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Tuesday June 15, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
The Cloverland Plan Commission was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairman Scott Maciosek. Members present were Francine Gough, Jim Lynn and Bob Brownell. Sherri Maciosek was absent.
A motion was made by Jim Lynn to approve the agenda to be discussed in any order. Motion seconded by Francine Gough. Motion passed unanimously.
The minutes from the meeting of April 20, 2010 were approved as written.
The issue of updating the Town of Cloverland Year 2020 Comprehensive Land Use Plan was discussed. At our last meeting we decided to request that the Town Board approve the hiring of North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC) to spearhead the updating of the land use plan. The Town Board has agreed to contract with NCWRPC to complete the update in conjunction with the Plan Commission. Scott Maciosek has been in contact with NCWRPC. The plan for updating will consist of meetings between the Plan Commission and NCWRPC, where several chapters will be reviewed and revised and then updated by NCWRPC and sent back to the Plan Commission for approval. These meetings will be open and town residents/taxpayers will be encouraged to attend for their input. Scott distributed copies of NCWRPC's Comprehensive Planning Process and Comprehensive Plan Overview. We have tentatively agreed that our first meeting with NCWRPC will be July 20, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. with subsequent meetings every other month on the 3rd Tuesday. These dates will be presented to NCWRPC for their approval. At the completion of the revision to the Land Use Plan, a Public Hearing will be held to present the revisions to the residents/taxpayers.
The issue of an illegal yard light was discussed. A yard light at 7080 Old Highway 70, which appears to belong to Camp Interlaken, is on all the time and illuminates neighboring properties in violation of Town of Cloverland Lighting Ordinance No. 3.01. Motion by Scott Maciosek to send a letter to Camp Interlaken, with a copy of Ordinance No. 3.01, pointing out the violation and requesting compliance. Second by Bob Brownell. Motion passed unanimously.
Public Comments: Jim Lynn questioned why the sign for The Finish Line still exists at the intersection of Hwy 70 and the west end of Cloverland Drive when the bridge is closed and there is no access to The Finish Line from that direction. Scott Maciosek will get in touch with Wisconsin DOT as it is on their ROW.
Motion by Bob Brownell and second by Francine Gough to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:36 P.M.
Tuesday April 20, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
The Cloverland Plan Commission was called to order at 7:05 pm by chairman Scott Maciosek. Members present were Francine Gough and Sherri Maciosek. A quorum was established. Jim Lynn and Bob Brownell were absent. Chairman Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes due to the absence of the secretary, Bob Brownell.
A motion was made by Sherri to approve the agenda to be discussed in any order. Seconded by Scott Maciosek. Motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Scott Maciosek to approve the minutes from March 16, 2010 and March 23, 2010 as presented. Seconded by Francine Gough. Motion passed unanimously.
Chairman Maciosek distributed Vilas County Plan chapters 4 - 7 to members to compare to Cloverland's and assist in the Town of Cloverland update to their plan. Discussion about the progress made so far with the comparison and utilization of the Vilas County plan for the Town of Cloverland update. Members expressed concerned about the difficulty of going back and forth and how to obtain updated information for Cloverland's plan. A motion was made by Scott Maciosek to contact North Central Regional Planners to get an estimate of how much they would charge the Town to update the plan and then request permission from the Town Board to contract with them to complete the update. Seconded by Francine Gough. Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Maciosek will obtain this information.
No public were present and no public comments were presented.
A motion was made by Sherri Maciosek
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. Cloverland Plan Commission Special Meeting Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by chairman Scott Maciosek. Members present were Sherri Maciosek, Jim Lynn, and Francine Gough. Bob Brownell were excused. Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes due to Brownell absence.
Motion by Lynn to approve the agenda and waive the reading of the minutes (no minutes were available yet). Seconded by Gough. Motion passed unanimously.
Discussion about Hwy G sports fields. Chairman Maciosek explained the County thought they were exempt from the conditional use permit process and later found out they were not and must have our action prior to our next meeting. A map was submitted indicating the County wants to install two more baseball or Softball field in addition the one already completed some time in the past.
Motion by Sherri Maciosek to approve the plan as submitted but inform Vilas County that they should not have already completed changes to the existing sports fields by installing one baseball field as this was not part of the soccer fields that have been in existence for many years in addition to requiring the Cloverland Plan Commission to hurry up and meet before the already scheduled public hearing by the County. The motion was seconded by Gough and passed unanimously.
There were no public comments. Lynn
raised questions about the highway G bike lanes being properly labeled
"lanes". Scott and Sherri Maciosek explained the County did not
install bike "lanes" but instead installed additional blacktop to
"accommodate" bicycles on Hwy G.
Motion by Sherri to adjourn. Gough seconded and all voted aye. Meeting adjourned
at 8:00 pm.
Tuesday March 16, 2010 - 7:00 P.M. Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting
Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by chairman Scott Maciosek. Members present were Sherri Maciosek, Jim Lynn, and Francine Gough. Bob Brownell were excused. Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes due to Brownell absence.
Motion by Lynn to approve the agenda.
Seconded by Gough. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Gough, seconded by Scott Maciosek to approve the minutes from the
previous meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Updating the existing land use plan was discussed and a consensus was reached to take portions of the Vilas County land use plan and change the wording to reflect the Town of Cloverland and utilize that instead of duplicating work recently already completed. Chapters 1 -3 of the Vilas County plan were distributed to all plan commission members present and each will complete their comparison and overview of the wording and come back to next meeting with the work completed. Once all chapters are completed, the plan commission will send a recommendation to the Town Board to take action on the Cloverland Plan Update. No action was taken.
There were no public comments.
Motion by Sherri Maciosek, seconded by Gough to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimously and meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm.
Tuesday
February 16, 2010 7:00 P.M.
Chairman
Scott Maciosek called the Cloverland Plan Commission meeting to order at 7:02
pm. Members present were Francine
Gough and Sherri Maciosek. Bob
Brownell and Jim Lynn were excused. Chairman
Scott Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes.
All voted aye.
Motion
by Sherri Maciosek to approve the agenda in any order:
Seconded by Francine Gough. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion
by Francine Gough to approve the minutes of the previous meeting: Seconded by
Scott Maciosek. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion
by Scott Maciosek to use whatever information the town of Cloverland can use in
its land use from the Vilas County land use plan to minimize cost and
duplication of work already performed: Seconded by Francine Gough.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman
Scott Maciosek said he will ask Jim Lynn to assist him at the town hall to go
through the Vilas County land use plan and make the necessary changes to the
Town of Cloverland land use plan to match the Countys land use plan.
There
were no public comments.
Motion
by Francine Gough to adjourn: Seconded
by Sherri Maciosek. Motion carried
unanimously. Meeting adjourned at
7:25 pm.
Tuesday
January 26, 2010 7:00 P.M.
Chairman Scott Maciosek called the Cloverland Plan Commission meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Members present were Jim Lynn, Francine Gough, and Sherri Maciosek. Bob Brownell was excused. Chairman Scott Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes. All voted aye.
Motion
by Jim Lynn to approve the agenda in any order: Seconded by Francine Gough. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion
by Sherri Maciosek to approve the minutes of the previous meeting: Seconded by
Francine Gough. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion
by Scott Maciosek to use the same districts in the Cloverland land use plan as
Vilas County used in their land use plan and to request the Town Board to
approve: Seconded by Francine Gough. Motion
carried unanimously. District names
are: Agriculture, Commercial,
Industrial, Residential, Open Lands, Government, Water, Woodlands, and Outdoor
Recreation.
There
were no public comments. Motion by Sherri Maciosek to adjourn:
Seconded by Jim Lynn. Motion
carried unanimously. Next meeting
will be on February 16, 2010.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Scott Maciosek. Those in attendance were the following: Scott Maciosek, Sherri Maciosek and Bob Brownell. Absent were Francine Gough and Jim Lynn,
Sherri Maciosek made motion to handle the Agenda in any order, second by Bob Brownell - approved.
Sherri Maciosek made motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting, second by Scott Maciosek - approved.
Scott Maciosek informed those in attendance that at the Public Hearing on September 27th the public had approved, with revisions, the changes that had been proposed to the 2020 Land Use Plan. The change proposed was to NOT use the existing zoning map as the 2020 Preferred Land Use. Instead, the Year 2020 Preferred Land Use, Map 12-1, should be used with changes made to the color key chart. The changes to the color key chart should use the existing zoning designations next to the colors shown on the map.
The following were the proposed changes to the color key chart on Map 12-1:
Yellow Single Family Residential (R-1)
Red Crosshatched Multi-Family Residential (R-2)
Tan/Lt Brown Forestry (F)
Lt Green Forestry (F)
Dk Blue Recreation District (REC)
Red General Business (GB)
Gray All Purpose (AP)
Dk Brown Agricultural District (A)
Attempt was made to make the changes as proposed, but were unable to edit the
map as proposed with our existing computer program. We will continue to make an
effort to find a way to make the proposed change to Map 12-1.
Motion was made by Bob Brownell, second by Sherri Maciosek, to have Scott Maciosek contact North Central Regional Planning Commission to see if they can make the changes to our Land Use Plan and how much it would cost. Approved.
Sherri Maciosek will be in touch with Dawn Schmidt to see when it is expected that Vilas County will make a decision on the revisions, or additions to the current Zoning Districts. This will enable us to update our maps/plan accordingly.
Bob Brownell will draft a message to be included in the Tax Bill newsletter. This message will be relative to the upcoming revisions in the 2020 Land Use Plan and the need for all residents and land owners to supply their individual input and ideas so we are able to constructively revise our 2020 Land Use Plan.
No public comments.
Next meeting date is open.
Bob Brownell made motion and second by Sherri Maciosek to adjourn the meeting. Approved and adjourned at 7:35 PM.
July 21, 2009 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Scott Maciosek. Those in attendance were the following: Scott Maciosek, Sherri Maciosek, Jim Lynn, Francine Gough, and Bob Brownell.
Motion by Sherri Maciosek and second by Jim Lynn to handle the agenda in any order. Passed.
Motion by Jim Lynn and second by Sherri Maciosek to approve the April 21, 2009 minutes as written. Passed.
Review of the changes that have been proposed to the 2020 Land Use Plan was led by Scott. There are a total of 10 pages that have required changes and each was reviewed. These also included changes in a map, a table, and a graph.
All approved of the changes being consistent with our charge from the Town Board.
Motion by Jim Lynn and second by Sherri Maciosek to accept the changes as written and submit to the Town Board for their approval and subsequent scheduling of a Public Hearing. Passed
A proposed date for the Public Hearing is September 27th , if agreeable with the Town Board.
Motion by Bob Brownell and second by Sherri Maciosek to adjourn. Passed, meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
April 21, 2009 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman Maciosek called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The following were in attendance: Scott Maciosek, Jim Lynn, Francine Gough and Bob Brownell.
Jim Lynn moved and Bob Brownell seconded to handle the agenda in any order. Passed.
The minutes of the March17.2009 meeting were accepted as submitted.
Scott Maciosek presented a Cloverland Town Map, which was received from Vilas County, which showed the existing land uses in the township. The map was reviewed and additions, corrections and revisions were made based on what the Plan Commission members knew were the present uses of the land. Notes were made on the map and the map will be returned to Vilas County for updating.
Scott also discussed the revisions we had made to the Land Use Plan in February. We have been unable to make the 3 revisions to the data we currently have on disc and we need to get a copy of the original digital data from Foth & Van Dyke. Scott will continue to try to make that contact.
No public comments.
Motion by Bob Brownell and seconded by Jim Lynn adjourn the meeting. Passed, meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
March 17, 2009
- 7:00 P.M. Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman Maciosek called meeting to order at 7:00 pm. The following were in
attendance: Scott Maciosek, Jim Lynn, Francine Gough and Bob Brownell.
Bob Brownell moved and Francine Gough seconded to handle the agenda in any
order. Passed.
Motion by Scott Maciosek and second by Bob Brownell approve the minutes of the January 09 meeting which were not available at the last meeting. Passed.
Motion by Jim Lynn and second by Francine Gough to approve the minutes for the February 24, 2009 meeting. Passed.
Discussion concerning the revisions
recommended to the Town Board that needed to be made to the Land Use Plan in
order to comply with state law and be coordinated with Vilas County zoning and
how we would make corrections to our current Land Use Plan book.
We checked with Joe Eisele to see if in fact he had an electronic copy of the
current book. He does have that on the computer and can make the corrections to
that file after he makes sure that there is not any copy write issue.
Scott Maciosek will meet with Joe this week to see if those revisions can be made on the copy that Joe has. If not, Scott will get a copy on disc from the County and we will make corrections to that. Scott will advise the Plan Commission members the results and what the next step will be.
Public Comments: Jim Lynn expressed a concern from the Nelson Lake Association about property on the south side of Nelson Lake that was not on the lake but was being deeded access thru a keyhole property that was on the lake. They questioned the legality of this. Scott Maciosek advised that they would have to handle thru the Vilas County Zoning Board.
Motion by Bob Brownell and seconded by Francine Gough to adjourn the meeting. Passed, meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Tuesday February 24, 2009 - 7:00 P.M. Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting
Chairman Maciosek called meeting to order at 7:04 pm. The following were in attendance: Scott Maciosek, Sherri Maciosek, Jim Lynn, Francine Gough, and Bob Brownell.
Jim Lynn moved and Sherri Maciosek seconded to handle the agenda in any order. Passed.
Motion by Jim Lynn and second by Bob Brownell to delay approval of last months minutes until next meeting as they were not available. Passed.
Discussion opened concerning charge given to Plan Commission by Cloverland Town Board to recommend revisions to Town of Cloverland Land Use Plan in order to comply with state law and be coordinated with Vilas County zoning.
All members had reviewed the entire current Land Use Plan book and agreed that there were numerous changes necessary to the Plan. Those concerned items such as necessary Town Map revisions to make current, update statistics with 2000 census figures, correct Town Hall address, update committee names and contact persons, add Lake Associations, revise school statistics, and other issues that need to be brought to current statistics. Since our charge was only concerning coordination of Town and County zoning and preferred land use, after much review and discussion, our recommendations are limited to issues concerning preferred land use.
Those revisions begin with paragraph 11.4 on page 11-5 thru paragraph 13.1 on page 13-4 and appendix 12-1.
Motion by Sherri Maciosek and second by Jim Lynn that the following recommendations for revision to the Town of Cloverland Year 2020 Comprehensive Land Use Pan be submitted to the Town Board. Passed.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Change the number "10" to "9" in Paragraph 11.4 page 11-45 description and list the current Vilas County zoning classifications in place of those currently listed.
Change Map 12-1 by using Map 9-2 and change the title of the map to "Year 2010 Preferred Land Use".
Change Paragraph 12.1 starting on page 12-1 by substituting the year 2010 in place of any references to 2020 in the first three paragraphs of this section. Starting on page 12-3 with "Lakeshore Residential" thru "Government/Institutional" on page 12-5, replace those items with existing "9" Vilas County Zoning descriptions.
Change on page 12-8, under Parks and Open
Spaces, the reference of a privately funded and operated soccer facility on CTH
G to a County Recreation Park for soccer, baseball and softball facilities.
Change Table 12-1 to correspond to revised Map 12-1 showing existing
"9" Vilas County zoning classifications.
Change Figure 12-1 on page 12-11 to correspond to revised Map 12-1 showing existing "9" Vilas County zoning classifications.
Change Paragraph 13.1 starting on page 13-1, by referring to "9" existing Vilas County zoning classifications instead of "8" as in 1st sentence of 1st paragraph. Also change references of "2020" to "2010" in paragraphs 1, 2, and 3. Beginning with "Lakeshore Residential" on page 13-2 thru "Agriculture" on page 13-4 change to "9" existing Vilas County zoning classifications and descriptions.
Change Appendix 12-1 to match Appendix 12-2.
END OF RECOMMENDATIONS
January
20, 7:00 P.M. 2009 Cloverland Plan Commission Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 7 pm by
chairman Scott Maciosek. Members in
attendance were Sherri Maciosek, Francine Gough, Jim Lynn, and Greg Maines.
Absent was Bob Brownell.
Steve Favorite has resigned as a member
of the commission. Maciosek
appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes for this meeting.
Motion by Jim Lynn and seconded by Sherri
Maciosek to approve the agenda in any order.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Jim, seconded by Francine to
approve the minutes as presented. Motion
carried unanimously.
A discussion concerning the current land
use plan was held. Chairman
Maciosek indicated that until Vilas County implements the 4 new zoning districts
into the zoning laws Cloverland should just adopt the current zoning
classifications just to make the land use plan conform with state laws. After Vilas County has adopted the 4 new zoning districts as
promised by Dec. 31, 2010, Cloverland will then review the land use plan and
implement the new zoning districts at that time. Members agreed to come to next meeting with a list of changes
to current land use booklets. No
vote taken.
No public was in attendance.
Motion by Jim Lynn, seconded by Sherri
Maciosek to adjourn. Motion carried
unanimously and meeting adjourned at 8 pm.
October
21, 2008 Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 PM by Chairman Scott Maciosek. All
members in attendance except Steve Favorite.
A motion was made by Jim Lynn and seconded by Francine Gough that the agenda
would be handled in any order. Unanimous approval.
Scott Maciosek appointed Bob Brownell to be the recording secretary for the Plan
Commission. Unanimous approval.
A motion was made by Sherri Maciosek and seconded by Francine Gough to approve
the minutes of the last meeting. Unanimous approval.
Chairman Scott brought us up to date on the current status of the Town of
Cloverland Land Use Plan. In a nut shell it is currently worthless as it exists.
Vilas County is in the process of implementing four (4) new zoning district
descriptions that will have to take effect by 2010. There are currently nine (9)
zoning districts and we are supposed to have a plan that is compliant by 2010.
Without knowing what the County will do it was felt that we should develop a
plan using the current nine (9) designations and then when Vilas County
finalizes the additional districts we will revise our plan to incorporate those
designations. A motion was made by Scott Maciosek and seconded by Francine
Gough to accept the current County Zoning for the Town of Cloverland until 2010
and when Vilas County implements the additional (4) zoning districts we will
revise our Land Use Plan to incorporate those new designations. Unanimous
approval. Scott will follow up with the County to see if there are
differences from the 2003 Zoning Map or any pending zoning changes in the Town
of Cloverland.
A discussion was had concerning the request by Vilas County that they want to
hold public meetings with owners or tentative owners of any businesses that
exist within the Town of Cloverland or may be started within the Township. The
County is attempting to find out what they can do to help this business
endeavors. We discussed how we would be able to contact these individuals to
notify them of the public meetings.
We recommended the following depending on when the meeting would be held.
1. Notice issued with the tax bills.
2. Newspaper article
3. Radio or Website
4. Separate mailing by postcard
5. Let the County Handle advertisement for all Townships.
This will be brought to the Town Board and also on the agenda for the next Plan
Commission Meeting.
No Public in attendance.
A motion was made by Bob Brownell and seconded by Sherri Maciosek to adjourn.
Unanimous approval. Meeting adjourned at 7:47 PM.
June 19, 2008 Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 by chairman Scott Maciosek. Absent were Francine Gough, Jim Lynn, and Bob Brownell. Chairman Maciosek appointed Sherri Maciosek to take the minutes for this meeting because the group has no secretary currently.
A motion was made by Steve and seconded by Craig to approve the agenda in any order. Motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made by Sherri and seconded by Steve to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Chairman Maciosek informed the commission that the town board had discussed the possibility of a future land division ordinance and had voted down the idea so further exploration and development of this ordinance by the plan commission is a waste of time.
Extensive discussion about the Cloverland Land Use plan and a motion was made by Sherri and seconded by Craig to wait for the new Vilas County land use committee to meet and if Vilas County adopts the four new zoning classifications (lakeshore residential, lakeshore recreation, mixed use, and wooded residential) as earlier explored then the Cloverland Plan commission will revise the existing land use plan incorporating those new districts into it otherwise will revise utilizing only the 9 existing zoning districts of Vilas County. Motion passed unanimously.
Steve said he would send chairman Maciosek notice when the new Vilas County land use committee will be meeting.
Future meetings were discussed and there will be no future monthly meetings unless necessary or until after the Vilas County land use committee meeting.
Motion by Sherri to adjourn. Seconded by Craig. Passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.
May 20 , 2008 Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Plan Commission Chairperson Joe Eisele called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, Jim Lynn, Sherri Maciosek Absences: Barb Zima and Steve Favorite No members of the public in attendance.
1. Posting was verified by Chairperson Joe Eisele
2. Approval of Agenda: Motion/ Sherri Maciosek, Second/ Bob Brownell to approve agenda in any order. Motion passed
3. Approval of Minutes: Motion/ Bob Brownell, Second/ Francine Gough to approve minutes of the March 18, 2008 meeting as printed. Motion passed.
4. Plan Commission Member Replacement: Joe Eisele and Barb Zima terms as Plan Commission members expired April 31. Neither Eisele or Zima will seek re-appointment to the Plan Commission.
5. Land Division/Subdivision Ordinance: Jim Lynn distributed a draft of an ordinance for future discussion and consideration.
6. Public Comments: None
7. Adjourn 8:00 p.m.: Motion/ Bob Brownell, Second Francine Gough, Motion passed.
April 17, 2008 Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Plan Commission Vice-Chairperson, Bob Brownell, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, Jim Lynn and Barb Zima Absences: Joe Eisele, Sherri Maciosek, and Steve Favorite No members of the public in attendance.
1. Posting was verified by Vice-Chairperson, Bob Brownell
2. Approval of Agenda: Motion/Jim Lynn, Second/ Francine Gough to approve agenda in any order. Motion passed
3. Approval of Minutes: Motion/Jim Lynn, Second/ Barb Zima to approve minutes of the March 18, 2008 meeting as printed. Motion passed.
4. Update Hwy County G Soccer Field Facilities: Negotiations are on going with regard to development of said facility. Jim Lynn shared drawings of proposed development, which would take place in 3 phases.
5. Land Use Plan: Tabled until next meeting.
6. Land Division/Subdivision Ordinance: Jim Lynn continues to work on a draft and will make a final presentation to the Plan commission at its next meeting.
7. Public Comments: None.
8. Future Meeting Dates: The committee agreed to change the meeting date to the third Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 7:00PM at the Cloverland Town Hall.
9. Adjournment: Motion/Jim Lynn, Second/ Barb Zima to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:22 PM
March 18, 2008 Cloverland Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Plan Commission Chairperson, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall.
Members present: Bob Brownell, Joe Eisele, Francine Gough, Jim Lynn and Barb Zima Excused Absences: Sherri Maciosek, and Steve Favorite No members of the public in attendance.
Posting was verified by Chairperson, Joe Eisele,
Approval of Agenda: Motion/ Bob Brownell, Second/ Francine Gough to approve agenda in any order. Motion passed
Approval of Minutes: Motion/ Bob Brownell, Second/ Francine Gough to approve minutes of the February 1st and February 11th meetings as printed. Motion passed.
Update Sonic High Speed Internet Service: Joe reported that he would be meeting with the representative from Sonic after determining the exact location of the tower that is needed to provide such service.
Update Hwy County G Soccer Field Facilities: Negotiations are on going with regard to development of said facility. Joe will request a review of the Forestry Committee Report with regard to the Fairground Expansion Issue/Hwy G Soccer Facilities from Steve Favorite at the next Plan Commission meeting.
Land Use Plan: Current zoning and proposed Land Use Maps were reviewed and discussed. Questions regarding Hwy 70 and Lake Frontage Classifications will be tabled until next month when Steve Favorite can address these issues.
Land Division/Subdivision Ordinance: Jim Lynn continues to work on a draft and will make a presentation to the Plan commission at its next meeting.
Arrow Sign Policy: Joe reported that the Arrow Sign Policy has been posted on the website. All Arrow Sign issues are to be referred to Bob Brownell. All Sign Permits are to be referred to Barb Zima for review.
Public Comments: Barb Zima asked the
status of Town Road Cleanup by Lake Associations. Joe advised Jim Lynn to
contact Supervisor Marty Ketterer to have this item placed on the Cloverland
Lakes Committee Meeting agenda for their April 2nd meeting.
Future Meeting Dates: The committee agreed to change the meeting date to the
third Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be Thursday, April17, 2008
at 7:00PM at the Cloverland Town Hall.
Adjournment: Motion/Bob Brownell, Second/ Francine Gough to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM
Monday, February 11, 2008, 1:00 pm Town Board/Plan Commission Special Joint Meeting Minutes
Town Board Chairman, Scott Maciosek,
called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall.
Members present: Scott Maciosek, Marty Ketterer, Steve Favorite, Joe Eisele, Bob
Brownell, Francine Gough, and Barb Zima. Members Absent: Millie Ritzer, Sherri
Maciosek, and Jim Lynn. One member of the public was in attendance.
Discussion on interest in Joint partnership with other municipalities with
regard to a possible HWY G Park Project:
Steve Favorite, representing the County Board, spoke on behalf of the Forestry Committee with regard to the property on HWY G, which is currently leased by the Headwaters Youth Soccer Program and is being looked at as a possible site for relocation of the baseball fields from the present Fair Grounds location in Eagle River. The Forestry Committee is looking for input from various municipalities as to whether they would be interested in partnering to purchase this piece of property, which lies in the Town of Cloverland, as a possible recreational facility for the County. The purchase of this property could allow for relocation by the County of the baseball fields and also allow for expansion of the current Fair Grounds at it's present location. Extensive discussion centered on questions of how the Towns could be involved, what expenses would be incurred by each Town, what responsibilities would Cloverland have with regard to maintenance in conjunction with the Headwaters Organization and other partnering municipalities. Joe Eisele volunteered to attend the Forestry Meeting as the representative from Cloverland.
Motion/ Marty Ketterer, Second/ Scott Maciosek: To designate Supervisor Joe Eisele to represent the Town of Cloverland at the Forestry Committee Meeting thus giving the Forestry Committee an indication that the Town of Cloverland is interested in proposals regarding the HWY G Recreational Fields.
Motion/ Joe Eisele: To amend the motion
to change the word, Fields to Facilities.
Second/ Marty Ketterer
The Amendment passed unanimously. The motion, as
amended passed unanimously.
Supervisor Joe Eisele will represent Cloverland at the Forestry Committee Meeting on February 25, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Court House. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Arrow Sign Policy: Joe Eisele presented a revised Arrow Sign Policy, for review. Joe proposed including this on the agenda for the March Town Board Meeting for review and approval. Bob Brownell will address the issue of State and County Road references for inclusion in said policy.
Adjournment: Motion/Marty Ketterer, Second/ Joe Eisele to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 2:07 PM
February 1, 2008 Plan Commission Special Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall.
Members present: Bob Brownell, Barb Zima,
Jim Lynn, Steve Favorite and Chairperson Joe Eisele. Absent: Francine Gough,
Sherri Maciosek. One member of the public was in attendance.
Posting was verified
Agenda: M/Jim Lynn, SC/ Steve Favorite to
approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: Minutes of the January 15, 2008 meeting were accepted as published.
Krueger Landscaping Sign Permit:
Chairperson Eisele introduced Mike Krueger, owner of Krueger Landscaping, who
presented his sign application for review by the Plan Commission members. The
application was reviewed with attention given to meeting size, location and
color requirements of the Cloverland Sign Ordinance. M/ Steve Favorite, SC/ Bob
Brownell to accept said application as presented and recommends approval to the
Town Board at its next meeting. Motion passed.
Updating Cloverland Land Use Plan: Steve Favorite reviewed his suggestions for a revised Year 2020 Preferred Land Use Map which would bring the Town of Cloverland into compliance with the Current Zoning Districts. Discussion centered on suggestions with regard to Lake Frontage designations and off water lot size. The Plan Commission will continue review of these issues at it's next meeting as we work toward recommendations for updating the current Land Use Plan.
Adjournment: M/Jim Lynn, SC/ Bob Brownell to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 4:55 PM
Future Meeting Date(s): February 21, 2008 at 7:00PM Cloverland Town Hall
January 15,2008 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting
to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall.
Members present: Barb Zima, Jim Lynn, Steve Favorite and Chairperson Joe Eisele.
Excused were Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, and Sherri Maciosek.
No members of the public were in attendance.
Posting was verified
Agenda: M/ Steve Favorite, SC/ Barb Zima to approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: Minutes of the October 16, 2007 meeting were accepted as published.
Updating Cloverland Land Use Plan:
Chairperson Joe Eisele stressed that revisions to the Land Use Plan will need to
be presented as an amendment or addendum in a separate document as opposed to
changes in the wording of the original document printed by Forth and Van Dyke
and adopted October 4,2000.
Steve Favorite presented a list of items that may require review for compliance
for the 2010 requirements. Steve also presented a list of suggestions of items
for consideration. Discussion followed and a consensus was reached that the Plan
Commission would hold future meetings to review and draft revisions to be
presented to the Town Board and residents of Cloverland. Chairperson will notify
members of future meeting dates for this issue.
Adjournment: M/ Steve Favorite, SC/ Jim Lynn to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM
Future Meeting Date(s): To be determined
October 16, 2007 Plan Commission Meeting
Minutes
Chair, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Sherri Maciosek, Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, Jim Lynn and Chairman Joe Eisele. Barb Zima was an excused absence and Don Hiller has resigned his position on the Plan commission. There were two members of the public in attendance. Posting was verified.
Motion by Bob Brownell and Second by Jim Lynn to approve agenda in any order. Motion passed.
Members introduced to those in attendance.
Sign application from Hansen Storage was reviewed. Discussion indicated that the sign complied with the current Sign Ordinance except that portion allowing only one sign per lot or parcel. Further discussion revealed that this sign would be at the entrance to the property off Cloverland Drive and the existing sign is located at the entrance off Highway 70. In addition, since the facility is made up of numerous parcels, due to the condominium nature of the business, the consensus was that the application was in order. Motion by Bob Brownell and Second by Sherri Maciosek that the Plan Commission recommends that, the Cloverland Town Board approve the sign application from Hansen Storage. Motion passed.
Sherri Maciosek reviewed the Arrow Sign Policy she had drafted and revisions were made after much discussion. Those revisions included that the signs be of white background and black letters, that existing individual homeowner signs on trees on town right-of-way be grandfathered and can remain until they are replaced, and that support posts be revised to fall under state specifications. Sherri will make the necessary revisions. Jim Lynn made the motion and Sherri Maciosek seconded; that the Plan Commission draft an amendment or revision to the current Sign Ordinance 9.01 which would incorporate the proposed Arrow Sign Policy and expand the current Ordinance to cover commercial and private signage. Motion passed.
Much discussion by the commission and input from residents Jeff and Ann Currie concerning a program for roadside cleanup from volunteer groups. How it would be organized, if it would be a once a year function or tri yearly as is done by the State of Wisconsin, would interfere with others responsible for the clean up, might be group lunch or pot-luck dinner for those participating, should the Lake Associations be contacted for their participation, and are some roads in need of clean-up more than others? Jim Lynn will talk to Marty Ketterer and Jack Erdman on organizing and resolving some of the questions that were raised.
Jim Lynn motioned and Sherri Maciosek seconded that the minutes from the May 15, 2007 meeting by approved. Motion passed.
Bike Trail Development was discussed but nothing has been relayed to us from Bob Droyson, the chair of the informal Bike Trail Committee. Jim Lynn will call Mr. Droyson for update and contact Vilas County concerning the marking of the bike lane on Hwy G.
Land Use Plan update from Jim Lynn. Jim is working with Steve Favorite on updating and amending our current Plan. Map needs to be updated and we will need to know cost estimates concerning any necessary changes. Will data be updated from UW Extension or some other source? What other items need to be added. Jim Lynn will continue to work with Steve Favorite on this very important project.
Public comments included the following:
1. Public Hearing on the request from Crocker Excavating to remove topsoil from property near Boot Lake Road will be at 9:00 a.m. on November 6th at the Lincoln Town Hall.
2. Wisconsin Public Service will be trimming trees in the Township.
Next meeting, if necessary, will be on November 20th. Meetings, if necessary, will to be scheduled for the 3rd Tuesday of every month.
Motion by Sherri Maciosek, Second by Francine Gough to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:03 pm.
May 15, 2007 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, Don Hiller, Jim Lynn, Sherri Maciosek, Barb Zima and chairman, Joe Eisele. Twenty-one members of the public were in attendance including Chris Oatman from the radio station, WERL. Posting was verified
Agenda: M/ Bob Brownell, SC/ Francine Gough to approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: M/ Bob Brownell, SC/ Sherri Maciosek to approve minutes of the April17, 2007 meeting as published. Motion passed.
Introductions: Members of the Plan
Commission were introduced to those in attendance.
Bike Trail Development:
a. Jim Lynn presented a written report of information he compiled concerning the development of the existing bike trail on Hwy G., which he continues to research.
b. Chairman Eisele introduced Jim Bowllman, Project Engineer, and David Wierzba, Business Development Representative, for MSA Professional Services who addressed the issue of development of a bike trail for the Town of Cloverland to consider as a project. The informative presentation explained what would be involved in the actual development of such a project and outlined in detail the procedure process and the role that MSA could play in such an undertaking.
c. Chairman Eisele introduced Mark Hiller, chairman of the committee that developed the bike trail for the Town of St. Germain and continues to work on Phase two of their project which will extend the bike trail from downtown St. Germain toward Hwy O. Mark gave a very informative report which outlined the procedures they followed, from getting grants to conducting fund raisers to the completion of their project which is about a four year process.
d. Holly Tomlonovich, representing the
Snowmobile Organization, expressed the desire of her group to work with the Town
of Cloverland to develop a bike trail that could possibly use existing trails
for both snowmobiling and bicycling, making it a multi-use recreational trail.
e. Bob Droysen, resident of Cloverland, expressed the desire to chair a
committee to work on investigating the possibility of the Town of Cloverland
taking on this project.
Public Comments: Questions were asked of the representatives present and a very positive response was expressed by those in attendance in favor of moving forward in our efforts to develop a bike trail in Cloverland, seeking the approval of the Town Board to proceed.
April 17, 2007 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. at the Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Bob Brownell, Francine Gough, Don Hiller, Jim Lynn, Sherri Maciosek, Barb Zima and chairman, Joe Eisele. Posting was verified
A moment of silence was observed in memory of those who lost their lives in the tragic events on the Virginia Tech campus and for all affected by this terrible event.
Agenda: M /Jim Lynn, SC/ Bob Brownell to approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: M/Jim Lynn, SC/ Sherri Maciosek to approve minutes of the March 20, 2007 meeting as published. Motion passed.
Soccer Field/ Town Park: David Chamberlain, Coordinator for the Headwaters Youth Soccer program, addressed the Plan Commission with a presentation of ideas to explore a possible partnership with the Town of Cloverland in an effort to purchase the property that is currently being leased on Highway G from a private land owner, and by doing so create a multipurpose park that could serve the soccer programs and the public at large. There was considerable discussion and sharing of ideas with the Plan Commission members expressing a positive response to the possibility. Chairman Eisele advised David Chamberlain to provide more specifics at a future meeting for further consideration by this committee for their recommendation to the Town Board for their consideration.
Arrow Sign Policy: Discussion concerning the question of developing an Arrow Sign Policy for the roads within the Town of Cloverland. Chairman Eisele reported that the Town Board was mildly supportive of such a policy and asked Sherri Maaciosek to further research what other Towns are doing and report back to this committee at the May meeting
Public Comments: Jim Lynn questioned the status of the " bike trail" on Hwy G and suggested this be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
Future Meeting Date(s): Tuesday, May 15, 2007 7:00P.M.
M/ Bob Brownell SC/Sherri Maciosek to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned 8:20 P.M.
March 20, 2007 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting to order at 7:07 P.M. at the new Cloverland Town Hal, ushering in the first day of Spring! Members present: Jim Lynn, Barb Zima, Sherri Maciosek, Francine Gough and chairman, Joe Eisele. Members, Bob Brownell and Don Hiller had excused absences. Posting was verified
Agenda: M /Jim Lynn, SC/ Sherri Maciosek to approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: M/Jim Lynn, SC/ Barb Zima to approve minutes of the January 16, 2007 meeting as published. Motion passed.
Plan Commission Appointments: Terms expiring, April 30,2007: Bob Brownell, Don Hiller and Sherri Maciosek. Those members wishing to be reappointed and anyone interested in serving must submit letters of interest to the Town Board Chairperson in care of the Town Clerk, Millie Ritzer. Chairman Eisele will post the information on the website.
Citation Ordinance: The Citation Ordinance passed with some proposed revisions that Bob Brownell will address upon his return.
Ordinance Revisions: Joe reported that there were four ordinances that needed to be revised. Those being the Sign Ordinance, The Plan Commission Ordinance, the Boating Ordinance and the Fire Damaged Buildings Ordinance.
a. Sign Ordinance: needs further definitions for clarification on certain items. An addition to Section 1 has been drafted by Marty Ketterer and will be a proposed addition to the Sign Ordinance.
b. Plan Commission Ordinance: needs to be amended to allow for 2 members of the Town Board on the Plan Commission. Also needs to increase pre-approved expense budget from $25.00 to $50.00.
c. Boating Ordinance: Terminology needs to be changed from " Boating" to " Watercraft ".
d Fire Damaged Buildings Ordinance: The word "deteriorating" needs to be added to the title of the ordinance to read " Fire Damaged and /or Deteriorating Buildings.
Wording revisions are to be made to titles and bodies of ordinances where deemed necessary in the Citation Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances for Cloverland. M/ Sherri Maciosek, SC/ Jim Lynn to approve ordinance revisions as discussed. Motion passed.
Arrow Sign Policy: Discussion concerning the question of developing an Arrow Sign Policy for the roads within the Town of Cloverland. M/Sherri Maciosek, SC/ Francine Gough to take the conception of developing a policy to regulate Arrow Signs on Town roads to the Town Board for further direction. Motion passed.
Flags: Jim Lynn reported that he has ordered and is personally donating the flag, pole and flag stand for the Town Hall meeting room. Representative, Dan Meyer, will secure an American Flag for the outdoor pole but requires the request in a letter with an official Town letterhead to do so. Chairman Eisele will advise Millie Ritzer of said request.
Sign Hwy 70 Scenic Hwy designation: Jim Lynn reported that Highway 70 does not qualify for a Scenic Hwy designation under a National program because it is a State route not a federal highway. It does not qualify under the state program as it is not considered a "rustic road ". Jim plans to continue looking into ways to possibly get such a designation.
Sign Color Chart: Barb Zima reported that she met with Becca Bonneville, graphic designer with Lakeland Signs and Graphics, concerning publishing the current color chart on the Town Website. She can prepare a file for us to put on our website and Barb and she can also develop a coordinating vinyl paint chart to be used by those wishing to use vinyl paint in their sign construction. Further discussion emphasized that if we proceed with this posting of the chart, it will not replace the requirement for application of determining colors from the original chart and paint chips and that such information will be included with the website chart. Cost of this service not to exceed $60.00. M/ Sherri Maciosek, SC/ Francine Gough to develop color charts for the web including a vinyl color chart as well as the existing color chart. Motion passed.
Chairman Eisele will take the cost issue to the Town Board for consideration. Barb will continue working with Lakeland Signs and Graphics and discuss method of preparing the charts with them.
Plaque: A plaque commemorating the original School House and Town Hall has been prepared by Helena Radloff and hung in the current Town Hall meeting room.
Landscaping: Chairman Eisele thanked Barb Zima and Bob Brownell for their work on this project and advised that Supervisor Ketterer has contacted local landscape businesses for proposals. No report at this time.
Town Hall Lighting: Chairman Eisele reported on progress made with regard to fine-tuning the current Town Hall lighting issues.
Audrey's Retirement: Chairman Eisele reported that Audrey Krieck will be recognized at the April 3rd Town Board meeting for her many years of dedicated service as treasurer of the Town of Cloverland.
Public Comments: Suggestions for future agenda items by Jim Lynn:
ท Proposal of letters to be sent to sign companies informing them of Sign Ordinance and color charts.
ท Consider developing a Town Logo and procedure for doing so.
Future Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 17,20, 2007 7:00P.M.
M/Barb Zima, SC/Sherri Maciosek to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned 8:27 P.M.
January
16, 2007 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
Chairman, Joe Eisele, called the meeting
to order at 7:00 P.M. at the new Cloverland Town Hall. Members present: Jim
Lynn, Barb Zima, Bob Brownell, Don Hiller, and chairman, Joe Eisele. Members,
Sherri Maciosek and Francine Gough had excused absences. Two members of the
public were present. Posting was verified
Agenda: M /Jim Lynn, SC/ Bob Brownell to approve agenda in any order. Motion Passed
Minutes: M/Bob Brownell, SC/ Jim Lynn to approve minutes of the November 21, 2006 meeting as published. Motion passed.
Citation Ordinance: Bob Brownell reported that he drafted a proposed Citation Ordinance and met with the Town Attorney, Jack O'Brien, who is currently in the process of reviewing the draft and will make recommendations for the final draft to be presented to the Town Board for their consideration.
Ordinance Revisions: Joe reported that there were three ordinances that needed to be revised. Those being the Sign Ordinance, The Plan Commission Ordinance and the Boating Ordinance.
a. Sign Ordniance: needs further
definitions for clarification on certain items.
b. Plan Commission Ordinance: needs to be amended to allow for 2 members of the
Town Board on the Plan Commission. Also needs to increase pre-approved expense
budget from $25.00 to $50.00.
c. Boating Ordinance: Terminology needs to be changed from " Boating"
to "Watercraft".
M/ Bob Brownell that these proposed changes be presented to the Town Board for
their consideration. SC/ Jim Lynn. Motion passed. Joe will draft and present
these changes.
Letters to Surveyors: Joe reported that the letters to Surveyors requesting that preliminary condominium and subdivision plats be sent to the Town Board of Cloverland prior to approval by Vilas County, were sent to surveyors today.
Flags: Jim Lynn reported that he is waiting for an application form from U. S. Representative Steve Kagan's office to order a flag that has flown over the Capitol and that he is looking into the purchase of a State of Wisconsin Flag and a new indoor flagpole for the Town Hall meeting room as well. The flagpole cost is approximately $60.00
Flag Pole/Stone Entry: Bob Brownell reported that he has ordered a 30 ft outdoor flagpole that will accommodate a 5x8 U. S. flag and a 4x6 Wisconsin flag to be placed out side the Town Hall. Bob will be responsible for freight, installation, and lighting and projects delivery sometime in March/April. Barb and Bob will present a recommendation for placement of flag pole and large rock to be aesthetically pleasing to enhance the landscape of the New Town Hall. Jim Lynn proposed a dedication ceremony by the American Legion at some future date.
Sign Color Chart: Barb Zima reported that she contacted Lakeland Signs and Graphics, formerly Advanced Signs, concerning meeting to discuss suggestions for publishing the color chart on the Town website. The contact person is on vacation and will return January 29 at which time Barb will set up a consultation with her. Further discussion emphasized that if we proceed with this posting of the chart, it will not replace the requirement for application of determining colors from the original chart and paint chips. That process will remain in place.
Hwy 70 Scenic Hwy designation: Jim Lynn reported that he continues to work on this and that as soon as the website is up and running again he will be able to download the necessary information to proceed with his investigation in the necessary requirements for the possibility of said designation.
DNR Land Transfer Signs: Don reported that the signs would remain until the proposed purchase of the property by the DNR is final which could be 4 to 6 months.
Plaque: Don reported no progress has been made on this project to date. He and Francine are awaiting any further donations of memorabilia to then determine an appropriate plaque or display for the New Town Hall commemorating the past use of the schoolhouse.
Public Comments: Questions presented were:
a. Was it mandatory for surveyors to
notify the Town of preliminary condominium and subdivision plats? Chairman
Eisele responded that they are not mandated to do so, but rather it is a
courtesy to Towns so they can plan for any contingencies that would apply to
such properties being constructed in their Town.
b. Does the Plan Commission have budget? Response was yes, $1,000.00
c. What is the plan for the old Town Hall building? Chairman, Eisele responded
that the question would be presented to the public at the Annual Town Meeting
for a vote. He indicated that an appraisal was done which put a value on the
property of $26,000.00. He also indicated that the original deed needs to be
researched to make sure there are no provisions that would preclude the sale of
the building by the Town. Don Hiller asked to go on record as stating that if
the deed is clear of any restrictions, "I will offer to purchase the
building for $ 26,000.00."
d. Jim Lynn questioned if the bulbs being installed on outdoor lights by WPS are
in compliance with our Lighting Ordinance. Chairman Eisele responded that he has
spoken with WPS and the bulbs are standards and that WPS will provide shields
for anyone who requests one.
e. The suggestion that a Town Logo might be a nice addition for the Town Hall to
be rendered into some type of plaque or wall hanging to be used in the main
meeting room. Don Hiller was asked to research how Cloverland got its name for a
possible idea for such a logo.
Future Meeting Date(s): Tentative for Tuesday, February 20, 2007 and Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 7:00P.M. M/ Bob Brownell, SC/Jim Lynn to adjourn. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned 7:55 P.M.