State of Wisconsin
Town of Concord ss. September 10, 2007

The regular monthly meeting of the Concord Town Board was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by the Chairman, Bill Ingersoll with Dennis Stair, David Janquart, Karen Zastrow and Jim Zastrow present. Lloyd Zastrow was absent. Bill led the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Karen certified that the meeting had been properly posted. The agenda was accepted with no additions or corrections.

Karen Zastrow, Deputy Clerk, read the minutes from the August 13, 2007 Board meeting; the minutes stand approved as read.

Officer John Petig said things are fairly quiet but there are still car and home breakins in the area so be aware of your surroundings. The dispatch center should be operational in about another month.

The minutes from the August 26, 2007 board meeting were read; the minutes stand approved as read.

Plan Commission David Janquart said that they approved the Richard and Carol Zehnder variance request to build a new garage. They also discussed the Impact Fees draft with Attorney Levi with an impact fee for new construction being set at $750.00; they moved to recommend adoption of the draft to the town board. The report stands approved as read.

The Board approved an Ingersoll/Stair motion to grant the variance request from Richard and Carol Zehnder for a new garage on Grey Fox Trail.

Jim Zastrow, Treasurer, stated in his report that there is a balance of $181.77 in the General Fund, $297,689.46 in the Money Market Account and $52,288.88 in the Equipment Fund; the report stands approved as read.

The monthly bills were presented for payment; the Board approved an Ingersoll/Janquart motion to pay the bills as presented.

Karen read the resignation letter from highway employee Ken Groblewski effective September 30, 2007.

The Concord Methodist Church gave a $100.00 donation for the use of the Community Center for their rummage sale.

The Board approved a Ingersoll/Janquart motion to accept the final draft of the Impact Fees Ordinance; the impact fee for a residence would be set at $750.00 and would be used for road maintenance.

The Board approved a Ingersoll/Stair motion to hold a public hearing on the Impact Fee Ordinance at the October 8, 2007 board meeting.

Cindy Arbiture said she would have information on the town sign costs at the October meeting. Cindy also noted that Joe Dorava, of the Rock River Coalition, will speak at the October 2, 2007 meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Committee. The Coalition is concerned that some deep wells in Waukesha County may be diverting the flow of ground water in the Rock River Basin which directly affects the water levels in Concord.

Mr. Lyle Charles, of the Golden Lake Association, introduced himself to the Board and said he would like to continue to have a good working relationship with our community.

The Board approved a Ingersoll/Janquart motion to charge the regular $15.00 fee for the meeting room request from Deb Christianson.

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The Board approved a Ingersoll/Stair motion to grant an operators license to Pamela Rupnow.

Bill said that at the August 26th board meeting they hired Jefferson County to plow town roads during the coming winter season and felt that it would be the best deal for Concord. He also noted that they had contacted other towns who had the county plow for them and they were satisfied with the results.

This decision brought considerable comment from the citizens at the meeting. The most common concern was the county’s policy of not plowing after 8p.m. and that would create problems for fire and EMS departments to get through during a storm. Dennis emphasized that the agreement was for one plowing season and that our town trucks could be sent out if needed for problem areas. The County would send out two trucks from Jefferson at a cost of about $95.00 per hour.

The Board felt the long term savings that would come because the town would not have to replace one of the heavy duty plow trucks or build a new garage. This alone would would come to about $300,000.00 and that doesn’t include the interest over the next ten to twenty years.

The budget planning meeting is set for November 1, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center.

Dennis thanked the town employees for all of their hard work and emphasized how much we all appreciate all that they do.

With no further business, the Board approved a Ingersoll/Stair motion to adjourn.

Respectfully submitted,

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Karen Zastrow, Deputy Clerk

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William A. Ingersoll, Chairman

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Dennis Stair, Supervisor

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David Janquart, Supervisor