Regular Town Board Meeting – Monday, March 12, 2007-7:30 PM – Linn Town Hall

Chairman Bollweg called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. Present at roll call were Chairman Bollweg, Supervisors Weiss, Palmer, Jones, Holden, Clerk Polyock, Atty. Schiltz. There were about eleven (11) citizens present.

Holden/Weiss motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Town Board Meeting, Feb. 12, 2007 and the Special Town Board Meeting, Feb. 14, 2007 as distributed. Carried without negative vote.

Weiss/Jones motion to approve the payment of bills as distributed. Carried without negative vote.

County Report: County Supervisor Allan Polyock reported that on April 3 rd a referendum to downsize the County Board will be on the ballot. Allan asked the citizens to please vote no.

Comments from the public: none

Plan Commission: Supervisor Weiss reported the Plan Commission had met and heard the re-zone and conditional use request of William J. Leonard & Sons, Inc. An agreement had been made when it was re-zoned M-3 to revert back to the original zoning upon completion of the need for M-3. The original zoning was A-1. Weiss/Jones motion to approve William J. Leonard & Sons, Inc re-zone from M-3 to A-1 and conditional use to build a second home on the farm for farm labor as recommended by the plan commission. Carried without negative vote.

Protective Services: Chairman Bollweg stated that the committee had not met. Weiss/Palmer motion to send two (2) members to extrication class at a cost of $325/person. Carried without negative vote.

Palmer/Holden motion to approve the request to exceed $500 donated funds account to construct a storage shed on the condition that the building go out for bid and be approved by the Buildings and Grounds committee and the Town Board. There was discussion and the Fire Department should work with the Buildings & Grounds Committee on this project. Carried without negative vote.

Weiss/Palmer motion to approve researching the dry hydrant installation on Swamp Angel Road. Rasch explained the dry hydrant allows the city trucks to fill with water as the trucks are not set up to load directly out of a pond. Carried without negative vote.

Police Chief Kerns presented Officer William Borgen with a Professional Excellence Award for his handling of the graffiti and damage in The Birches subdivision.

Highway Committee: no meeting

Harbor Commission: Palmer reported the Commission had met last week. Palmer/Holden motion to set the boat launch fees the same as 2006 as recommended by the Harbor Commission. Carried without negative vote.

Palmer/Holden motion to raise the rental fee of the boat slips $100 plus the sales tax as recommended by the Harbor Commission. Carried without negative vote.

Buildings & Grounds: no meeting Holden reported the downstairs floor is done. Palmer reported that the old stove was checked out and other than a minor repair, it is in excellent shape.

Public Parks: Supervisor Jones reported the committee met on March 7 th.

Jones/Holden motion to approve the park policy subject to written approval of the Geneva Lake Conservancy. Carried without negative vote.

Jones/Holden motion to approve the park rules. There was discussion that the gate will not be closed or locked daily. Carried without negative vote.

Jones/Holden motion to waive the first reading and adopt the Ordinance Relating to Park Rules. Carried without negative vote.

Jones/Holden motion to approve the playground equipment swing set with 2 bay/4 seat and surfacing wood fiber 1 load. After discussion, Jones and Holden withdrew their motion.

Weiss/Palmer motion to approve the playground equipment swing set with 3 bay/6 seat total cost of $3,709 with wood fiber not to exceed $1794. Carried without negative vote.

Ted Peters, Linn Sanitary District, gave the Board an update on the activities of the Sanitary District. On the North Shore, the Sanitary District is working with the Geneva National Sanitary district. They have entered into a facilities study with the Town of Geneva from the Williams Bay limits to Chapin Road. On the South Shore the District has been meeting with the Fontana/Walworth Water Pollution Control Commission (please see the attached map and report).

Weiss/Palmer motion to appoint Tess Adams as Linn Sanitary District Commissioner. Carried without negative vote.

Ted talked about the Groundwater Study which will look at the relationship of the wells on the lakes and streams. The cost of the project is estimated at $44,000. Ted is looking to pay for it through private donations, fund raisers and will probably be asking the municipalities.

Ted feels the phosphorus issue will be helped by merely educating the homeowner. Lawn fertilizers are a problem, but enforcement of an ordinance would be the big issue. By educating the homeowner, if you don’t need it, why apply it, the lake will be helped.

Holden/Jones motion to approve the purchase of the ESAB powercut 650 cutting package for the highway department. Carried without negative vote.

Holden/Jones motion to approve the liquor license for Tanya Kasten (Zenda Tap). Carried without negative vote.

Jones/Weiss motion to waive the first reading and adopt the Ordinance to amend the operator (bartender) fee ($50 for two years). Carried without negative vote.

Holden/Weiss motion to approve using high school students as poll workers. Carried without negative vote.

Chairman Bollweg thanked both the Highway and Police Departments for their work during the past snow storms.

Weiss/Palmer motion to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm.

Sue Polyock, CMC/WCMC

Clerk/Treasurr