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Votes at a glance: Barron County Board approves ARPA kayak dock, upholds zoning denial, reappoints board members
Summary
The board approved multiple resolutions and appointments on May 19 including ARPA funding for a kayak launch and dock, a zoning committee denial upheld, conservation funding support, and several reappointments; vote tallies recorded where provided.
The Barron County Board of Supervisors voted on several resolutions and appointments at its May 19 meeting. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript are listed below.
• Rezoning request for Kevin P. and Robin C. Trapp — Board upheld the zoning committee’s recommendation to deny the rezoning. Motion to uphold the denial passed with 26 yes and 3 abstentions. (Motion by Supervisor Guiselek; second by Supervisor Jenkins.)
• Resolution in support of increasing base funding for county conservation staffing to $20,200,000 — The board considered the resolution; no precise roll-call tally was clearly stated on the record in the transcript. (Motion by Supervisor Cook; second by Supervisor Olson; vote tally not specified in transcript.)
• ARPA expenditure for an accessible kayak launch and dock on the Red Cedar River — The board authorized use of American Rescue Plan Act funds not to exceed $12,563 for one kayak launch and dock to be installed near the Red Barn Theater. The motion passed with 28 yes and 1 absent. (Motion by Supervisor Fowler; second by Supervisor Hanson.)
• ARPA expenditures (other items) — The transcript records discussion of ARPA items broadly but does not list separate motions or tallies; details were not specified in the meeting record.
• Appointments: Solid Waste Management Board and Housing Authority — Reappointments were approved (Solid Waste Management Board: reappoint Bob Rogers and Fran Langman to three-year terms; Housing Authority: reappoint Carol Moen to a five-year term). The board approved the slate of appointments with a recorded vote of 27 yes and 2 absent when taken together.
Ending: Several routine agenda items and claims followed; the board closed the meeting after announcements and suggestions for future agenda items.
