Regular
Meeting – October 13, 2015; 6:00pm Crow
Wing Town Hall
Board
Members Present: Chairman Greg Smith,
Supervisors Mark Platta & Dave Schultz, Clerk Susan Amick, Treasurer Susan
Kern
Greg called
the meeting to order at 6:00pm and the pledge to the flag was recited.
Greg gave an
update on the land conveyance project. Susan Amick prepared & sent MnDot
a letter
citing the previous board vote to turn land received from MnDot over to Crow
Wing Estates for the use of a new well. Rosemary
Eischens reported to Greg that they are moving forward with the project and
work is being done.
Brad Arnold
gave
an update on the Big Woods (Greenwood Street) conditional use permit work on
the property. He reported that the work
requested by the board had been done satisfactorily. The newer property site
was also tidied
up. Notable improvements were made on
both properties.
Mark made a
motion to hire Reed’s backhoe to remove an abandoned trailer full of garbage
for the cost of $500.00. Greg 2nd
it. Motion passed unanimously.
Lisa
Gerhardt had contacted Justin Burslie expressing concerns about Strong Avenue road
damage. Susan will send a letter to Joe
Rokow requesting he repair damage done to the road previously with his bobcat,
and also request he keep brush from his property off the road right of way (33
feet from center of the road).
Regarding
the gazebo vandalism that occurred this fall, Brad plans to work on it soon, he
will donate his time & materials to the project.
The matter
of the Juaire property violation was discussed.
The board members will inspect the property and a bill will be sent to
Lesly Juaire for their inspections, any unpayed balance will be sent to the
county to be assessed to her property taxes.
The board
discussed a call from a resident complaining about illegal garbage dumping in
& behind an old broken shed and in a trailer at 6818 Wells Ave,
Brainerd. The garbage has been drug
around by dogs and animals, is blowing into neighboring properties and vermin
have moved into the area due to the mess, resulting in them wandering in other
people’s yards. A letter will be sent to
the property owner and a call will be made to the county public health
department.
Josh
Neelen’s property was inspected yesterday by Greg, Brad and Justin
Burslie. Dave made a motion to follow
through with the original plan specifics agreed upon by the planning
commission, town board & property owner previously at the August 10 &
11 2015 meetings regarding this property violation. Greg seconded it. Motion passed unanimously.
Susan Kern
gave a report on the NJPA meeting she recently attended to gather information
about their programs & she presented the package of membership materials to
the board. The township will receive
$500 for attending and being part of membership. Mark made a motion that Sue
Kern fill out the
paperwork for the township to become a member of NJPA Region 5 (membership is
free). Greg seconded it. Motion
passed.
Susan Kern
gave the treasurer’s report. Claims were
examined by the supervisors, approved and paid.
Dave gave
the road report. He issued an entry
permit. He will be replacing a damaged
stop sign on a township road.
Dave made a
motion to pay Tri-City the amount on their first bill for the road
construction. Mark seconded it. Motion
passes unanimously.
Greg made a
motion to close out the four bank accounts listed in the street improvement
category and transfer the amounts to the checking account to pay the Tri City
road construction bills. Mark seconded
it. Motion passed unanimously.
Dave made a
motion to transfer the outstanding violation fee balances of those on the
township violation list to Crow Wing County in November to be assessed to each
property owner’s taxes. Mark seconded
it. Motion passed unanimously.
Mark made a
motion to accept the minutes from the September 22, 2015 meeting. Greg seconded
it. Motion passed.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:45pm.
