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Regular Meeting - January 22, 2012
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Regular Meeting                          January 22, 2012   

Crow Wing Town Hall               6:00 p.m.

Board Members Present:  Chairman Mark Platta, Supervisors Greg Smith and Dave Schultz, Clerk Virginia Rogers and Treasurer Susan Goodew.

Mark called the meeting to order and the pledge to the flag was recited.

No gopher bounties were claimed.

PLANNING & ZONING

Brad gave the planning and zoning report. Land Use violations have been prioritized and a list will be prepared in the near future. CGI has asked that the township take some boxes of old records planning and zoning records. It was recommended that a fireproof file cabinet be considered. It would be used for these records as well as permanent township records. An update on the new Big Wood Timber Frames property was given.  The Farm at St. Mathias was discussed as well. The township is in support of the business, but it does appear that a Conditional Use Permit will be required.  

Dave made a motion to approve the election contract with Crow Wing County. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously.

Greg made a motion to hire Stanley Steemer to clean the town hall carpet with Randy or Ginny present. The motion was seconded by Dave and passed unanimously.

The 2013 budget was prepared. Ginny will enter the numbers and bring back a summary for the next meeting for final approval.

The Audit Meeting was held and the treasurer’s and clerk’s books examined.  The report is attached to these minutes and posted at the town hall.

Mark made a motion to transfer funds to balance out the planning and zoning fund in the amount of 24,888.29. The motion was seconded by Dave and passed unanimously. Dave made a motion to transfer $100,000 from General Fund to Street Improvement. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously.

Dave made a motion to request the following levy amounts:  General Fund 70,000, Fire Fund 35,000, Road and Bridge 130,000 for a total of $235,000 which is $5,000 less than last year. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously

Dave made a motion to approve the January 8th minutes. The motion was seconded by Greg and passed unanimously.

Payroll was approved and correspondence was reviewed. The meeting adjourned by general consent at  9:00 p.m.