Mary For Supervisor

Mary A. Kacmarcik

Candidate for Town of Waterford Supervisor

Minutes of Previous Meetings by Date - October 2003 - Scroll Down to View All Meeting Minutes for October

Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chairman Langmesser. Present: Langmesser, Ranke, Sohr, Schmidt, Eliopul, Atty. Dubis, Greivell and Residents. Ciesielski was absent.

Schmidt motioned to approve the September 2, 2003 minutes, seconded by Sohr. Motion carried.

Preliminary Plat- Golden Meadows Addition #3- Deb O Carroll, Jahnke & Jahnke & Assoc., displayed diagram for the Commission and residents. Langmesser suggested the applicants lay over for a month to get Racine Co. input. O Carroll, requested to lay over until November Planning. Ranke motioned to table until November Planning, seconded by Sohr. Motion carried.

Rezone & Conditional Use- Payne & Dolan, Inc., 7512 NW Hwy. Ray Postotnik stated that nothing had changed since October 2002. Schmidt asked how long it would take to mine that area. Postotnik stated about 10 years. Langmesser asked if the audience had any questions or input. Nobody commented. Ranke announced that Payne & Dolan were doing a good job of restoration. Ranke motioned to approve, seconded by Eliopul. Motion carried.

Variance- Beaudry, 29129 White Oak Ln. Beaudry announced that he had signatures of his neighbors approval. Langmesser asked if anybody in attendance was opposed. Nobody came forward. Sohr motioned to approve, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried.

Variance- Schuetz, 6424 N. Tichigan Road Applicant explained that he did not meet the setback requirements. Eliopul motioned to approve, seconded by Sohr. Motion carried.

Town Level Variance- Wentzell, 5409 Hickory Dr. Applicant stated he would like the garage for his wood working hobby and that he is not able to do it in his basement due to health issues. Schmidt asked what he needed the variance for. Greivell stated it was to have 2 garages on less than an acre. Schmidt motioned to approve, seconded by Greivell. Motion carried. Sohr abstained due to applicant being family.

Shore land Contract- Ford, lots 2 & 3 Buena Park- Applicant announced that he has 90 feet of frontage and it is all cattails. Schmidt asked how far the fill was from the cattails. Ford announced that the fill is about 5-10 feet from where he thought the high water mark was. Schmidt asked if he had used silt fencing when he did the fill. Ford announced that he did not. Langmesser suggested the applicant check with County to see if they have any violations against him and also see what the DNR intends on doing. Dubis also reminded the Commission that the Town s Engineer would have to review. Sohr motioned to table until the applicant gets the information/responses from the DNR and Racine County, seconded by Schmidt. Motion carried.

Addition to Pier- Gottwald, 4118 N. River Bay Rd. Gottwald handed out drawing of the proposed change. Deputy Clerk did not receive a copy for the Town s records. Gottwald stated he has 50 feet of frontage and currently the pier is 5 feet from the lot line. Applicant and Commission discussed options. Langmesser suggested Gottwald re-draw as discussed and come back before the Commission in November. Sohr motioned to table to November Planning, seconded by Ranke. Motion carried.

Shore land Contract Report- Greivell indicated that there was one new construction on Clove Ct.

Announcements or discussions: Ranke asked about the old Naughten property being sold. Langmesser stated it was. Pam Peterson, Idlewood Ct., indicated she thought they would be on the agenda for the land split. Clerk s office did not have any of the information needed. Item to be on November agenda with County s input.

1. Town Board meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Chairman Langmesser. Present: Gauerke, Baumgart, Luick, Block, Atty. Dubis and residents of the Town.

3. Printed Minutes: Luick motioned to approve the minutes dated September 8, 2003, seconded by Block. Motion carried.

4. Treasurer Report/Payment of Claims- Langmesser read the treasurer s report. Block motioned to approve the claims as presented, seconded by Luick. Motion carried.

.....a Police Dept. Report- Littmann stated there were 630 contacts for the month of September. Littmann also reported that the Water Patrol was done for the year.

.....c TVFD- Forkner reported that there were 14 EMS, rescue and fire calls for September. Forkner also commented on the consolidation article that was published and requested that the Tichigan Fire Dept. be notified if the subject is ever proposed or comes up again. Forkner stated he had received a couple dozen calls asking what was going on, and he didn t know anything about it. Langmesser announced that he did not go to the meeting to talk about merging the fire departments, that it was just mentioned. Langmesser assured Forkner that the fire department would be notified in advance if the subject came up again. Luick asked if Forkner s department has contacted other local departments to try and save. Forkner replied that they have shared equipment purchased with mutual aid. Forkner also questioned the developer s agreement for Fowler s Bay being signed before the fire department approved it. Dubis stated that the board gave the engineer the authority to approve, and Forkner was welcome to view the agreement at Dubis s office.

.....d Park- Gauerke announced that for personal reasons, Jessmon has withdrawn his offer for building the pavilion at the park. No action will be taken on running the electric to the park; Town will keep the documentation for the future. Gauerke also announced that the volleyball courts and sand were in. Langmesser announced that the new tetherball had been stolen and the basketball/ice rink was in. Langmesser also reported that 95% of the park was done and he thanked Payne & Dolan for their donation.

.....e Road Dept. Langmesser reported that the majority of the paving was complete and a lot of back roads will be done in 2004.

§ Preliminary Plat- Golden Meadows Addition #3- Item was tabled by the Planning Commission, Town Board took no action.

§ Conditional Use & Rezone- Payne & Dolan, 7512 NW Hwy. - Gauerke confirmed that they were adding 20 acres to the additional 20 acres. Larry Gabrysiak, 32747 Sunburst Ct., asked for reassurance that Payne & Dolan would not mine out of the area. Langmesser motioned to accept PC recommendation for approval, seconded by Luick. Motion carried.

§ Variance-Beaudry, 29129 White Oak Ln. - Gauerke motioned to accept PC recommendation for approval, seconded by Luick. Baumgart asked if he had County approval, applicant responded that County had put him on hold to wait for town approval. Langmesser called for a vote, 4 in favor, 1 abstained (Baumgart, because on County BOA). Motion carried.

§ Variance- Schuetz, 6424 N. Tichigan Rd. - Gauerke motioned to accept PC recommendation for approval, seconded by Luick. Motion carried.

§ Town Level Variance- Wentzell, 5409 Hickory Dr. - Applicant showed the letters of approval from the neighbors. Gauerke motioned to accept PC recommendation for approval, seconded by Block. Motion carried.

§ Shoreland Contract- Ford, Lots 2 & 3, Buena Park- Item was tabled by the Planning Commission, Town Board took no action.

§ Addition to Pier- Gottwald, 4118 N. River Bay Rd.- Item was tabled by the Planning Commission, Town Board took no action.

(a) Relinquishment of unneeded roadway located at Kramer & Riverside- Dubis announced that the informal request was made by Ross and Graff and that the applicants would be responsible for any and all costs involved. The Town Board reviewed and discussed the diagram submitted. Town surveyor, Gary Foat, was present for any questions. Dubis asked if Graff intended on giving or selling the land to anybody else. Graff responded that he did not. Langmesser motioned to approve, seconded by Luick. Motion carried.

(a) Bartender Licenses- Luick motioned to approve the following licenses, subject to a back ground check, for Denise Kujawa from Charlie s Pub, and Terry Schuester from Captain Missy s, seconded by Block. Motion carried.

Larry Gabrysiak, 32747 Sunburst Ct., expressed concern about the Himebauch pit restoration; the restoration was to be done by 9-30-03, but Himebauch went to Racine County and asked for an 18-month extension and received a 12-month extension. Gabrysiak would like the Town to ensure it wouldn t be dragged out any further. Dubis announced that it was County s responsibility to enforce. Langmesser suggested having a resolution drawn up for the next Town Board meeting stating the Town would like the restoration completed within the year with no further extensions and reverting it back to the original restoration plan.

Ted Derse distributed the draft resolution and would like the Town Board s approval. Dubis requested Pewaukee s resolution as well as statements from Chem. Lawn or any other local lawn service indicating any price differences and availability of non-phosphorus fertilizers. Luick asked about the buffer zone not allowing anybody within 50 feet from water to use any fertilizers. Item to be on next Town Board agenda.

Luick motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 PM, seconded by Block. Motion carried.