MONTHLY TOWN BOARD MINUTES
2018 MARCH 13
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Town of Barksdale Board Meeting

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

Date: March 13, 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, Comprehensive Plan Commission

Members of the Public Present: Dennis Weibel; Dave Maki; Dale Johnston

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 February 13, 2018, Minutes, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS

Update on US Fish & Wildlife Activities: Mlynarek briefly discussed some future projects. A couple include trimming back on land owned by David Wickstrom and some ponds being placed during the summer of 2019.

Comprehensive Plan Update: The commission met on March 12th to review a permit request from Clark and Ann Olsen as covered in New Business. The next scheduled quarterly meeting is June 11th at 6:00 p.m.

Grant Updates: Joan is currently reviewing 2 possible grants for funding a sand/salt shed.

NEW BUSINESS:

Public Input: None.

Ondossagon Road Project: Nothing new to report. Pocernich will request that a representative from MSA give an update or attend the April meeting.

Permit Request: The Board reviewed a Class A permit request from Clark and Ann Olson to repair their existing sea wall due to erosion and storm damage. The permit has been recommended for approval by the Comprehensive Plan Commission. Bretting made a motion to approve the Class A permit request from Clark and Ann Olson as presented, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

Xcel Transmission Lines Letter of Support: A recommendation to support a request to Bayfield County to not approve suggested transmission lines for Xcel Energy was requested by Dennis Weibel at the February meeting. Bretting made a motion to approve signing the Letter of Support as presented, seconded by Nyara. Motion carried.

Waste Water Permit Application: The application was reviewed and guidance was provided by the Board for preparing and submitting the application. Divine will work on completing the process.

Culvert Replacement on Highway 13: There was discussion regarding tentative plans the Dept. of Transportation is recommending for a culvert replacement by the round-about. This is not an action item. There was discussion only.

Mailbox Policy: This was a discussion item. Further information will be gathered on recommendations by the USPS for mailbox placement.

Dates for Open Book and Board of Review: The Open Book will be held on April 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Board of Review will be held on May 1st from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Road Foreman Report: Everything is working well. A tire blew out on the dump truck and has been repaired.

Clerk’s Report: Divine reminded everyone about the election being held on April 3rd.

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, April 10, 2018, at 7:00 p.m.

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

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

Respectfully submitted,
Lynn M. Divine, Clerk