committee meeting, the three parcels of Glacier Valley Campgrounds will be consolidated to One. Per law the county does not have the authority to constrain camp ground operations.

Mrs Barden on Crown Road voiced concern at the County meeting about the camp ground expansion. She is concerned about noise. She was not aware of the town meeting when expansion plans were discussed. The expansion was a posted agenda item. No further steps are to be taken.

A contract was received from Clark Buchanan for two years of mowing at the cemeteries. Motion by Bump/Heil to accept the 2 year contact. New contract is for $3000. This represents a 4% increase from $2800 for the 2013-2014 mowing season.

Membership with the WI Utility Tax Association was discussed and rejected.

Motion by Bump/Heil to adjourn meeting. Motion passed 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M.

The next town meeting is Wednesday April 8, 2015 at 6:30 P.M.

February 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 11, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:38 P.M. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call was taken.

The January minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Nelson to approve minutes as read. Motion passed 2-0.

The financial report was submitted by D. Jerred. Ending balance as of January 31, 2015 is $509,984.33. Motion made by Heil/Nelson to accept report as submitted. Motion passed 2-0. The total payment of bills for February is $12,131.96. The February disbursements for the five schools and Columbia County is not available at this time. Motion made by Nelson/Heil to pay the bills as shown on the payment list and the five schools and county when totals are provided. Motion passed 2-0.

An application was received from Schaper's for an ERN sign with payment. Motion by Heil/Nelson to accept application. Motion passed 2-0.

Snow removal for the February 9th snow was good. No additional concerns from last meeting.

The Haz Mat contract was received from the County. Motion by Nelson/Heil to sign contract and pay fee for county to provide Haz Mat service to Scott Township. Motion passed. 2-0.

The 2015 contract from the Humane Society was received and reviewed. The township has a yearly contract of $510.00 with additional fees of $30 per animal and $50 regular business hours travel fee and $80 for after hours travel fee for pick-up. The pick-up fee includes one pet fee. Motion by Heil/Nelson to accept the contract. Motion passed 2-0.

The Wisconsin Towns Association meeting is February 27th in Juneau, WI. Registration was made for three supervisors.

Concerning discussion for Glacier Valley Camp Ground with the attorney of WTA, the County Board has authority over 1000 feet from the pond. Attorney Bennett recommended staying with the current set of parcels and not contend to separate parcels for jurisdiction purposes. The Columbia County Zoning Meeting is March 3rd.

The 2014 financial audit was conducted. One check was not cashed from 2014. The check will be voided and amount added to current balances.

The meeting adjourned at 8:15 P.M.

The next town meeting is Wednesday March 11, 2015 at 6:30 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted
Renee Wendt - Clerk

January 2015 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 14, 2015. The meeting was called to order by Chairman J. Nelson at 6:35 P.M. Also present were Supervisors Jeff Bump and John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Tim Raymond, Cambria-Friesland Superintendant, Pat Cadigan, Columbia County Highway Department, Richard and Diane Chandler, Glacier Valley Campground.

Roll call was taken.

The December minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve minutes. Motion passed 3-0.

The treasurers report was submitted by D. Jerred. Ending balance as of December31, 2014 is $529,825.19. A payment of $256.49 was received from the Columbia County Treasurer for special assessment and interest related to a “water” assessment made in 2013 for Jean and Micheal Lynch. Jamie Stancer provided the detail of water in the “other” category on the tax bill. Total payment of bills for January is $294,497.89. This includes payments to the Columbia County Treasurer, Cambria-Friesland School, Pardeeville School, Markesan School and two technical colleges. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve the financial report. Motion passed 3-0.

Motion made by Bump/Heil to adjust the agenda moving items 6,9 and 12 ( Cambria-Friesland Referendum, Road Maintenance, Other) ahead in the agenda. Motion passed. 3-0.

The final brush removal was not completed in 2014. Approximately $14,000 of the 2014 budget was allocated for brush removal. The county plan is to do the brush removal in March 2015. One more mowing will be conducted during the summer. An additional mow will be added if required due to high growth.

Road clearing specifications were discussed

A meeting is scheduled with the railroad concerning the bridge on Inglehart. Latest discussion is for the railroad to redo the bridges and then hand over to the township. Currently county patrol trucks clear the bridge. It can not take the weight of the standard snow plow. Sand is applied after the bridge is cleared.

Richard and Diane Chandler, new proprietor of Glacier Valley Camp attended the meeting to introduce themselves and tell of development plans for the campground. Currently the grounds has 60 sites, 10 of them primitive, the balance with electricity and water. In the next 5 years they plan to expand to 180 sites. The grounds sits on 44 acres with 3 out houses and a shower building. The first building phase includes adding a ¾ acre pond with a depth of 4 ½ feet at the center and wading depth at perimeter. Per county regulations 15% of the sites can be cabins. A request was made for a liquor/wine license. A referendum vote is required for a change to the current legal standing of a dry township.

The board extensively discussed the county regulations and application of county jurisdiction withing 1000 feet of the stream (navigable waterway). The Scott Town Board believes that the county jurisdiction is restricted to 300 feet from the river.

A motion was made by J Bump concerning the County Board Conditional Use Permit to accept the permit prepared by Columbia County with the following exceptions.
1. Town of Scott excludes and removes parcels 589.01 and 589.03 from this conditional use permit.
2. Town of Scott excludes and removes from the conditional use permit the southern portion of parcel 589.02 that is not with in 300 feet of the ordinary high water mark of navigable rivers and shores per the county Shoreland Wetland Protection ordinance chapter 5 section 16-5-10 (B).
3. The county will regulate the northern portion of section 589.02 that is with in the 300 feet zone defined above.
4. The owner shall comply with and obtain all necessary permits required by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

Motion carried 3-0.

J Bump to investigate the legal steps to be taken by the town for issuance of a liquor/wine license.

Recess for caucus of town nominees to town board positions at 9:10 P.M.
Debra Heil nominated the following persons for town board positions. Supervisor 1: J. Bump, Supervisor 2: J Heil, Chairperson: J Nelson, Treasurer: D Jerred, Clerk: R. Wendt.

Nomination paper work was received from each nominee.
The board meeting continued at 9:20.

A consent form from Adams-Columbia Electric Comp was received for assess to town land for line maintenance and tree trimming. Motion made by Heil/Bump to allow ACEC access to town land. Motion passed 3-0.

The state has passed husbandry rules concerning farm equipment weights on town roads. Motion made by Heil/Bump to accept option F for implementation of husbandry rules. Motion passed 3-0.

John Heil is replacing Delmar Slager at the town dump during his medical leave. John will make arrangements for snow removal and staffing are required.

Bump/Heil move to pay for four tickets to the Board of Review training on February 27th at the District #6 meeting in Juneau. Motion passed 3-0.

The next meeting is scheduled for February 11, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

Heil/Bump move to adjourn meeting at 9:55 P.M.

Submitted by Town Clerk, Renee Wendt

December 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 10, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Heil at 6:38P.M. Also present were Supervisor Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Kate Schaper, and Lynn Bradley.

Roll call was taken.

The November minutes were read. Motion made by Bump/Heil to approve minutes. Motion passed 2-0.

The treasurers report was submitted by D. Jerred. $7,500 was transferred to the checking account. Ending balance as of November 30, 2014 is $250,834.69. Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept financial report. Motion carried 2-0.

D Jerred read town meetings from the first town meeting in 1849.

State shared revenue (WE Energies) was deposited for $100,389.43. Received revenue was revised down by about $8000 from 2014 estimated amount. The 2015 budget includes the estimated state shared revenue of $108,017. If revenue performance of 2015 follows 2014, the town budget will be short $8000.

The payment list was read by the clerk. Total December payments are $37,381.68 This includes all payroll and social security/medicare payment. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to pay the December bills. Motion carried 2-0.

Ownership of Badger Disposal has changed to Advanced Disposal. Renee will contact Waste Management and Advanced to quote charges for refuse service.

Building permit received from Matt Quade for a garage/shed on recreational land on Liebke road. Motion to approve permit by Bump/Heil. Motion passed 2-0.

Kate Schaper recommended Two River Sign of Portage for ERN signs. The board will discuss ERN size in the January meeting. Renee will quote sign companies for costs.

The roads were not cleared after the last snow. Melting and freezing created hazardous road conditions. John Heil will contact Pat to come to the January meeting to discuss current criteria for snow removal.

A bid was received from Sunny Ridge Farm for snow removal at the dump and in front of town hall.

The membership for the ad hoc zoning committee was discussed. Currently three members at large have volunteered. Lynn Bradley, Kate Schaper and Dan Wendt will serve with Jeff Bump for the approximate 6 month committee. A fourth member is needed. J Bump motioned to establish the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to study land use ordinances. The major concern is potential development that needs some regulation. The ordinances proposed will be keeping with Scott Town values and address the 35 acre rule relating to small lots that existed
prior to 2006. The committee will recommend zoning with focus upon common sense values.

The contract for SVRS memorandum of understand (MOU) from the county was reviewed. The charge for county over site of the statewide voter registration system (SVRS) is $650 for 2015. Motion by Bump/Heil to accept the county contract. Motion passed. 2-0.

The town caucus will follow the regular town meeting on January 14, 2015. Motion by Bump/Heil to schedule the meeting. Motion passed. 2-0.

The annual financial audit will be conducted after the February 2015 meeting. Motion by Bump/Heil to schedule the meeting. Motion passed. 2-0..

The fire inspector identified three non compliance’s. Renee will purchase a light bulb for exit sign and single plug extension cord for voting machine. Kate Schaper to provide new fire extinguisher with current inspection..

A bill was received from the county treasurer for $17.48 for managed forest credit. Payment to be included with December bills.

Motion made by Bump/Heil to adjourn meeting at 8:28. Motion passed. 2-0.

Scott Town 2015 Budget Meeting

Meeting called to order at 8:40 by chairman J. Nelson.
2015 budget presented to board. Proposed budget had total revenue and expenses of $280,900. Budget review identified increases on expense lines 14, 22,23 and 29. $200 will be added to the budget for the Cambria library dispersed if requested.

Final 2015 budget has revenue and expense of $283,910.

Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve budgets defined after review. Motion passed 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

November 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November 12, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:30P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Jason Harper, Pardeeville Fire District, Bill Dryer, Scott representative to PFD, Terry and Barb Pulver, Richard and Kate Schaper, and Jim Vilstrup.

Roll call was taken.

The November minutes were read. Minutes were corrected to the month of the meeting in paragraph 1 and 3. In paragraph discussing addition of town of Pacific to the Pardeeville Fire District, the following information was added. Discussion was held on increase call volume from Pacific and impact on current staffing. Chief Wendt stated that increased calls would not impact current service. In the 12th paragraph a sentence is amended to say The county does not provide a warranty on their work, as stated by Bill Dryer. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve minutes as corrected.. Motion carried 3-0.

The treasurers report was submitted by D. Jerred. $21,000 was transferred to the checking account. Ending balance as of October 31, 2014 is $157,736.41. Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept financial report. Motion carried 3-0. State transportation aide deposited for $18,777.79.

The payment list was read by the clerk. Total November payments are $7308.77. A check to Columbia county clerk for pet licenses was signed with unknown total. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to pay the November bills. Motion carried 3-0.

ERN permit received from Adam Columbia Electric. John Heil will install post and sign at Dodge road substation. The size of ERN signs will be discussed during the December meeting.

Jason Harper, Pardeeville Fire District has been the fire inspector for 3 years. He has been experiencing resistance from some businesses for correction of fire code deviations. Businesses are not correcting items identified during inspection. Mr. Harper would like the option to issue citations to businesses when they do not comply in a timely manner to a violation of state fire codes. He proposes a minimum of $10 per day to no more than $100 per day. Township would be responsible for setting fine limits. Per state code, businesses must be inspected every 6 months. Campground stores and businesses need to be inspected. Dairy farms are personal property and not public businesses. Currently the State inspector comes in behind Mr Harper when a business does not comply. State citations are then issued. The board approves the issuance of citations. The fee structure will be defined at the December meeting. Fees will be received by the Township. Village of Pardeeville has citations written by R Hoege from Columbia County Sheriff department.

Rural Mutual Insurance does not cover bonding. The bill for Horton will be paid during the December meeting.

Terry Pulver has 28.25 acres which has been subdivided since 1979. Currently the land is defined as productive forest not agricultural.. A document was presented by Richard and Kate Schaper concerning the purchase contingent upon a building permit being issued for the 28.25 acres. County will need to approve changes to the current driveway due to the adjacent pond. Because the land is not tillable, because the use corresponds with Scott Town values, because the use is residential and not a prohibited use, because the site was created in 1979 before our ordinance was created, because the owners agree the site will not be subdivided or split in the future a motion was made by Bump/Heil to approve a request from T. Pulver to allow a single family home to be built on the 28.25 acres currently zoned Productive Forest; Motion passed 3-0.

Five people are needed for a Scott Town Plan Commission. The goal is to have a plan defined in 6 months. One commission member is a supervisor, the other four members are citizens of the town. A team is wanted for the December meeting.

Richard and Kate Schaper introduced themselves. They are the proprietors of Schaper Excavating and Petroleum located at the site of old Bills Garage.

John Heil attended the Friesland 1st Responder and fire department meeting. Heil stated that they are well managed. The fire department was over budget for 2014 and the 1st responders are under budget.

Per J. Heil, Columbia County Highway Department did not complete brush cutting that was contracted. Plans are in place to complete in December. The gravel base at the Town Dump was reviewed by the highway department. The base is in good condition. It is recommended that sand is spread during winter and not salt.

Jeff Stancer spoke with J. Nelson about continuing to provide snow removal services at town hall and the dump.

A per diem rate was discussed for supervisors and town appointees for meetings beyond monthly board meetings. The fire department and ambulance meetings are quarterly. A motion was made by Heil to pay volunteers to non-town board commissions a meeting rate of $30 per meeting. The supervisors/clerk/treasurer will receive a per diem of $30 per meeting to non-town board meetings. An amendment was made by Bump to pay the volunteer an additional $20 per meeting if an officer position is taken with the non-town commission. 2Nd by Heil Amendment passed 3-0. 2nd by Bump for original motion with amendment. Motion passed 3-0.

The next town meeting will be December 10, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 P.M. Motion carried 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

October 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 15, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:33P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Jesse Weaver, Sheriff candidate, Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Chief, Bill Dryer, Scott Town appointee to Pardeeville Fire District Board; and Pat Morgan, Glacier Valley Campground.

Roll call was taken.

The September minutes were read. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve minutes as read.. Motion carried 3-0.

The treasurers report was submitted by D. Jerred. $4,000 was transferred to the checking account. Balance forward for October 1, 2014 is $159,654.59. Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept financial report. Motion carried 3-0. State transportation aide received for $18,777.79. A bill was received from Horton for short term tax bond. Previously Horton has been paid in 2009/2011/2013. J. Nelson will contact Rural Mutual Insurance to see the tax bond coverage is included with their coverage.

The payment list was read by the clerk. Total October payments are $20,733.61. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to pay the October bills. Motion carried 3-0.

Rural Mutual Insurance has requested a listing of all worker payables. The payments paid to Delmar Slager will be included with employee payments of town board and election inspectors.

Jesse Weaver introduced himself to the town board. Mr. Weaver is a candidate for the sheriff position. He is currently a police officer in Wisconsin Dells. Mr Weavers main election issue is the non-existence of a county drug task force. The Columbia County drug task force was dis-banned in 2004 due to elimination of federal funds.

Pat Morgan, Glacier Valley Cambground introduced herself to the board. She is the new manager of the campground under new management at the old Deer Creek campground site on Larson Road. The campground is planning on increasing sites and bathrooms. Additionally a new lined pond will be built visible from Larson road.

Rick Wendt, Pardeeville Fire Chief presented state audit results to the town board. PFD was audited by the state for usage of the 2% fire dues. No problems were found during the audit. The 2015 PFD budget was presented. Currently Town of Scott owns 9.77% of the PFD. Due to equalized value changes, Scott will reduce to 9.45% for 2015.The Town of Pacific has requested to come into the Pardeeville Fire District. Pacific has been told that they will be required to buy into the PFD according to their percentage of ownership. Pacific is looking to change districts due to the railroad blocking township access on Highway P. If Town of Pacific joins the PFD, Town of Scott is reduced to 5.93%.

Motion made by Bump/Heil to support the inclusion of Town of Pacific into the Pardeeville Fire District. Motion passed 3-0

A building permit was received from Richard Lang for a garage.
The ERN sign from the Amish school has been received. Heil to install the sign 33' from center line of road on most visible side of driveway.

County Highway department is currently replacing the culvert on Ross Road and Inglehard.
Bill Dryer presented pictures of chewed up asphalt left by the county department on Hwy E after they did road work. The county does not provide a warranty on their work. The private asphalt companies do provide the warranty. The private contractors are: Northwest, Scotts and Gassner.

The township may include two inserts with the tax bill sent by the county. Currently one sheet includes the mill rate information and pet tags license information. Additional pages would generate a town fee.

The 2014 town of Scott budget was reviewed. An increase of $950 is projected for the Pardeeville ambulance budget due to projected shortfalls

Bill Dryer requested using private contractors to provide snow removal services for the township road.

Supervisor Bump requested an increase in the budget for snow removal for 2015. There was a discussion of the budget line items for libraries. This item has had a zero budget for the last few years.

Supervisor Bump presented a public release from the Brown County Board of Health. On October 14, 2014 the Brown County Board of Health unanimously approved a motion to declare the Shirley Wind turbines to be a human health hazard for all people (residents, workers, visitors, and sensitive passersby) who are exposed to Infrasound/Low Frequency noise and other emissions potentially harmful to human health. This decision was based on a report of a year-long study conducted by the Enz family and an Illinois resident to document infrasound in homes within a radius of 6 miles of the Shirley wind turbines. The vote to declare it a Human Health Hazard puts Duke Energy's Shirley Wind utility on the defensive to prove to the Board they are not the cause of the health complaints documented in the study and could result in a shut down order.

The board will schedule a ordinance meeting with the lawyer prior to the next board meeting.

The next town meeting will be November 12, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 P.M. Motion carried 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

September 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 17, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:30P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt. Guests: Nelvin Olson, town assessor; Joseph Rataczak, Pardeeville District Ambulance Service, and Linda Henney, Pardeeville District Ambulance Service director.

Roll call was taken.

The August minutes were read. J. Bump requested that wording be changed in the minutes in two locations to clarify the board position. After approval of re-zoning was changed to In the event of re-zoning. The second item clarifies the recommendation by Attorney Bennett. He recommend the town provide is change to read; The Legal recommendation is that the town may provide... Motion made by Heil/Bump to accept minutes as corrected. Motion carried 3-0.

The treasurers report was submitted by D. Jerred. $73,000 was transferred to the checking account. Balance forward for September 1, 2014 is $164,095.30. Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept financial report. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. Total September payments are $4501.43. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to pay the September bills. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

An ERN permit was received from Ammon Bontrager for the new location of the Amish school. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve the permit. Motion carried 3-0.

The Highway Department has a new piece of equipment for mowing and trimming. Board discussed letting the county mow and trim with the new equipment and staying with in the 2014 budget. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve use of new equipment. Motion carried 3-0.

The Local Mileage Certification report is due to the Department of Transportation. Chairman Nelson has already discussed the report with Don Nichols from the County Department. The report will be completed by D. Nichols and submitted by J. Nelson.

Supervisor Bump has contacted some schools about using the wind farm impact survey for thesis work. No implementation plan has been defined. Additional resources will be contacted.

Nelvin Olson, Town Assessor submitted the 2015 contract for signature. Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept the contract. Motion carried 3-0. The equalized value and township percentage reports were reviewed. A list of total 2014 sales was received.

Election workers are needed for November General Elections.

Joseph Rataczak and Linda Henning from the Pardeeville District Ambulance Service presented the 2015 budget. The PDA board has approved the budget with a deficit of -$5200.00 Motion made by Bump/Heil to accept the budget. Motion carried 3-0. Total 2014 runs are down about 20% year to date. Reimbursement from the Federal Government for Medicare and Medicaid have been lowered. Wage and hour structure for employees has changed to reduce employee turnover. These three issues are the primary sources of projected short fall.

The PDA is proposing two loans to cover the projected 2015 shortfall. The first loan is a $25,000 equipment loan. The loan is secured by Town of Marcellon. This loan will purchase a heart monitor and a replacement lift unit for a cot. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approve the equipment loan. Motion carried 3-0.

The second loan is an equity line of credit for $25,000. This is a safety net for the PDAS. It would only be drawn upon if revenues to not meet projections. Motion made by Bump/Heil to approve the equity line of credit. Motion carried 3-0.

The PDAS is staffed by 14 advanced EMTs. One must be on each crew. Nine basic EMTs are the balance of the professional staff. Two basic EMTs are moving to advanced. The current drivers are encouraged to become basic EMTs. Current staffing has three persons, two EMTs and one driver for each shift. Town of Scott owns 7.9 percent of PDAS. Future financial shortfalls will be allocated at the 7.9%.

Village of Pardeeville Fire Department has identified a safety concern with excessive driving speeds of volunteers going to the fire department. An investigation is underway to address the concern.

A notice from the WI Department of Revenue shows a revised estimate in the 2014 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint. The 2014 revised total is $118,092.

The 2015 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint estimate was received from the WI Dept of Revenue. The 2015 shared revenue payment will be $118,074 .

The next town meeting will be October 15, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 P.M. Motion carried 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

August 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on August 20, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:37 P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred. Guests Gary Probst, Rural Mutual Insurance, John Bluemke, County Zoning; and Randy Thompson, County Zoning. Minutes taken by J. Bump.

Roll call was taken.

Treasures report presented by D. Jerred for the month of July. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to accept report. Motion carried 3-0.

Clerk arrived at 6:37 P.M. The minutes of the July 22, 2014 town board meeting were read. Correction was made to the spelling of Heil and can't was substituted for can. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to accept the minutes as corrected. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list totaling $101,455.00. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to pay the August bills. Motion carried 3-0.

Gary Probst defined coverage carried for the town hall, workers compensation and employers liability. Special attention was paid to types of accidents that would generate workers compensation for election inspectors and board members. Coverage for contract employees at the dump cemeteries was clarified. The liability policy covers the board for decisions made representing the town in case of litigation.

John Bluemke, Columbia County Zoning and Development, extensively discussed the current Town of Scott ordinances. The county recommends the Town accept the county ordinances. This will provide legal coverage and enforcement. Town Board does get a ya/na vote under current county zoning laws when considering changing the land use. After approval of re-zoning, Town Board would still be involved in defining restrictions on business or recreational development.

Currently the state controls wetlands, shore line, flood plains and farm land preservation credits. County zoning covers agricultural, business, residential and recreational use. Towns develop driveway and nuisance ordinances. A township map defining current land use needs to be developed. The board has three options to assess. 1. Have no zoning and live by special restrictions. 2. Adopt county zoning plan. The county does most of the work and administers applications. 3. Create custom plan. Town board becomes responsible for all litigation. With a custom zoning plan, the county still has some authority. Town zoning laws can not violate county requirements.

Going forward, the law does not require an ordinance for a preliminary planning committee. A formal zoning committee does require an ordinance. The board can not accept portions of the county plan while rejecting others. Any variances to the current zoning map need to be approved by the Board of Adjustments. Town recommendations are requested prior to the variance being presented to the Board of Adjustments

For town citizens to qualify for Farmland Preservation credits for 2014, the board would need to approve the county zoning map and plan prior to December 31st, 2014. There is no required time for adoption of the county plan.

Citizen concern: Lynn Thornton is the town representative to the Pardeeville District Ambulance (PDA) board. She has been elected treasurer and has identified income to expense shortfalls for 5 of the last 7 months. The proposed budget for 2015 was reviewed compared to the 2010-2014 budgets. Currently the PDA is splitting 3-3 on votes and not able to approve minutes due to disagreements with treasurer reports in the minutes.

Chairman Nelson met with Attorney Bennett. He recommend the town provide signs for Children at Play. The residents choosing to install the signs are responsible for placement and maintenance.

The next town meeting will be September 17, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 P.M. Motion carried 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

July 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on July 22, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:32 P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred and Clerk Renee Wendt. Don DeYoung was the meeting guest.

Roll call was taken with all board members in attendance.

The minutes of the June 11, 2014 town board meeting were read. Correction was made to the spelling of permit. A motion was made to accept the minutes as corrected. Motion carried 3-0.

The financial report for the month of June was reviewed. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to accept report. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. The July payment list includes a payment to Rural Mutual Insurance. This payment will be deferred until August. The insurance agent will be contacted to explain coverages to the new board during the August meeting. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list totaling $12,034.97. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to pay the July bills. Motion carried 3-0.

Don DeYoung, representative to the County Board, informed the board about the space restrictions in current county buildings. The growth in programs and services by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has out grown available county facilities. One proposal before the board proposed by Board representatives from Portage has all building and renovations done downtown at the site of the current county facilities. The proposed budget is $55 million. This proposal would increase property taxes by $80 per $200,000 valuation. A counter proposal for about $40 million is to build for HHS requirements outside of the city limits on green space. Currently HHS resources are split between Portage city residents (35%) and outside-of- city residents (65%).

Citizen concern: The grass has not been mowed next to the roads. The county is behind schedule and working to get mowing completed.

The county is sealing a test section of road on Kowald Rd to evaluate how sealing can extend the life of a repaved road section.

A quote was received from the County to repair a culvert at Inglehart and Ross. A cost of $4,600 would repair the current culvert and change run-off at the ditch. A full culvert replacement would be $5,400. A county rebate is available for culvert/bridge work similar to the road replacement rebate. A vote will be taken at the August meeting to approve the work.

Additionally, the bridge on Vaughn road near H in section 35 needs to be replaced. A quote of $9,000 was received to replace the culvert and wrap. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to accept the $9,000 bid. Motion passed 3-0. Hei to contact County Highway department to get specifics on the county rebate program for bridges/culverts.

A breakdown of expenditures to the county was reviewed. Focus was on percentage of snow removal cost vs other expenditures.

It was agreed that a board member could contact the County Highway department as required to address emergency needs related to run-off and culvert erosion.

The need for weight limit signs on bridges was discussed and will be a future agenda item. Currently heavy equipment, construction specifically, pays the state a fee for over weight vehicles. With no posting, the company operating the truck has no responsibility for potential damage to bridges.

Chariman Nelson will meet with town Attorney Bennett concerning the posting of Children at Play signs. A written opinion will be requested concerning implications of signs being added without citizen request.

The Frac sand ordinance is postponed. Randy Thompson, county planning and development, will be invited to the August meeting to provide an overview of zoning rules.

Supervisor Bump met with Susan Lorenz- county health officer; Barb Salna- Public Health Nurse, and Mark Werner-Toxocologist from the public health division on June 24, 2014. It was determined the proposed questionnaire is to long and will be very hard to get people to fully complete the questionnaire. The county health department can implement the study. Three recommendations were made for consideration. 1.) Hire UW-Extension to build and execute a survey. 2.) Contact a doctoral student to write and conduct the survey. 3.) Use an independent group to write and conduct the survey. For all three proposals the town board would promote individual involvement in the survey for public knowledge of the results. Supervisor Bump will discuss proposal 2 and three with interested parties.

Supervisor Heil contacted the propane provider about increasing the size of the current tank. The current provider will not increase the tank size. Heil to contact other providers about tanks and per gallon cost for comparison.

The sale of property within Town of Scott is being offered by sealed bid by the county. Property became a county asset due to tax lien.

The next town meeting will be August 20, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:43 P.M.
Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

June 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on June 11, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred and Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call was taken with all board members in attendance.

The minutes of the May 17, 2014 town board meeting were read. Correction was made to the date of the April meeting.. A motion was made to accept the minutes as corrected. Motion carried 3-0.

The financial report for the month of May was reviewed. A motion was made by Bump/Hiel to accept report. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. The June payment list includes a payment of $6209 made to the County Highway department in May. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list totaling $6742.40. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

Leon Petersheim submitted a building permit for moving the Amish school house. This is a no fee permit. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approved the permit. Motion passed 3-0.

A GEC reimbursement was received for permits issued to Gary & Sharon Gonwa for a single family home being constructed at W4532 County Rd E.

The board discussed the current ordinances which are missing their original implementation date.

The summer road work is scheduled for the week of July 31st. In additional to the repavement contracted with the highway department, ½ mile of seal will be added in a section of Inglehart road and Kowald road.

Supervisor Bump presented a proposal for additional signage on Ross road for CHILDREN AT PLAY and WATCH FOR BUGGIES at Vaughn and Sommers. During the July meeting the proposal will be voted upon.

The US Census Bureau Boundary and Annexation Survey agreement form was discussed. It was agreed that correspondence with the Census Bureau will be handled through the county.

Frac sand and utility road use ordinance were tabled until a future meeting.

Supervisor Bump updated the board to the the development of the survey for the Wind Study. A meeting between Supervisor Bump, Susan Lorenz- county health officer; Barb Salna- Public Health Nurse, and Mark Werner-Toxocologist from the public health division is scheduled for June 24, 2014. The meeting topic is the proposed questionnaire.

Chairman Nelson requested that the driveway permit and building permitl be placed on the town website.

The board had done a road review through the township, A large number of driveways in the town do not meet the current ordinance requirement that driveway run-off is not to enter the county road. There was extensive discussion on this issue concerning a culvert on Vaughn road with excessive run-off causing the road shoulder to wash out. This is related to a WE Energies drain tile and culvert. Terry Kohn has been contacted about the excavation needs.

The next town meeting will be July 23, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:14 P.M.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

May 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on June 11, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:31 P.M. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred and Clerk Renee Wendt.

Roll call was taken with all board members in attendance.

The minutes of the May 17, 2014 town board meeting were read. Correction was made to the date of the April meeting.. A motion was made to accept the minutes as corrected. Motion carried 3-0.

The financial report for the month of May was reviewed. A motion was made by Bump/Hiel to accept report. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. The June payment list includes a payment of $6209 made to the County Highway department in May. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list totaling $6742.40. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

Leon Petersheim submitted a building permit for moving the Amish school house. This is a no fee permit. Motion made by Heil/Bump to approved the permit. Motion passed 3-0.

A GEC reimbursement was received for permits issued to Gary & Sharon Gonwa for a single family home being constructed at W4532 County Rd E.

The board discussed the current ordinances which are missing their original implementation date.

The summer road work is scheduled for the week of July 31st. In additional to the repavement contracted with the highway department, ½ mile of seal will be added in a section of Inglehart road and Kowald road.

Supervisor Bump presented a proposal for additional signage on Ross road for CHILDREN AT PLAY and WATCH FOR BUGGIES at Vaughn and Sommers. During the July meeting the proposal will be voted upon.

The US Census Bureau Boundary and Annexation Survey agreement form was discussed. It was agreed that correspondence with the Census Bureau will be handled through the county.

Frac sand and utility road use ordinance were tabled until a future meeting.

Supervisor Bump updated the board to the the development of the survey for the Wind Study. A meeting between Supervisor Bump, Susan Lorenz- county health officer; Barb Salna- Public Health Nurse, and Mark Werner-Toxocologist from the public health division is scheduled for June 24, 2014. The meeting topic is the proposed questionnaire.

Chairman Nelson requested that the driveway permit and building permitl be placed on the town website.

The board had done a road review through the township, A large number of driveways in the town do not meet the current ordinance requirement that driveway run-off is not to enter the county road. There was extensive discussion on this issue concerning a culvert on Vaughn road with excessive run-off causing the road shoulder to wash out. This is related to a WE Energies drain tile and culvert. Terry Kohn has been contacted about the excavation needs.

The next town meeting will be July 23, 2014 starting at 6:30 P.M.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:14 P.M.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

May 2014 Town Board Meeting (preliminary pending board approval)

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on May 17, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 12:06 p.m. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Renee Wendt and seven visitors.

The minutes of the April 26, 2014 town board meeting were read. No corrections were made to the minutes. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried 3-0.

The financial report for the month of April was reviewed. A motion was made by Hiel/Bump to accept report. Miotion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to approve the payment list totaling $20,339.33. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

George Ferriter introduced himself to the meeting. He is a candidate running for WI Assembly District 42.

Leon Petersheim submitted a driveway permit. The Amish school currently located on Barden Rd is being moved to Sommers road near Vaughn. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to approve the driveway. Motioned carried 3-0. The building permit has been filed with General Engineering. The brush and growth at the intersection of Sommers and Vaughn restricts visibility. It was noted that the board contracted the county to cut the brush. If on private land, Mr. Petersheim will discuss clearing brush with the owner.

An inquiry from H. Bontrager was received. He is constructing a shed. Is a building permit required. A written response will be sent to Mr. Bontrager stating that a building permit is not required for a shed.

Frac sand and utility road use ordinance were tabled until a future meeting.

Supervisor Bump updated the board to the the development of the survey for the Wind Study. A survey co-developed by Jerry L. Punch, Ph.D was presented to the Columbia county nurse. Ms Lorenze has forwarded it to the Wisconsin Environmental Health Specialist.

Supervisor Bump requested permission to contact the town attorney concerning further direction for the survey. Permission was granted.

The Wisconsin Town Association certificates were received and cards distributed.
The next town board meeting will be held June 11, 2014 starting at 6:30 at the town hall

A motion was made by Bump/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

Board of Review 2014
Jim Nelson called the Board of Review at 1:15 p.m. Members are Nelson, Heil and Bump. Jim Nelson is appointed chair, John Heil appointed vice-chair. A motion to accept Board of Review members as stated made by Bump/Heil. Motion passed. 3-0.

Bump, Heil and Nelson has all received certification for Board of Review.

The signed affidavit for the tax roll was submitted by Nelvin Olson.. The tax roll is official.

The Board of Review Hearing was called to order.

At 3:00 p.m. a motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn the meeting. Motioned carried 3-0.

Renee Wendt
Town Clerk

April 2014 Town Board Meeting
The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on April 26, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 10:01 a.m. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and five visitors.

The minutes of the March 18, 2014 town board meeting were read. It was noted that Dick Mader presented a petition signed by 28 town residents in regard to the Ross Road speed limit.

The financial report for the month of March was reviewed. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to give all Town Board members the ability to transfer funds between the investment pool and the checking account. Motion carried 3-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the payment list. It was noted that Jamie will contact Badger Disposal regarding invoice No. 90211 as the amount billed seems unusually high. It was also noted that the payment to Columbia County in regard to dog license fees is not to exceed $500. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

Chairman Nelson indicated that proper procedure was not followed regarding the motion to reduce Ross Road speed limit to 45 mph. The topic should have been placed on the agenda before any action was taken. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to reduce the speed limit to 45 mph on Ross Road between Fenske Road and Highway H. Motion carried 2-1.

A motion was made by Bump/Heil to move the clerk position vacancy topic after the wind farm health impact survey. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Pat Cadigan and Don Nichols were present to discuss road maintenance and presented a bid for various roadwork. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to accept the bid from Columbia County to do overlay and shoulder work on Vaughn Road between Highway SS and Townline Road and on Crown Road from Highway 44 to just past the bridge for an estimated cost of $117,680.24. Motion carried 3-0. A motion was made by Heil/Bump for Columbia County to do roadside mowing (twice/year) and mowing to right of way (once/year with east/west roads to be done in 2014) at a cost not to exceed $10,000.00. Pat indicated that Kowald Road bridge and the culvert west of Highway H on Vaughn Road needs repair. No action was taken.

Frac sand and utility road use ordinance were tabled until a future meeting.

Chairman Nelson indicated that proper procedure was not followed regarding the following motion therefore the same motion was made by Bump/Heil: Scott Town government, because it is a joint developer in the Glacier Hills Wind Park, and most importantly because of its interest of the health of its town citizens, will research to what extent its citizens are experiencing negative health conditions due to the operation of wind turbines in Scott Township; and that this investigation be headed by Supervisor Bump and that he may enlist other town residents to assist him, and that he may select an appropriate questionnaire of his choosing to distribute to town residents for their voluntary completion in order to gather health and other pertinent information, and to catalog information and to submit information to the Town Board and appropriate health officials, health agencies, other governmental agencies, and the interested public for review and appropriate action. Motion carried 3-0.

Bryan Terpstra and Renee Wendt indicated they would be interested in assuming the clerk position. Byran then stepped down as a candidate and a motion was made by Bump/Heil to appoint Renee Wendt as clerk effective May 1, 2014.

The next town board meeting will be held May 17, 2014 at the town hall beginning at noon.

A motion was made by Bump/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

Annual Town Meeting 2014

The Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Scott was held on April 26, 2014 at the town hall. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 9:04 a.m. There were eleven electors present.

The minutes of the April 20, 2013 annual town meeting were read.

The 2013 financial report was reviewed.

Discussed road maintenance, bridge repair and speed limit on Ross Road.

A motion was made by Jeff Bump/Jamie Stancer to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

March 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on March 18, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:30 p.m. Also present were Supervisors John Heil and Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and two visitors.

The minutes of the February 12, 2014 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of February was reviewed.

Assessor Nelvin Olson was in attendance to set the dates for Open Book and Board of Review. Open Book will be held May 3, 2014 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Board of Review will be held May 17, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list. Motion carried 3-0.

Richard Mader was present to ask the Town Board to post 45 mph speed limit on Ross Road between Fenske and County Highway H because he is concerned with the safety of the children that live on Ross Road; he presented a petition signed by 28 town residents. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to enact 45 mph speed limit on Ross Road between County Road H to Fenske Road. Motion carried 2-1. Supervisor Heil will contact Pat Cadigan to initiate this change.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Supervisor Heil noted that Columbia County indicated they will post weight limit signs on town roads as necessary.

The annual town meeting will be held April 26, 2014 at the town hall starting at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Bump/Heil to approve the two-year recycling center contract with Delmar Slager. Motion carried 3-0.

Pardeeville ambulance service accepted a settlement of $2,000 in regard to the disputed sections.

Supervisor Bump discussed the PSC wind siting committee. A motion was made by Bump/Heil as follows: Scott Town government, because it is a joint developer in the Glacier Hills Wind Park, and most importantly because of its interest of the health of its town citizens, will research to what extent its citizens are experiencing negative health conditions due to the operation of wind turbines in Scott Township; and that this investigation be headed by Supervisor Bump and that he may enlist other town residents to assist him, and that he may select an appropriate questionnaire of his choosing to distribute to town residents for their voluntary completion in order to gather health and other pertinent information, and to catalog information and to submit information to the Town Board and appropriate health officials, health agencies, other governmental agencies, and the interested public for review and appropriate action. Motion carried 3-0.

Jamie indicated that she is resigning her position as clerk as soon as possible, but no later than June 30, 2014. The Town Board will look for potential candidates to assume the Clerk position.

The next town board meeting will be held April 26, 2014 at the town hall immediately following the Annual Town meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

February 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on February 12, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 6:31 p.m. Also present were Supervisor Jeff Bump, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and three visitors.

The minutes of the January 25, 2014 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of January was reviewed.

Supervisor Heil entered the meeting at 6:35 p.m.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Bump to approve the payment list. Motion carried 3-0.

Richard and Kate Schaper were present to introduce themselves. They recently purchased the property on Highway 44 (previously Bill’s garage). Their business specializes in fuel tank installation/removal and excavation services.

A motion was made by Bump/Heil to appoint Lynn Thornton as the town representative on the Pardeeville ambulance board. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Supervisor Heil presented Columbia County’s road use ordinance to be considered as a guideline if the Town chooses to create its own road use ordinance.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to grant Adams Columbia Electric a blanket construction permit on town road right-a-ways for 2014. Motion carried 3-0.

Reviewed various contracts; Chairman Nelson will revise the recycling center contract for future use.

The next town board meeting will be held March 18, 2014 at the town hall beginning at 6:30 p.m.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

January 2014 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on January 25, 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jim Nelson at 9:00 a.m. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and two visitors.

The minutes of the December 21, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of December was reviewed.

A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the contract with the Columbia County Humane Society in regard to animal control for 2014. Motion carried 2-0.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Nelson/Heil to approve the payment list. Motion carried 2-0.

Chairman Nelson noted that it was brought to his attention that a culvert on Larson Road is sinking. Supervisor Heil will inform Columbia County.

Delmar Slager requested that salt be applied around the recycling center driveway. Chairman Nelson will review the current contract to determine if this is the responsibility of the town or Mr. Slager.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Jeff Bump was appointed to the Town Supervisor position. A motion was made by Bump/Heil to appoint Bill Dreyer as the Town representative for the Pardeeville fire district. Motion carried 3-0.

Supervisor Heil noted that Columbia County would like the Town to create an ordinance to cover utility work on town roads. Supervisor Heil will develop a draft ordinance to review at the February meeting.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to allow Don Jerred, Jamie Stancer, John Heil, Jim Nelson, and Jeff Bump to sign checks. Motion carried 3-0.

Chairman Nelson noted that the Town retained an attorney to handle the Pardeeville ambulance dispute.

The next town board meeting will be held February 12, 2014 at the town hall beginning at 6:30 p.m.

A motion was made by Heil/Bump to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:13 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

December 2013 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on December 21, 2013. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Jim Nelson at 9:02 a.m. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and one visitor.

The minutes of the November 16, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of November was reviewed.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the payment list. Motion carried 2-0.

Jeff Bump requested a moment of silence in remembrance of Chairman William Berger who recently passed away. Bill served on the Town Board for over 21 years.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Supervisor Heil noted that he recently contacted WE Energies regarding a 600 ton crane on Dodge Road. WE Energies is to contact the Town when heavy equipment is transported on Town roads.

Jim Nelson was appointed to the Town Chairman position. Interested parties should contact Jim Nelson (608-697-6284) or John Heil (920-210-7600) by January 24, 2014 regarding the vacant Town Supervisor position.

A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to allow Don Jerred, Jamie Stancer, John Heil and Jim Nelson to sign checks. Motion carried 2-0.

A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to appoint Kimberly Bue, Sandra Stancer, Nancy Burns, Evelyn Jerred, Beverly Myhre, Shirley Miller, and Jean Lynch as election inspectors for the term of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015. Motion carried 2-0.

An annual audit will be performed on January 25, 2014 at the town hall immediately following the Town meeting.

The next town board meeting will be held January 25, 2014 at the town hall beginning at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to adjourn. Motion carried 2-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:56 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

November 2013 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on November 16, 2013. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Berger at 9:01 a.m. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Clerk Jamie Stancer and one visitor.

The minutes of the October 12, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of October was reviewed.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Berger/Heil to approve the payment list. Motion carried 2-0.

Nelvin Olson was present to discuss assessed vs. equalized value. At this time the town is in compliance (+/- 10% of equalized value). The Town Board instructed Nelvin to lower residential land value and increase undeveloped land value.

A building permit application was received from Robert Kuhn. A motion was made by Berger/Heil to approve. Motion carried 2-0.

It was noted that temporary repairs have been done on the Inglehart Road railroad bridge.

Chairman Berger received a copy of a bill from the Village of Friesland to Jean Lynch for water used for her barn fire in the amount of $235.31. A motion was made by Berger/Heil to add this amount to her property tax bill. Motion carried 2-0.

A motion was made by Berger/Heil to sign the Memo of Understanding between Columbia County and the Town of Scott for the statewide voter registration system support for the year 2014. Motion carried 2-0.

The town board recessed for the budget hearing and the special town meeting at 10:00 a.m.

The town board reconvened at 10:39 a.m.

A motion was made by Berger/Heil to approve the 2014 budget. Motion carried 2-0.

The next town board meeting will be held December 21, 2013 at the town hall beginning at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Berger/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 2-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

2014 Budget Hearing

A hearing for the 2014 Town of Scott budget was held on November 16, 2013 at the town hall starting at 10:00 a.m. There were five electors present.

Discussed reducing the Town tax levy due to the increased utility shared revenue payment. A motion was made by Jeff Bump, seconded by John Heil to reduce the town tax levy by $25,000.00. Motion tied 2 yes; 2 no. After further discussion a motion was made by Jeff Bump, seconded by John Heil to reduce the town tax levy by $10,000.00. Motion carried 3 yes; 2 no.

The hearing concluded at 10:36 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

Special Town Meeting

A special town meeting was held on November 16, 2013 at the town hall starting at 10:37 a.m. The purpose of the meeting was to set the town tax levy for taxes payable in 2014. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Berger. There were five electors present.

A motion was made by Jeff Bump, seconded by Deb Heil, to set the town tax levy at $78,019.00 payable in 2014. Motion carried 3-2.

A motion was made by Chairman Berger, seconded by Jamie Stancer to adjourn the special town meeting. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

October 2013 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on October 12, 2013. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Berger at 9:04 a.m. Also present were Supervisor John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and five visitors.

The minutes of the September 21, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of September was reviewed.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Berger to approve the payment list. Motion carried 2-0.

Pat Cadigan and Tom Lorfeld were present to discuss various road work within the town. The application to repair the bridge on Ingelhart Road has been submitted; they are currently working through ownership issues. Pat will lay some sod near the culvert on Crown Road and monitor if drainage improves. The county will look at Barden Road shoulder work in the spring. Pat will look at the Ross Road patch work as well.

There were no citizen concerns.

There were no building/driveway/utility ERN permit applications received.

Don noted that the DNR would like to include an insert regarding burning permits in the tax bills this year.

The next town board meeting will be held November 16, 2013 at the town hall beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The hearing for the 2014 budget will be held on November 16, 2013 at the town hall starting at 10:00 a.m.

A special town meeting will be held after the budget hearing for the purpose of adopting the 2013 town tax levy to be paid in 2014 pursuant to Sec. 60.10 (1) (a) of Wisconsin Statutes.

A motion was made by Berger/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 2-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

September 2013 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on September 21, 2013. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Berger at 9:02 a.m. Also present were Supervisors Jim Nelson and John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred, Clerk Jamie Stancer and three visitors.

The minutes of the August 17, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read. It was noted that the September meeting was later changed to the 21st.

The financial report for the month of August was reviewed.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the payment list. Motion carried 3-0.

Curtis Allen was present to discuss the possibility of building a motor sports track in the town. Chairman Berger indicated that noise might be an issue with town residents. Mr. Allen is open to comments and would appreciate any information regarding possible land for sale within the town. Mr. Allen can be reached at 608-205-7531.

Bill Dreyer was present to discuss his concern with the large gravel that Columbia County installed on the shoulder of Barden Road. He provided a petition signed by all but one resident on Barden Road indicating that they would like the large gravel replaced with smaller gravel. Chairman Berger will ask Pat Cadigan to attend the next town board meeting and ask that Columbia County replace the gravel either now or in the spring. Mr. Dreyer also noted that patching recently done on Ross Road is poor quality, some spots are two inches higher than the road. Chairman Berger will discuss this with Pat Cadigan as well.

A driveway permit application was received from William Kuhn. A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the application. Motion carried 3-0.

Supervisor Nelson noted that there is a hole near the culvert on Larry Barden’s property on Crown Road.

A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to utilize Cambria ambulance service for the 19 sections disputed by Pardeeville ambulance service beginning October 1, 2013. Motion carried 3-0.

The next town board meeting will be held on October 12, 2013 at the town hall starting at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Nelson/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 10:16 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

August 2013 Town Board Meeting

The Scott Town Board met at the town hall on August 17, 2013. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Berger at 9:01 a.m. Also present were Supervisors Jim Nelson and John Heil, Treasurer Don Jerred and Clerk Jamie Stancer.

The minutes of the July 20, 2013 town board meeting were read. The minutes stand approved as read.

The financial report for the month of July was reviewed.

The payment list was read by the clerk. A motion was made by Heil/Nelson to approve the payment list. Motion carried 3-0.

There were no citizen concerns.

A building permit application was received from Reuben Horton. A motion was made by Nelson/Heil to approve the application. Motion carried 3-0.

Supervisor Nelson noted that he had received some complaints regarding the larger size gravel on Barden and Fenske Roads. Chairman Berger indicated that the county did apply smaller size gravel on top of the larger gravel.

No action was taken regarding Pardeeville ambulance service.

A motion was made by Nelson/Heil to approve the proposal from Nelvin Olson to perform the assessor duties in 2014 for the payment of $6,000 plus expenses. Motion carried 3-0.

The next town board meeting will be held on September 28, 2013 at the town hall starting at 9:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Nelson/Heil to adjourn. Motion carried 3-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m.

Jamie Stancer
Town Clerk

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