Tuesday December 2 , 2008
Call meeting to order
Roll Call
Minutes to last meeting
Treasurer’s report
______1. .Road work ,salt,sand, and bills for 2008 discussion...
______2. Bindl /Bauer called and said all bills are paid with them as of the
November meeting.
______3. All of the numbers are here for the 2008 levies of taxes. The last one came
Tuesday afternoon before Thanksgiving. . The amounts were levied and
gotten to the county brfore Thsnksgiving. We were the 4th district turned in for
the running of the taxes. Clerk to complete the forms in the tax roll book and fill
of the statement of taxes for the state. This is due the 3rd Monday in December
to the state. Treasurer to mail out the taxes and set the collection times for these.
Taxes were up $55,000.00 for the township.
______4. The assessor has to attend classes and get our valuation into compliance
with the state as we are off a few numbers from being in compliance. We
may have to do a reevaluation. He was in the township this past week getting
properties for the next years records. He looked at the structure being built by
Robert Kenas that is an addition to the building he got fined when he built it as
he didn’t get the permits from the county. This is to be a livable property. . He
got permits from the county this time, but no permits from Bear Creek and is
building within 300 feet of an active farm.. County says he is all right with
their rules and if Bear Creek has more rigid rules it is Bear Creek’s
problem.According to Mark Seward.
______5. Clerk attended the meeting in Madison on energy and the future of getting more
energy available in Wisconsin without the use of oil. This was put on by the
Wisconsin Town’s Association. This was November 18th. Literature
and pamphlets here is anyone wants to look this over. It is on going GREEN.
Saving, recycling, protecting our children’s future.
______6. The payment came for the Smart Growth reimbursement check in the amount
of $3,686.18. And we owe for a third payment of $8,626.64. which will be due
the end if January 2009. . But we will get almost all of it back as we weren’t
reimbursed for our first payment of $500.00 and we are to get back 7,813.82 of
the 3rd payment.Our total on our final payment being reimbursed in the mount of
$8,313.82 and we will get this in the summer of 2009...
______7. The patrolman is to be given a Christmas Bonus..
______8. Smart Growth members are to be paid at the January meeting for the 4th
quarter of 2008. There will be a December 14th meeting of the committee.
______9. The checks are going to the board tonight on the budget meetings in October
and November . Board to be paid for 4th quarter at next meeting.
_____10. The sheet on the school levies, news for township has been completed and
will go out to the Township with the taxes. Also the 2009 sheets on recycling.
_____11. The DNR needs a report completed on the levies for each of the schools,
county, township, and state, as this is how they base their DNR in lieu of taxes.
We don’t get this break if the sheet isn’t completed.
_____12. The January Town Board meeting will be January 6th as it is the first
Tuesday of the month.. .
______13 The tax sheet for the state needed to be completed , signed, and sent to the
state..
______14..The motion needs to be made to close the Township records as of December
31,2008 . This is a state law.
______15. The Caucus needs to be set and published for January 2009.. The notice had
to be published in November of the incumbents and notice of the spring general
election on April 7,2009 All board is up for reelection for a 2 year term starting
with the Annual Meeting in April of 2009.
______16.The tobacco selling permit sheet for Bear Creek needs to be completed and
sent to the state..
______17. Discuss raising the amount of pay per Board Meeting.
______18. Ballots were ordered for the spring 2009 elections on February 17th and April
7th.
______19. There is a Town’s Association meeting in the Dells on December 8th on
keeping farm lands in operation.
______20. Garbage pick-up and recycling will go up 4% in 2009.
______21. Lottery Credit amounts and the new First Dollar amounts of credit are here.
Sheets run for the board.
______22. Ron Towle put 28 acres of land intro managed forest land as of January
1,2009
.
_____23. Bills to be paid as presented and approved.
_____24. Any other business to come before the board.
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Bills to pay: Tim McCluskey 3) Eileen Eberle Magnan Assessment
Town and Country Sanitation US Cellular Verizon Alliant Electric
Retirement People’s Community Bank (Fed. With, FICA,Med.)
Wisconsin Department of Revenue Sauk County Treasurer
Town Board for Budget meetings Sheila Tafs (2) Treasurer
Columbia County Highway Department Spring Green Auto Supplies
Plain Tru Value River Valley Publishing Any other bills approved by the board
Tim McCluskey (Christmas Bonus) Office Market
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Newsletter to Residents of Bear Creek Township in Spring of 2009
Enclosed is some information you as residents of Bear Creek might be interested in having:
Tax Levies for SCHOOLS
NAMES 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ithaca Schools $ 84,565.12 $ 82,137.00 $ 71,176.60 $ 77,479.05
River Valley $ 327,664.57 $391,781.92 $ 396,699.59 $421,157.08
Weston Schools $ 38,744.33 $ 39,953.73 $ 37,508.60 $ 47,622.97
Southwest Tech $ 18,514.71 $ 19,287.01 $ 17,846.54 $ 20,444.02
MATC $ 51,197.31 $ 53,136.86 $ 55,397.28 $ 58,350.87
Totals: $ 520,686.04 $586,296.52 $ 578,628.61 $625,053.99
(School taxes are up $46,425.38 for this year.) The levies are done one year, and paid in the following year.
Total evaluation for Bear Creek is $ 58,983,700.00 at the end of 2008.
Compiled for the Town Board at end of year 2008
EVENTS 2009:
Spring Primary Election : Tuesday February 17 ,2009
Spring General Election : Tuesday April 7, 2009
ANNUAL TOWNSHIP MEETING: Tuesday April 14,2009 at 8:00 P.M. at the
Bear Creek Town Hall.
Fall General Election : Tuesday November 3,2009 (if needed)
Regular Monthly meetings of the Bear Creek Town Board are held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Bear Creek Town Hall. Starting time is 8:00 P.M.
Recycling Sheets on the dates of pick-up are available at the town hall and from board members.
Smart Growth Program is available from Smart Growth Board members. Ted Greenheck, Chairman; Ken Blum,Vice-Chairman, Bob Bremel, Secretary, Jeff Scallon, and Joe Bauer. These meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M.at the Town Hall
Fire warden is Phyllis Meister E4003 Nachreiner Hollow Road, Plain,Wisconsin 53577. Phone number 546-4344.
LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS , ASSESSOR,AND PATROLMAN 2009
CHAIRPERSON : Marty McCluskey
E3957 Prouty Road
Hill Point, Wisconsin 53937
Phone: 1-608-986-4154
e-mail homestead986@hotmail.com
SUPERVISOR:......Harold Emerson
RFD 2
Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588
Phone 1-608-588-7161
SUPERVISOR......Dale Nachreiner
E42238 Ridge Road
Plain,Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2024
TREASURER.......Sheila Tafs
E3892 Marble Quarry Road
Plain, Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2383
CLERK..................Mrs. Lawrence (Eileen) Eberle
E2578 Hwy B
Lone Rock,Wisconsin 53556
Phone (Home) 1-608-583-5544
(Office) 1-608-546-2201
e-mail eberlelu@mhtc.net
ASSESSOR ......... Magnan Assessments
149 West Laflin Avenue
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186-6229
Phone 1-262-542-3332
PATROLMAN.......Tim McCluskey
S8597 Hwy N
Plain,Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2018
Election Board members have been appointed for the next 2 years. Chief Inspectors are Phyllis Meister; and Judy Brassington; Inspectors are Lucille Brice; Ken Blum; Pauline Lins; Jane Furchgott; Mary Brown ; Emma Needham and Rose Gilligan..Some members have been trained for state certification. All will have some training in Elections.
Tax Levies for SCHOOLS
NAMES 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ithaca Schools $ 84,565.12 $ 82,137.00 $ 71,176.60 $ 77,479.05
River Valley $ 327,664.57 $391,781.92 $ 396,699.59 $421,157.08
Weston Schools $ 38,744.33 $ 39,953.73 $ 37,508.60 $ 47,622.97
Southwest Tech $ 18,514.71 $ 19,287.01 $ 17,846.54 $ 20,444.02
MATC $ 51,197.31 $ 53,136.86 $ 55,397.28 $ 58,350.87
Totals: $ 520,686.04 $586,296.52 $ 578,628.61 $625,053.99
(School taxes are up $46,425.38 for this year.) The levies are done one year, and paid in the following year.
Total evaluation for Bear Creek is $ 58,983,700.00 at the end of 2008.
Compiled for the Town Board at end of year 2008
EVENTS 2009:
Spring Primary Election : Tuesday February 17 ,2009
Spring General Election : Tuesday April 7, 2009
ANNUAL TOWNSHIP MEETING: Tuesday April 14,2009 at 8:00 P.M. at the
Bear Creek Town Hall.
Fall General Election : Tuesday November 3,2009 (if needed)
Regular Monthly meetings of the Bear Creek Town Board are held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Bear Creek Town Hall. Starting time is 8:00 P.M.
Recycling Sheets on the dates of pick-up are available at the town hall and from board members.
Smart Growth Program is available from Smart Growth Board members. Ted Greenheck, Chairman; Ken Blum,Vice-Chairman, Bob Bremel, Secretary, Jeff Scallon, and Joe Bauer. These meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M.at the Town Hall
Fire warden is Phyllis Meister E4003 Nachreiner Hollow Road, Plain,Wisconsin 53577. Phone number 546-4344.
LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS , ASSESSOR,AND PATROLMAN 2009
CHAIRPERSON : Marty McCluskey
E3957 Prouty Road
Hill Point, Wisconsin 53937
Phone: 1-608-986-4154
e-mail homestead986@hotmail.com
SUPERVISOR:......Harold Emerson
RFD 2
Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588
Phone 1-608-588-7161
SUPERVISOR......Dale Nachreiner
E42238 Ridge Road
Plain,Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2024
TREASURER.......Sheila Tafs
E3892 Marble Quarry Road
Plain, Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2383
CLERK..................Mrs. Lawrence (Eileen) Eberle
E2578 Hwy B
Lone Rock,Wisconsin 53556
Phone (Home) 1-608-583-5544
(Office) 1-608-546-2201
e-mail eberlelu@mhtc.net
ASSESSOR ......... Magnan Assessments
149 West Laflin Avenue
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186-6229
Phone 1-262-542-3332
PATROLMAN.......Tim McCluskey
S8597 Hwy N
Plain,Wisconsin 53577
Phone 1-608-546-2018
Election Board members have been appointed for the next 2 years. Chief Inspectors are Phyllis Meister; and Judy Brassington; Inspectors are Lucille Brice; Ken Blum; Pauline Lins; Jane Furchgott; Mary Brown ; Emma Needham and Rose Gilligan..Some members have been trained for state certification. All will have some training in Elections.
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