MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MINUTES
2018 AUGUST 14
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Town of Barksdale Board Meeting

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

Date: 7:00 PM August 14, 2018

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

Absent: John Nyara

Other’s Present: David Lucius; Mike Mlynarek, US Fish & Wildlife; Phil Kreisel, MSA

Members of the Public Present: Tom Sanders and Bob Sanger

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. Bretting verified that it was published.

Approval of Previous Month’s Minutes: Bretting made a motion to dispense with reading the July 10, 2018, Minutes, seconded by Pocernich. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

Update on US Fish & Wildlife Activities: Mike informed those present that Bridget Olson and Caitlin were in the area to visit with land owners of past easements and acquisitions. They also visited sites of past and current projects in the watershed and in the Iron River area. The transition of his position, once he retires, could be a slow one, but the intention is to replace it.

There is a beaver dam on the Dave Wickstrom property and he has given the go ahead to remove it. Mike requested the assistance of Dave and Tom with a few projects coming up.

Comprehensive Plan Update: Divine indicated that there is nothing new to report.

Grant Updates: Nothing new to report.

NEW BUSINESS:

Public Input: None.

Server’s License Request: Bretting made a motion to approve the Server’s License Application for , seconded by Pocernich. Motion carried.

Ondossagon Road Project: Pocernich reviewed the final documents regarding the completion of the project. Bretting made a

Resolution 01-2018: After reviewing this transportation resolution, recommended for approval by the Wisconsin Town’s Association, Bretting made a motion to approve Resolution 01-2018, seconded by Pocernich. Motion carried.

Road Foreman Report: The tractor is in the shop for repairs. The broom is in repair and it is believed that it is not worth fixing. Pocernich instructed Lucius to obtain written quotes from Caterpiller and Lulich for the September meeting on a replacement.

Snowplowing: The contract was approved. There are no changes from last year. Sanders will send them out by September 4th and the deadline for returning them will be October 15th.

Annual Picnic: The annual picnic will be on Saturday, September 8th, from Noon to 4:00 p.m. Divine will place an ad in the paper and contact members of the Comprehensive Plan Commission to see who will be present to help.

Clerk’s Report: Nothing new to report.

Chairman’s Report: Nothing new to report.

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

Next Meeting: The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 14th, at 7:00 p.m.

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

Adjournment: There being no further business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Lynn M. Divine, Clerk