MINUTES

TOWN OF VERMONT BOARD MEETING

OCTOBER 11, 2004

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman, Steven Frame. The Clerk certified the meeting notice had been posted at the Black Earth State Bank, Amcore Bank in Mt. Horeb, on the town web site and at the Town Hall; also published in the News Sickle-Arrow and Mt. Horeb Mail.

Present: Chairman, Steven Frame; Supervisors Bill Hanson, David Dybdahl, Barbara Grenlie and Mark Sherven; Treasurer Sarah Danz and Clerk Marian Swoboda.

PUBLIC INPUT

A representative of the Black Earth Creek Watershed Association extended an invitation to all those present to attend the annual meeting of the Black Earth Creek Watershed Association on October 16 featuring a bus tour of the Watershed area.

RETURN OF BOMBAY BICYCLE RIDE DEPOSIT

The clerk advised the board a telephone request had been received from John Graham for the return of the Bombay bicycle ride deposit.

Motion was made by Mark Sherven seconded by David Dybdahl and carried to return the $200.00 deposit.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion wad made by David Dybdahl seconded by Barbara Grenlie and carried to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2004 meeting.

REPORT OF THE TREASURER

Treasurer Sarah Danz reported deposits in September totaling $868.16; $100.00 title company assessment searches, $243.00 building permits, $275.00 recreation permit, $176.51 MFL tax collections, $73.62 interest. The ending cash position was $25,572.90; $2,805.21 in the investment account, $3,462.71 in the savings account and $19,304.98 in the checking account all in reconciliation with the clerk's accounts.

REPORT OF THE CLERK

The September balance sheet presented by the Clerk Marian Swoboda showed an ending cash balance of $25,572.90, the same as reported by the treasurer. The same cash balance (year-to-date income) was shown on the September Income and Expenses vs. Budget report after applying December 2003 tax collections and cash carryover.

PAYMENT OF BILLS

Motion was made by Mark Sherven seconded by David Dybdahl and carried to approve the payment of the September bills totaling $17,855.12 covered by checks, #10190 through #10237.

Motion was made by David Dybdahl seconded by Barbara Grenlie and carried to approve the payment of the following invoices: $900.00 to Tyrol Basin for the summer picnic, $235.27 to Burke Truck Equipment for equipment for the new town truck, and $68.00 to MSI Insurance for insurance coverage on the new town truck for the remaining part of the year.

PETITION TO ABANDON AN UNAMED TOWN ROAD

A petition under provisions provided in State Statutes 80.02 was presented requesting the abandonment of an unnamed town road on the Todd Peterson property off from Bell road described as follows:

Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 6 East, in the Town of Vermont, Dane County, Wisconsin, more fully described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the said Southeast 1/4; thence South along the East line of said Southeast 1/4 to the Southeast corner thereof; thence West along the South line of the said Southeast 1/4 to a point where the creek intersects the said South line; thence in a Northwesterly direction along the center line of said creek to a point where the said creek intersects a straight line drawn diagonally across the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, said Section 9, from the Northeast corner thereof to the Southwest corner thereof; thence Northeasterly along said diagonal line to the Northeast corner of the Northwest 1/4 of Southeast!/4 of said Section 9; thence 1320 feet along the North line of said Southeast 1/4 to the point of beginning.

Motion was made by Bill Hanson seconded by David Dybdahl and carried to approve the petition.

74.122 RECLAMATION PERMITS;

REFERRAL OF APPLICATION TO MUNICIPALITIES

Motion was made by Mark Sherven seconded by Barbara Grenlie and carried that the board raise no objection to the application filed by Yahara Materials, Inc with Dane County Planning & Development for a nonmetallic mining permit at 8879 Hwy 19, Mazomainie, Wisconsin.

REVIEW OF ASSESSOR BIDS

The board reviewed the eight bids received from assessors in response to the advertisement in the Wisconsin Towns Newsletter for a 2005 revaluation of real estate property. Bids ranged from $19,900 to $42,000. The clerk was asked to check references on the lowest bidder, the Charlotte Johnson & Co located at Unity, Wisconsin; also to ask for a bid on a maintenance contract.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

2005 budgets had been completed and submitted by EMS-District 1 and Black Earth Fire District. The Mt. Horeb Fire District was in the final stage of completion. Mark Sherven reported he had attended the first meeting of the Mt. Horeb Village Comprehensive Planning Committee. An invitation was extended to attend future meetings. Dave Haugen reported that 25 loads of sand and salt had been delivered and that the fall road mowing was nearly completed.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion was made by David Dybdahl seconded by Barbara Grenlie and carried that the meeting stand adjourned.

The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Marian Swoboda, Town Clerk