Town of West Sweden- Monthly Meeting ****Ammended****
July 17, 2012
Meeting was called to order at 6:30pm. Present at the
meeting were Simon Nelson, chairman; Scott Wilder and Glenn Meier, supervisors;
Phyllis Wilder, Treasurer and Kevin Taylor, patrolman, and Andrea Lundquist,
Clerk. Residents and onlookers include Ken Ruhn,
Jeanette Harder, Don Langle, Lisa Anderson, and Judy Giller.
The minutes of the last meeting were presented by the clerk. No
adjustments were recommended. The town board thanked the clerk for the report.
The treasurer presented the monthly report. The town board thanked
the treasurer for the report.
No additions or corrections were made
from the printed agenda.
Public Input: A. Judy Giller and
Lisa Anderson presented from Luck Area Club presented a plan to create roads
for ATV use in West Sweden. Club would put up signs at no cost to
town for those signs. Bill Johnson also invited West Sweden board
and residents to attend the open meeting for Village of Frederic, where they
will be discussing ATV routes in Frederic at the meeting. Should
West Sweden go forward, the Village would like to work together in creating theordinance. Ken Ruhn discussed concerns for the routes due to safety
and liability to the town and land owners of the town. According to
the ATV law book, per Ken and Don, ATV owners are not allowed to ride from
their residence to the nearest route. Ken presented websites were we
can get information on this issue. Ken is concerned that the current
suggested route runs in front of his house where there is a double yellow line;
which would prevent passing ATVs. Neither of the routes that are
suggested run by our 2 restaurants, which
they are saying they would patronize due to the routes. Farmers can
already legally use ATVs to check fences on the highway, but it needs to be
registered for Ag use. Safety concerns for Clam Falls
Drive opening up and high school students potentially riding to school, as it
is a major bus route. Issue will be tabled until next
meeting.
Old Business: A. Review of
bids: TRIP PROJECT: 315thAvenue from HWY 48 to 170th Street;
Bid #1 Taylor paving $84,495 Bid #2; Monarch Paving $64,461 warm mix, $67,851
hot mix. Glenn moved to approve the bid from Monarch for warm mix. Scott
Seconded. All in favor, motion carried.
Review of Bids: Other projects; #1) 345th Avenue –
Chip Seal/peastone $23,905 Scott Construction;
#2) 140th/145th (by Don Johnson’s) – cold mix
wedging/heavy seal/chip seal $49,329 Scott Construction. The board
will not be approving any new road projects at this time, as our budget is
fulfilled with the TRIP project above.
B. Ordinance to extend officials’ term by one week
presented. Motion made by Glenn, Scott 2nd. All
in favor, motion carried.
Employee Report: A. Update on Storm Aid: Copies of pictures
and a couple bills are needed to complete. Clerk will get these items to
Kevin for submittal.
B. Kevin and Ron have been working on
Wisconsin Ave North/Polk Road per June meeting to divert
water.
C. The bank by Diamond
Lake (150th Street) has slid down a foot. We need to
curb and replace signs for the curb.
D. Shouldering across the
town needs to be addressed. Kevin was requested to create a plan. Kevin
also stated that our machines aren’t built for shouldering, so we will also
look into options for hiring or renting equipment. Board will research
options and discuss further at August meeting.
Correspondence:
New Business: A. Liquor License: Bremer Bank applied for a Class B beer and
liquor license and 1 operator’s licenses. Scott made a motion to
approve all licenses, Simon 2nd. Glenn abstained from voting. Motion carried.
B. 175th Street conditions: Gravel road with large
sand pockets where cars are getting sucked into the sand. An option
to excavate, lay rock, and then gravel was
proposed. The board will check on it and discuss at the August
meeting.
C. Glenn requested to add road financing options to the August
agenda.
All bills paid and approved.
The next meeting will be Tuesday,
August 21st, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
Motion to adjourn the meeting was
made by Glenn, seconded by Scott. Motion carried. Time was 7:42pm.
Andrea Lundquist, clerk