Minutes to be approved at the next Town of Bell boarded meeting on Tuesday, November 14, 2025
TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
at Town of Bell Community Center

The meeting was called to order at 7: 00.m.  Board members present were Gordon Anderson, James Kaseno, Paul Ehlers, Ken Roman, MaryBeth Tillmans, and Janice Olson. Matt Lazorik was absent.
-Gordon Anderson chaired the meeting.
-Board Meeting Minutes – K. Roman made a motion to approve the Sept. minutes. J. Kaseno
2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report – K. Roman made a motion to approve the reports and J. Kaseno 2^nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

Board Comments
P. Ehlers – Meet the Author schedule is on the Town of Bell website. Josh Dodge resignation
from the recycling center was accepted and new applications will be gone over tonight.
K. Roman  – Thanked the town crew for the concrete work at the community center.
He thanked Nancy Moye and Paul Ehlers for their postings, while he was gone.
G. Anderson – Thanked the town crew for the concrete work at the community center.
Correspondence–
G. Anderson received an email from a business in Menominee Falls that hauls electronic
waste. This will be looked into.
An invoice for approximately $325.00 was received from Bob Verson.  He repaired the
the tennis and pickleball court. Payment of the invoice was approved by the Parks & Land
committee.
Committee Reports – None
Sanitary District
Mark Ehlers – Everything is on hold for the new sewer pond project.  They have to
convince the DNR that it can be paid for.
Public Comments
Doug Becker – There are a couple of people on Siskiwit Lake that are interested in the dock
that the town is disposing of from Siskiwit Lake.

Agenda                                                                              
Old Business

1. Hire new employee for the recycle center, discussion and decision 

This will be done in closed session at the end of the agenda.

1. Town input on changing the designation of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bill H.R.5497 formerly Bill H.R.9111, discussion and decision

K. Roman made a motion to discuss the designation of the Apostle Islands National
Lakeshore, Bill H.R.5497 formerly Bill H.R.9111 and P. Ehlers 2^nd the motion. Discussion
held. Motion withdrawn. K. Roman made a motion to rewrite the letter, change the bill
number and decline the designation of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. J. Kaseno
2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision approved.

New Business

1. Accept an anonymous gift of $8000 for the save the boats fund, discussion and decision

-P. Ehlers made a motion to accept the anonymous donation to Save the Boats fund and
J. Kaseno 2^nd the motion.  Unanimous decision. Approved.

1. Improvement to the Community Center entrance, discussion and possible decision

         -Metal grate at the entrance of the community center needs to be removed and filled
with concrete. G. Anderson made a motion to proceed with filling the grate with
concrete when the time comes that a load of concrete is being delivered to town.
J. Kaseno 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
3.   Disposal of old dock, discussion and possible decision
-The dock at Siskiwit Lake has been replaced with a new dock.  The old dock needs to be
disposed of. P. Ehlers made a motion to put it for sale on the Wis. Municipal Auction
website and K. Roman 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

At 7:26p.m., P. Ehlers made motion to go into closed session for to hire new employee for the recycle center, discussion and decision. J. Kaseno 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision.

The regular open session meeting reconvened at 7:37 pm. P. Ehlers made a motion at 7:37 pm to adjourn the meeting and K. Roman 2^nd the motion.  Unanimous decision. Approved.

Respectfully submitted,

MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk

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