TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Following the Caucus
at Town of Bell Community CenterThe meeting was called to order at 7: 08 p.m. Board members present were Matt Lazorik, Gordon Anderson, James Kaseno, Paul Ehlers, Ken Roman, MaryBeth Tillmans, and Janice Olson.
-Board Meeting Minutes – K. Roman made a motion to approve the Dec. minutes.
G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report – P. Ehlers made a motion to approve the reports and J. Kaseno 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Board Comments
P. Ehlers- The E Recycling form has been submitted to the DNR. COM2, the company
the town uses for electronic recycling, will be bringing a couple of boxes. The town will
be able to accept electronic recycling. There will be a five-dollar charge. A weather
station has been installed at the airport. It will be linked to the camera once it is
installed.
J. Kaseno-Thanked Jeff Pipgras for his repairs of the boiler at the community center.
Correspondence-None
Committee Reports
Sanitary District
The data of haulers that the Sanitary District used was erroneous. Haulers had been
reluctant to give information on where the waste was being hauled from. A lot of
waste was coming from out of town. Information on hauling was received from Bayfield
County. The Sanitary District will be compiling new data.
Public Comments –
Donna Harding and Carolyn Novak from Bayfield Co Senior Meals Program did a
presentation of the success and the importance of the Cornucopia Senior meal
program. The board was thanked for the town’s contributions. They asked for
consideration of possible future contributions.
Agenda - Plan Commission contract with NWRPC for updating comprehensive plan, discussion and decision
The Town of Bell Comprehensive Plan for 2009 needs to be rewritten. Another survey
will need to be done. A contract has been received from NWRPC for the project. Some
of the time and materials can be done by the town and materials can be received from
Bayfield County. A fact-finding meeting of the Planning Commission and the town board
will be held at the next Planning Commission meeting. - Streetlights, estimate to install additional lights, discussion and possible decision
This is a work in progress item. New Business - 2026 Election Inspectors – Approval
M. Tillmans provide a list of the 2026 election inspectors. P. Ehlers made a motion
to approve the list of election inspectors and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous
decision. Approved. - Harbor Commission savings account, discussion and possible decision
The Harbor Commission approved $70,000 to go into an account in Associated Bank.
It would be a money market account. They have an introductory offer of 6.5% interest for the first 6 months. It will change after that. As long as $10,000 is brought in after that, we would be eligible for whatever their new promotion is available at that time.
Otherwise, the interest rate is .1%. More can be added, if the Harbor Commission
wants to. P. Ehlers made a motion to approve $60,000 to go into a money market
account in Associated Bank and J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision.
Approved. Public Comment – None At 7:55pm, G. Anderson made a motion to go into closed session and P. Ehlers 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved. - Closed session- Discussion on community center manager position, discussion
The regular open session meeting reconvened at 8:47pm. P. Ehlers a motion at 7:50 pm to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.Respectfully submitted, MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk |