at Town of Bell Community Center

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members present were Matt Lazorik, Gordon Anderson, James Kaseno, Ken Roman, MaryBeth Tillmans and Janice Olson. Paul Ehlers was absent.
-Minutes of Previous Meeting- Board Meeting Minutes 6/9/26 and Board of Review
G. Anderson made a motion to approve the minutes and K. Roman 2nd the motion.
-Treasurer’s Report – K. Roman made a motion to approve the reports and G. Anderson 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Board Comments
J. Kaseno- Thank you to Corny Club for a successful Fish Fry.
G. Anderson – Congratulations to M. Lazorik for the arrival of baby George.
M. Lazorik – Special Town Board meeting will be held on Thurs. for a location at the
recycling center for a dumpster for the Fish Shed waste.
Correspondence-None
Committee Reports
Sanitary District
They have spoken with the DNR and the financing is off. The new pond project will be done
in phases. The first phase will be the line to the lake.
Public Comments
Judy Becker – Thank you to everyone who worked on the Fry Shack. The second Meet the
Author is Sadie Hestiken on July 19th at 2pm.
Sarah Norton-Concerns of street closure on Superior Ave. for Cornucopia Day.
Maggie Emond-Closure of Superior Ave. in front of Poncho’s for Cornucopia Day 6-12pm for
Street Dance.
Matt Hipsher – Mountain Road will be closed next week for culvert replacement.
Tom Thiel – Awareness of Flock camera system in Bayfield County.
John Anderson – Flock camera system is a private corporation with a contract with
law enforcement.
Jeff Byerhof-Important meeting tomorrow about EMS service at the Bayfield Co. Board
room.

Old Business
1. Contract for dumpsters at recycling center, discussion and decision
G. Anderson made a motion to approve the Republic Services contract for dumpsters
at the recycling center and J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

New Business
1. Donation QR code for the save the boats fund, discussion and decision
J. Kaseno made a motion to approve using a donation QR code for save the boats fund.
K. Roman 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

2. Request for picnic license for Cornucopia Fire Department for Cornucopia Day, discussion and decision
J. Kaseno made a motion to approve the picnic license for the Cornucopia Fire
Department for Cornucopia Day and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision.
Approved.
3. Request to detour ATV traffic around 88455 Superior Ave for a wedding on September 26, discussion and decision
Sandra Owen was present for this request to detour the ATV traffic. A detour would be
to the right on Huron St., instead of left off of County Hwy C. It would be from 2-10pm.
G. Anderson made a motion to permit the detour of ATV traffic with the signage to be
paid by the homeowner. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved. It
be posted two weeks prior to the event and will be posted on the town website.
4. Request to close part of Superior Ave on Cornucopia Day for music, discussion and decision
M. Lazorik recused himself from the item. G. Anderson chaired this item. K. Roman made
motion to close Superior Ave. from 6-12pm on Corny Day and J. Kaseno 2nd the motion.
Vote: (3Yes-0No). Approved.
5. Town Board recommendation to County, Dewald shoreland grading application, discussion and decision
K. Roman made a motion to recommend approval of the Dewald shoreland grading
application to the County. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Vote: (3Yes-0No). M. Lazorik recused
himself from voting. Approved.
6. Town Board recommendation to County, Cloutier Land use permit Application, discussion and decision
K. Roman made a motion to recommend approval of the Cloutier Land use permit
application to the County. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
7. Town Board recommendation to County, Goldammer Conditional use permit Application, discussion and decision
K. Roman made a motion to recommend approval of the Goldammer Conditional Use
permit application to the County with the stipulation that they must put an apron to the
asphalt. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
8. Future use of the cold storage building behind the fire hall, discussion
A new door is needed for the cold storage building behind the fire hall. J. Kaseno will
address this with the Fire Department.

Public Comment Period -Comments taken

At 7:57 p.m., K. Roman made a motion to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson second the
motion. Unanimous decision. Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted,

MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk

The Town of Bell

The Town of Bell is a small community located on the south shore of Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The unincorporated village of Cornucopia is located within the town.

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