MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MINUTES
2018 APRIL 10
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Town of Barksdale Board Meeting

Barksdale Town Hall
29025 East Ondossagon Rd.
Ashland, WI 54806

Date: April 10, 2018

Present: Dennis Pocernich, John Nyara, Chris Bretting; Lynn Divine; Susan Sanders

Absent: None.

Other’s Present: David Lucius; Mike Mlynarek, USF&W; Jayson Nohl & Susan Jacobson, Comprehensive Plan Commission

Members of the Public Present: Jay Cook

Call To Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Pocernich at 7:00 p.m.

Verification of Posting and Publishing: Divine confirmed it was posted. Pocernich confirmed it was published.

Approval of Previous Month’s Minutes: Bretting made a motion to dispense with reading the March 13, 2018, Minutes, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

Update on US Fish & Wildlife Activities: The annual Bird and Nature Fest will be held May 17th through 19th. This event continues to grow in popularity each year and is a great help to the local economy.

The 20th anniversary of the visitor’s center is this year and an event is scheduled for September 29th for its celebration.

Comprehensive Plan Update: Nothing new to report. The next quarterly meeting will be held on June 11th at 6:00 p.m.

Grant Updates: Nothing new at this time.

NEW BUSINESS:

Public Input: Jay Cook introduced himself as a new resident to Barksdale. Everyone welcomed him.

Ondossagon Road Project: Nothing new to report.

Server Requests: Applications for server’s permits were received from Savannah Tischer-Nodine and Scott Brown. Fees were paid and proof of server training was provided. Bretting made a motion to approve the server’s permit requests from Savannah Tischer-Nodin and Scott Brown, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

Road Foreman Report: Things are going well. Some culverts will need to be steamed open. There was discussion regading tentative culvert work. More will be determined after the road inspection. It is anticipated to replace one on Wedal road.

Clerk’s Report: Divine indicated that there was a very good turn out for the April 3rd election.

She reminded everyone of the Open Book and Board of Review dates of April 24th and May 1st respectively.

Chairman’s Report: The Board will meet with the Town of Washburn Board here at the Barksdale Town Hall on Monday, April 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Discussion will be regarding maintenance of our shared roads.

Treasurer’s Report: A copy of the Treasurer’s Report is attached.

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 12th, at 7:00 p.m.

Monthly Bills: Pocernich made a motion to accept and approve the monthly bills as presented, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

Adjournment: There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Lynn M. Divine, Clerk