Town of Germantown

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Planning Commission Meeting

MINUTES

Town of Germantown Town Hall
N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
August 31, 2016
6:40 p.m.

Present: Gregg Haunroth, Dale Simonson, Ken Jax, Keith Korbein, Shannon Vogele, Paul Szymaszek, George Vukich, Zoning Administrator Dick Martin, Administrative Assistant Linda Salzwedel
Also Present: Summer Hideaway Owners, Brad Pavloski, Chris Renner, Andrew Dahlen and other SoCore staff, Jim Collis, various community members and business owners of Germantown, and regular Summer Hideaway campground patrons.

The meeting was called to order at the town hall in the Town of Germantown at 6:40 p.m., following the public hearing for Summer Hideaway at 5:30 p.m., and the public hearing for SoCore at 6:18 p.m.

Possible Approval of June 8, 2016 minutes
A motion was made by George Vukich, seconded by Shannon Vogele, to approve the minutes from August 3, 2016 Planning Commission meeting. Motion carried, 7-0.

Discussion and Possible approval of recommending to the board to approve a zoning change for Summer Hideaway
A motion was made by George Vukich, seconded by Ken Jax, to recommend to the board to approve a zoning change for Summer Hideaway. A roll call vote was taken: Haunroth – Y, Simonson – Y, Jax – Y, Korbein – Y, Vogele – Y, Szymaszek – Y, Vukich – Y. Motion carried, 7-0.

Discussion and possible approval of recommending to the board to approve SoCore’s Solar Farm application for rezoning and a conditional use permit.
A motion was made by George Vukich, seconded by Ken Jax, to recommend to the board to approve SoCore Solar Farm application for rezoning and a conditional use permit, based on the understanding of shrubbery to be added. A roll call vote was taken: Haunroth – Y, Simonson – Y, Jax – Y, Korbein – Y, Vogele – Y, Szymaszek – Y, Vukich – Y. Motion carried, 7-0.

Member Comments
George Vukich mentioned it would be nice if we presented something to Roger Bean when he leaves the Planning Commission.

Next Meeting Date
Gregg Haunroth said that setting the next meeting date will be delayed until he has a chance to route around information about updating the zoning ordinance.

Adjourn
A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Dale Simonson, to adjourn at 6:45 p.m. Motion carried 6-0.

 

Respectfully submitted,
Linda Salzwedel, Administrative Assistant