TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
at Town of Bell Community CenterThe meeting was called to order at 7: 00.m. Board members present were Matt Lazorik, Gordon Anderson, James Kaseno, Ken Roman, MaryBeth Tillmans, and Janice Olson. Paul Ehlers was absent.
-Board Meeting Minutes – J. Kaseno made a motion to approve the Aug. minutes. Gordon
Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Treasurer’s Report – J. Kaseno made a motion to approve the reports and K. Roman 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved. Board Comments – None
Correspondence– None
Committee Reports
Parks & Lands – G. Anderson was contacted by a local resident that had tripped on the
sidewalk in front of the Community Center by the flowing well. The committee is
addressing the issue.
Sanitary District
Mark Ehlers provided a handout about the new pond construction project with estimates
for the project.
Public Comments –
Nancy Moye – She thanked everyone for their support of the Art Crawl.
Mark Ehlers -There is a display in the Community Center of the Russian Settlement in
Cornucopia. It will be on exhibit at the museum.
Jennifer Sauter Sargent – She gave a financial report on Cornucopia Day. Agenda
Old Business - Liberty shelter project, discussion and possible decision
A proposal from Gringrich was received at the last board meeting that was less than
$20,000.00. The detailed cost is $10,333 for materials and $9600.00 labor. G. Anderson
made motion to accept the proposal from Gringrich to provide a roof over the Liberty for
$19,933.00. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion approved. - Sanitary District improvement project, discussion
The best alternative to the expansion project is the used rotating biological contactor with
continuous discharge to dry run to Lake Superior (chemical storage is located within RBC
cover). The cost of the project is $2,419,000.00. The Wis. DNR will give the Sanitary
District a loan with a 0% interest rate for 20 years. In order for the WI DNR to give them
a loan, they want assurance from the Sanitary District on repayment. An option for
them would be to annex all properties in Town of Bell into the Town of Bell Sanitary
District, and levy the yearly loan payment. The levy amount would be approximately
$50,000 a year. A hearing would be necessary for this to occur.
The board asked them to look for alternatives to what the WIDNR would require to give
them a loan. New Business - Well overflow repair at the Community Center, discussion and decision
The sidewalk in front of the Community Center by the flowing well needs to be
addressed. It is a trip hazard. The Parks and Lands committee, along with the town
crew will repair the well area and replace the cement there. - Streetlight upgrade, discussion and possible decision
J. Kaseno requested two additional street lights on Maple St, between Michigan Ave and
Superior Street. M. Lazorik made a motion to give J. Kaseno authority to contact Xcel
Energy for information and pricing on the additional street lighting in the Town of Bell.
G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion approved. - Disposal of the old town dump truck, discussion and decision
G. Anderson made a motion to put the 2012 Peterbilt dump truck up for sale on the Wis.
Surplus website and K. Roman 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion approved. - Town snowplowing driveways, discussion and decision
K. Roman would like driveways to be inspected before snowplowing and for infractions
to be corrected. K. Romans made a motion to inspect driveways and if they are not
conforming driveways, a letter will be sent informing them that they will have to correct
the infractions or find a private enterprise to plow them. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion.
Vote (4 Yes- 0 No). M. Lazorik recused himself from voting. Motion passed. Inspections
will be done by the end of September. K. Roman made a motion to increase the current
snowplowing rates by 2.7% base off of last years rate and G. Anderson 2nd the motion.
Vote (4 Yes- 0 No). M. Lazorik recused himself from voting. Motion passed. - Set dates for Budget Workshop Meetings
The dates for the Budget Workshop were set for Mon., Sept. 22nd and Tues., Sept., 23rd
at 6:00 p.m.Public Comments – None K. Roman made a motion at 8:31 pm to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved. Respectfully submitted, MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk |