TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
7:00 p.m.
at Town of Bell Community Center

Person of the year announcement – The award was given to Nancy and Phil Moye for
all that they have done for the town. Cake was served.

The meeting was called to order at 7:24 p.m. Board members present were Matt Lazorik, Gordon Anderson, James Kaseno, Paul Ehlers, Ken Roman MaryBeth Tillmans and Janice Olson.
-Board Meeting Minutes – P. Ehlers made a motion to approve the April minutes.
G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
-Clerk’s Report – There were no change changes of officers in the April election. No
changes were made to our signers per the election results.
Treasurer’s Report – P. Ehlers made a motion to approve the reports and G. Anderson 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Board Comments
P. Ehlers- Items for the Liberty shelter have been ordered from Menards. They will be arriving
next week.
K. Roman-He thanked the road crew for their great work on the town roads. The grass cutting
is looking nice around town. K. Roman and two other Planning Commissioners attended
the Bayfield Co. presentation on their new zoning changes proposal on April 29th.
Correspondence-None
Committee Reports-
Parks & Lands – They are busy with spring things. A drone video that was given to the Parks &
Lands Committee from Dave Mccullough of the break wall that shows cracks in the
concrete was given to the ACOE. They are working on the flooding around the well and
Swenson’s Pavillion. Doug Becker and Matt Hispsher met with Atlas Engineering. They
will be submitting a proposal for the water accumulation.
Sanitary District
Nothing has changed on the pond project, since the last time working with the DNR.
Public Comments
Nancy Moye- CBA Lupine Fest is June 13th, 8am to 4pm. There will be a city-wide garage sale.
The Garden Club met and their first working day is May 27th. There are many
volunteers. The Art Crawl is September 13th and 14th.
Paul Ehlers- The Corny Clean Up is Sat., May 16th starting at the Community Center

Old Business
1. Taking payment with a QR code at the boat launch and the Siskiwit campground, discussion and possible decision
Whitney Olsen and Brent were present to explain the system. It would be the same QR
code system that was used for the ice cave parking. It would make it easier to pay and
streamline it. G. Anderson made a motion to proceed with using the QR Code payment
system at the Siskiwit boat launch and campground. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous
decision. Approved.

2. New payment system for the recycle center, discussion and possible decision
Whitney Olsen and Brent were present to explain the system. It would be an
app with an interface. The employees would have a menu with item options. People
can pay cash, check, credit card or split payment. P. Ehlers made a motion to use
the new payment system at the Recycling Center. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous
decision. Approved.
3. Cell tower on Town land not allowed near airport, discussion and possible decision
Verizon was requesting potential use of land around the airport for a cell tower. Tim
Kaseno from the Airport Committee said no towers could be within 10,000 feet of the
airport. M. Lazorik made a motion to deny any cell tower on town land. J. Kaseno 2nd
the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion passed.

New Business
1. Short Term Rental application approval, discussion and decision
Anderson, Ogren, Goveia and Martens
P. Ehlers made a motion to approve the Short Term Rental applications for Anderson,
Ogren, Goveia and Martens and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision.
Motion passed. Lacey Luce had two STRs approved. One is on Hwy 13 and the other
on Blueberry Lane. She has recently sold the one on Hwy 13 and is requesting a refund.
P. Ehlers made a motion to refund $250.00 and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Uanimous
decision. Motion passed.
2. Potential webmaster position, discussion and possible decision
Changes and things need to be done to the town website. P. Ehlers, Whitney Olsen and
Brent will work on a job description for a webmaster position.
3. Set Date for Board of Review – Tues., June 9, 2026 – 7:00p.m.
The date for the Board of Review was set for Tues., June 9, 2026 – 7:00p.m. It will be
adjourned until the assessment is received.

Public Comment Period -None

At 8:03 p.m., P. Ehlers made a motion to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson second the
motion. Unanimous decision. Motion passed.

Respectfully submitted,

MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk