Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Holland Board actions at a glance: rezonings, budget change and ordinance adoption
Summary
The board approved several routine and substantive items: two rezonings/land division approvals, a fireworks permit, an amended budget reflecting a $370,000 Alliant payment, removal of a mobile permitting feature from a short‑term rental vendor contract, and adoption of Ordinance 2024‑07 creating Chapter 205 of the Town Code (adopted 4–1).
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Town of Holland Board approved a slate of administrative and land‑use actions summarized below.
Key votes and motions
- Minor land division and rezonings at W2695 County Road A South (applicant Randall Joosse): the board accepted the Plan Commission recommendation and approved the request, contingent on submission of a recordable certified survey map and required approvals from the Village of Oostburg and Sheboygan County. Vote: unanimous roll call.
- Rezoning at N735 County Road LL (applicant Jon Voskuil): the board approved rezoning 1.73 acres from A‑5 to B‑1 with the contingency that a state building inspector approve the existing structure for commercial use by Dec. 1, 2024. Vote: unanimous roll call.
- Ordinance 2024‑07 (create Chapter 205 of the Town Code): the board adopted the ordinance on a roll call vote (4 in favor, 1 opposed). Supervisor Douglas Hamilton voted no; the motion passed.
- Budget amendment to reduce the 'Road Repairs Related to Solar Utility' revenue and expense lines from $750,000 to $370,000 to match payment from Alliant Energy: motion carried by unanimous roll call.
- Short‑term rental license management contract (Granicus): authorized Clerk‑Treasurer Janelle Kaiser to renew the contract with removal of the mobile permitting service because of reported poor service to applicants. Vote: unanimous voice.
- Fireworks permit: the board approved a Class C fireworks permit for Heather and Travis DeRuyter for Aug. 31, 2024 (motion carried by unanimous voice vote); the clerk will notify first responders.
Other procedural approvals included adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes and financial reports, authorization to request an estimate from General Code to codify town ordinances, and adjournment at 9:54 p.m.
Vote records and motions are recorded in the official minutes. Several items were approved subject to contingencies noted in Plan Commission recommendations and conditional approvals.
