TOWN OF BELL BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

at Town of Bell Community Center

The 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 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

Treasurer’s Report – J. Kaseno made a motion to approve the reports and K. Roman 2^nd 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

1. 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 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion approved.

2. 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

1. 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.

2. Streetlight upgrade, discussion and possible decision
3. 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.

1. Anderson 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Motion approved.
2. Disposal of the old town dump truck, discussion and decision
3. Anderson made a motion to put the 2012 Peterbilt dump truck up for sale on the Wis.

Surplus website and K. Roman 2^nd the motion.  Unanimous decision. Motion approved.

4. Town snowplowing driveways, discussion and decision
5. Roman would like driveways to be inspected before snowplowing and for infractions

to be corrected.  Inspections will be done by the end of September.  K. Roman made a

motion to increase the current snowplowing rates by 2.7% and G. Anderson 2^nd the

motion. Vote (4 Yes- 0 No).  M. Lazorik recused himself from voting.  Motion passed.

5. Set dates for Budget Workshop Meetings

The dates for the Budget Workshop were set for Mon., Sept. 22^nd and Tues., Sept., 23^rd

at 6:00 p.m.

Public Comments – None

1. Roman made a motion at 8:31 pm to adjourn the meeting and G. Anderson 2^nd the motion. Unanimous decision. Approved.

Respectfully submitted,

MaryBeth Tillmans – Clerk