The Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Concord was held April 12, 2005 at the Concord Community Center.

Submitted by Pat Brandt (262) 593-8910

$5041.00 Was petitioned for Jefferson County for road aid.

ISB Community Bank of Ixonia was named as the town's depository

There wa a total of 159 permits issued for various town uses with 14 new homes built.

The rural hamlets and Smart Growth plans were descussed.

A web sight has been established.
www.concordwisconsin.org

Concord Community Center rental fees were set at the monthly Concord Town
Board meeting. Room Rental $15.00 per hour, Gym rental $25.00 per hour and
$10.00 per hour for kitchen use.
John Simon of N7018 Hwy. E, request for a one acre land split from a 40
acre parcel and to rezone from A-1 to A-3 was approved
Richard Reinders of the Park & Plan Committee briefed on the urban development
of the rural hamlet. The hamlet is approximately 8 square miles. The Town of
Concord is a prime location between Madison and Milwaukee. The goal is to
create a land use plan that will allow growth and development expansion along
the 1-94 corridor, while protecting rural land of the entire Town of Concord.
Highway Foreman, Howard Webb, reported work will begin on black topping, along
with pot-hole and road patching. Cemetery clean up and mowing will soon
commence.
Justin Langer of the Rome Boy Scouts addressed the board of Community Service
he proposed to do to meet his Eagle Scout Merits.
A deputy from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department addressed the panel
of any problems or concerns the town may be incurring. Excessive speed on
side roads, drag racing, and deer pose the biggest problems. Residents
witnessing any unusual activity should contact the Sheriff' s Deportment
immediately.
Bill Ingersoll was appointed as a representative to the Board of Directors
for the Sullivan EMS, Richard Reinders & Marian Speerless were appointed to
the Park & Plan Commission.
Discussion followed on lighting for Golden Lake Park Circle entrance and
possibly lowering the speed limit on Golden Lake Park Road.
The Board passed the Proclamation of the Traffic Safety Proposal and accepted
the 2005 Contract for Ixonia Fire & EMS.
Residents of the Town or surrounding areas who have knowledge or any information
of veterans who served in any capacity of any type of military service, including
the National Guards should contact Joe Thamke (262)593-8125.

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Concord Annual Town Meeting Minutes
(unapproved 4/15/05)

State of Wisconsin
Town of Concord           ss.                                                          April 12, 2005
The annual meeting of the Town of Concord was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by the Chairman, Donald Groose with Bill Ingersoll, Bob Perkins, Lloyd Zastrow and Jim Zastrow present.
The Clerk, Lloyd Zastrow, read the minutes from the April 13, 2004 annual meeting; Mr. Richard Reinders moved to accept the minutes as read with the verification as to the date of purchase, seconded by Dave Meyer and carried.  The minutes were checked and it was verified that the motion to purchase the school was done at the April 13, 2004 annual meeting.
The receipts classified were read by the Treasurer, Jim Zastrow.  Mr. Dave Meyer moved to accept the report as read, seconded by Richard Reinders and carried.
The disbursements classified were read by Lloyd.  Mr. Dave Meyer moved to accept the report as read, seconded by Dan Schmocker and carried.
Mr. Ed Schultz moved to petition Jefferson County for $5,041.00 in road aids, seconded by Ken Groblewski and carried.
Mr. Harold Bobrofsky moved to retain ISB Community Bank as the town's depository, seconded by Vi Schultz and carried.
Lloyd read Tom Mark's report.  There were 61 building permits, 49 electrical permits, 28 plumbing permits, 20 heating permits and one re-inspection permit.  There was a total of 13 new single family homes, 1 new two family home and 28 other buildings (sheds, spa, garages and pole building).  Mr. Jay Lieblang moved to accept the report as read, seconded by Jerry Ingersoll and carried.
Bill Ingersoll said that the Sullivan EMS became active on November 1, 2004 with a staff of 30 volunteers and a new state of the art ambulance.  The staff is trained and about six people are in IV training now so that Sullivan can receive the highest ranking from the state for transport.  They are generating considerable funds from the runs and Bill hopes that funds will be coming back to the towns to cover the loans shortly.
Don Groose said that the Town has a Gravel Pit Ordinance from Payne & Dolan, one from Waukesha and are waiting for one from Sullivan.  Randy Callison asked that a firm date be set for discussing these ordinances and Bill agreed that the time has come for the Town Board to get the job done and to protect the citizens that will be impacted by any gravel pit in any area of our community.  Rhonda Leader said she would contact Sullivan and get a copy for the Board.  After considerable discussion it was finally decided to http://www.abisource.com --> have a meeting on April 27, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center to have an open forum for everyone to review and discuss formulation of an ordinance for Concord.
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Don said they did the annual road inspection and plan on doing three miles of road this year.  They plan on resurfacing Sunnyside, East River Drive and Church Drive.
Bill did a overhead presentation regarding the town, county, and school districts tax rates for 2004-2005.  He said we have an assessed valuation of $139,359,435.00 and explained how the 2 dollar mill rate was necessary for this year because of the extra paving  of roads we need to do and how less money is coming from the state and federal government.  Bill also stated how important it is for residents to attend the budget hearing in November and the annual meetings so that their voices can be heard as to how they want the town to be run.
Mr. Richard Reinders made a motion that the clerk and treasurer have office hours at the town hall, seconded by Dave Meyer.  There was some discussion regarding the pros and cons; a hand vote was called for.  There were 4 votes yes, 39 votes nay.  Motion denied.
There was a brief discussion about what the Hamlet is and about how if affects the town as a whole.
With no further business, Mr. Jim Gilbert moved to adjourn, seconded by Sandy Perkins and carried.

Respectfully submitted,
Lloyd Zastrow, Clerk