Town of Germantown

Regular Town Board Meeting

MINUTES

Town of Germantown Town Hall

N7560 17th Avenue
New Lisbon, WI 53950
October 20, 2020 
5:55 p.m.

Present:               Chairman Gregg Haunroth, Supervisors Skip Barton, Ken Jax, Keith Korbein, Zoning                                Administrator Dick Martin, Assistant Emergency Management Director Christopher                                     Leopold, Clerk/Treasurer Susan Ganther, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Michaele Korbein

Absent:                Supervisor Ray Feldman, Emergency Management Director Fred Cobbs

 

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 5:55 p.m. in the town hall.

 

Minutes

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve the minutes from the September meetings.  Motion carried 4-0.

 

Bank Reconciliation

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Skip Barton, to accept the bank reconciliation.  Motion carried 4-0.

 

Checks/Vouchers

A motion was made by Keith Korbein, seconded by Skip Barton, to approve checks 12218-12267 totaling $177,444.93 and EFT’s totaling $5,017.48.

 

Operator’s Licenses

A motion was made by Skip Barton, seconded by Ken Jax, to approve an Operator’s License for Courtney Ploeckelman.  Motion carried 4-0.

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Skip Barton, to approve an Operator’s License for Alex Mallory.  Motion carried 4-0.

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to delay approval of an Operator’s License for Kaitlyn Sankey pending additional information be provided by the applicant.  Motion carried 4-0.

 

Eleventh Addition to Island Lake at Copper Point

There were no changes to this portion of the project since the original submission.  A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Keith Korbein, to approve the Eleventh Addition to Island Lake at Copper Point.  A roll call vote was taken:  Barton – Y, Korbein – Y, Haunroth – Y, Jax – Y.  Motion carried 4-0.

 

Public Safety/Emergency Management

Mauston Ambulance in encouraging people to be vigilant about wearing masks. 

 

Roads

A resident is asking about the possibility of a stop sign at Water Street and 16^th.  A possible solution other than a stop sign would be to lower the speed limit and put a “Dangerous Intersection” sign up.  A final decision will be made at a future meeting.

 

Zoning

16 permits were issued in September, 15 were for new houses.  There have been permits for 45 new houses year to date.

 

Parks

The Town has been awarded a $432,000 grant for the park.  Final awarding of the entire grant is pending a meeting of the DNR Joint Finance Committee.  $250,000 is guaranteed.

 

Board Reports

Keith Korbein                    Questioned whether the board should consider having someone in charge of                                                          code enforcement.

                                             Wisconsin Town’s Association has new webinars available and he encourages                                                      other board members and members of the Planning Commission to watch.

Gregg Haunroth               Checking in to whether it is cost effective to be a member of CRAM.

                                             It was brought to the Board’s attention that there was an aggressive phone call                                                        placed to the Town Clerk by Diane Dendy followed by an in person interaction                                                       that included a threat to make sure a Sheriff’s Deputy was present at the next                                                         board meeting.  Deputy Morris has been in touch with Ms. Dendy and she is not                                               present at this meeting.               

 

Public Comment

None

 

Adjourn

A motion was made by Ken Jax, seconded by Skip Barton, to adjourn at 6:25 p.m.  Motion carried 4-0.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Susan Ganther

Clerk/Treasurer