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Lake Bronson council approves delinquent accounts, assesses water bill and greenlights museum safety work
Summary
At its Sept. 23 meeting, the City of Lake Bronson council approved delinquent sanitation and claims rolls, authorized an assessment of an unpaid water bill to property tax, set treasurer pay to monthly, approved an $800 mowing charge to Second Bridge Mercantile and granted a building permit for museum safety improvements.
Mayor B. Schmiedeberg called the City of Lake Bronson council to order on Sept. 23 and the council moved quickly through a series of motions to address delinquent accounts, payroll timing and a museum safety permit.
In a public-hearing update, D. Hayes said the city was awarded $379,500 through a 2019 DEED Small Cities Housing Program and that the program exceeded its goal, rehabilitating 16 homes rather than the planned 15. "The City of Lake Bronson was awarded $379,500.00 in 2019 for a DEED Small Cities Housing Program," Hayes told the council, and Jon Wynne noted he is available to discuss energy projects such as solar and wind with the city.
On motions, the council approved Anderson Sanitation's delinquent garbage roll (motion by C. Strom, seconded by P. Shablow). The council voted to assess an unpaid water bill for the property at 121 S State Ave onto that property's tax roll (motion by C. Strom, seconded by T. Carlson). Councilors also voted to pay the treasurer monthly going forward (motion by P. Shablow, seconded by M. Kjelland) and tabled further action on the broader list of delinquent water bills and nonworking meters until the next meeting (motion to table by P. Shablow).
The council approved billing Second Bridge Mercantile $800 for summer mowing of its Main Street property (motion by P. Shablow, seconded by M. Kjelland) and granted a building permit to the local museum to make safety improvements to its parking lot and sidewalks (motion by P. Shablow, seconded by C. Strom).
There was a citizen dispute over a rental property's water bill. Resident L. Kowaliuk said her rental meter read over 4,000 gallons the prior month though she typically uses about 2,000; she asked for an adjustment and for return of an escrow check. Mayor Schmiedeberg said state law makes the homeowner responsible for water bills and the city follows that policy; during the meeting the clerk returned Kowaliuk's escrow check to her. Kowaliuk also alleged the clerk failed to contact a contractor, P. Anderson, to install water lines at her rental property; the council did not take formal action on that complaint at the meeting.
The council approved payment of city bills (motion by T. Carlson, seconded by C. Strom) and fire department claims (motion by P. Shablow, seconded by C. Strom). C. Strom moved and M. Kjelland seconded to adjourn the meeting at 6:00 p.m. The next regularly scheduled council meeting is Oct. 21, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
