TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at the Community Center
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members present were Matt Lazorik, Jackie Eid, James Kaseno, Gordon Anderson, Paul Ehlers, MaryBeth Tillmans and Janice Olson.
-Caucus Minutes- J. Eid made a motion to approve the Jan. 9th Caucus minutes
and P. Ehlers 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
-Board Meeting Minutes- J. Eid made a motion to approve the Jan. 9th Regular Board Meeting
minutes and J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
-Treasurer’s Report –J. Eid made a motion to approve the reports and G. Anderson 2nd the
motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Board Comments –
- Eid – Bayfield Co. Board will be having their meeting on Feb. 27th at 6:00p.m.. The opening
of County Roads to ATVs is on their agenda.
Correspondence– None
Committee Reports–
Planning Commission-They have completed the paperwork for Short Term Rental
applications. There are volunteers that will be send it out to existing Short Term Rentals.
Parks & Land – There was not a meeting.
Sanitary District –They are sending a letter to the Secretary of the WI DNR, regarding the
requirements for a new permit for the holding pond. The letter was read by Mark Ehlers.
They are hoping to go back to the original requirements.
Public Comments
- Lindgren – The Town of Bell Emergency Management Plan was done, but never signed.
Items have been found in that in it that need to be changed. The Emergency Management
Plan Committee is asking for a board member to be assigned to the committee.
Old Business
- Town financial audit- discussion and possible decision
Ehlers spoke with a town that had an accounting firm out of Eau Claire do an
audit and they were very dissatisfied. He will continue looking. The board may
decide to have a special committee perform an audit.
- Town website reconstruction, discission and possible decision
Elhers has worked with John Anderson on finding a new provider. They had six
meetings with possible providers. They have already received three quotes. The
quotes will be given to the board ahead of next months meeting for them to review.
The transition will take two to three months. There will be a town meeting for public
input on what people would like to see.
- Town Emergency Preparedness Committee, direction from the Board, appoint a
supervisor to the committee, discussion and decision
The committee is currently Roger Lindgren, John Higney, Owen Polifka, Marie
Versen and Yvette Fleming. J. Kaseno made a motion to form the committee with
Anderson as the liaison for the town board and J. Eid 2nd the motion. Unanimous
decision. Approved.
New Business
- Lost Creek Adventures use of Town land\ airstrip area, discussion and possible decision
Greg Weiss from Lost Creek Adventures was present. He would like to use the
airstrip for primitive camping for a kayak symposium to be held on June 28, 29 &
30th. J. Kaseno spoke with Tim Kaseno, who is overseeing the airport. Tim is okay
with the event. P. Ehlers made a motion to let the town airport strip be used for the
kayak symposium for this year only, to be held on June 28, 29, 30 and the 27th for
people that come early. J. Kaseno 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
- Shelter over the Liberty fishing boat, discussion and possible decision
Ehlers has been looking into getting a shelter over the Liberty boat at the
waterfront. Parks and Lands committee has agreed with the project. The boat
is currently in the town road right of way. If a shelter was built over it, it would be in
the town right of way of the road and would require a variance from the county. The other option
to do the shelter, would be to abandon that section of the road.
Ehlers made a motion to authorize the expense of $550.00 to apply to Bayfield
County Zoning for a variance and to authorize P. Ehlers to appeal the zoning decision.
G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.
Public Comments
Kenny Roman – Question about the positioning of the Liberty boat at Lakefront.
Eid made a motion at 7:47pm to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson 2nd the motion. Unanimous decision.
Approved.
Respectfully submitted,
MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk