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PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 8, 2023
A regular meeting of the Birnamwood Village Board was held on Monday evening, May 8, 2023 at the Matsche Center.
All members were present.
Also present: Conner Opper, Tom Gatz, Jason Cieslewicz & Jared Plautz
Meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Tom Gatz inquired about the dip in Elm St.
Jason Cieslewicz provided a copy of the survey of his property.
Jared Plautz would like to put in a driveway to the back of his property. Dombrowski/Schmidt m/s/c to allow Jared Plautz to add a driveway with culvert to his property. Roll call vote – all yes.
Bills were presented.
R.Resch/Schmidt m/s/c to approve bills. Roll call vote – all yes.
Potrykus Construction gave a bid of $26,500 for repair of Village Hall steps and $5,200 for wheelchair access to ballpark.
Some landscaping needs to be done by the manhole on the corner of Railroad & Wausau St. and orange barrel removed.
Schmidt/Dombrowski m/s/c to hire Mike McMahon to power wash, strip, sand and seal the belltower for $1,428.00. Motion carried with Block voting no.
Faucet was left on in the park bathroom resulting in 61,000 gallons of water usage and a large water bill for the Village. New sensory faucets would prevent this from happening in the future.
Scott Construction estimated $33,800 for 3/8″ chip sealing on State Rd or $29,900 for 1/4″.
The State will be widening the turning lanes on Hwy 45 and could cause additional costs for relocating Village utilities.
A complaint was received in regard to free range ducks on a residents property. Clerk will send a letter and copy of animal ordinance to them.
Hydrant flushing was not completed last week because of other issues and will be completed this week.
We are on the list for street sweeping by the County.
A Yield sign needs to be replaced on the corner of Railroad St and Birch St
CVS Squared is a company we could use for our treatment plant needs of testing, report writing and compliance scheduling. A suggestion was also made to build seepage cells. 2 acres of land would be needed to create the drain field.
Building permits were received from Conner Opper & Jake Strassburger.
The Lions club has offered to build 5-6 picnic tables for the park.
E.Resch/Klumpyan m/s/c to grant licenses to Birnamwood Baseball Team and American Legion for June 16-18 & Aug. 20. Roll call vote – all yes.
A resident asked to allow dogs in Birchwood Park. The Board stands with ordinance rules, no dogs in parks.
ARPA annual report was submitted.
Receipts were reported for April.
Board of Review May 15.
Next meeting May 22, 2023.
Schmidt/E.Resch m/s/c to adjourn at 8:30 p.m.
Lauri Klumpyan, clerk/treasurer