Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Spooner City Council approves consent package, tables Walnut Street closure and accepts January finances
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Spooner City Council approved a consent package that included a $191,564.36 sewer-lining contract and a recommendation to decline $252,000 in DNR funding for a citywide lead service line program; a proposed Walnut Street temporary closure was tabled.
The Spooner City Council on March 4 approved its meeting agenda and a consent package that included a $191,564.36 sewer-lining contract awarded to Hydro-Klean LLC and acceptance of several committee recommendations, while tabling a proposed temporary closure of Walnut Street until April 3.
The council approved the agenda at 5:00 p.m. and then took up the consent agenda, which bundled routine business including acceptance of the Feb. 4 minutes, approval of monthly payable checks, and multiple committee recommendations. The Finance Committee’s recommendation to decline $252,000 in DNR funding for a citywide lead service-line (LSL) replacement program was included on the consent list that passed. The consent package also cleared a recommendation to pursue a 2026 LSL/SDW application and to proceed with Harmon Street design and bidding.
Under municipal operations items, the council approved BEC dusk-to-dawn lighting installations at the Hwy 63/253 and Durand Rd/Hwy 63 intersections, and approved a 2025 sewer-lining bid award to Hydro-Klean LLC for $191,564.36. A Park Board and Municipal Operations recommendation to allow a park permit for Sutton Financial Group on June 12, 2025, was approved. A request for a temporary street closure on Walnut Street for Mayana Chocolate on July 17, 2025, was listed on the consent agenda but the council voted to table that specific item until the April 3 meeting pending completion of business-owner signatures; the transcript does not record additional details of the signatures or the exact next steps beyond tabling.
Separately, the agenda listed a proposal to move the April 1 regular meeting to April 3; the transcript shows the item on the agenda but does not record a motion or vote on that change in the provided text. The council also accepted the January 2025 financial report by motion (Montoya-Oja/Krueger).
Five council members were present and three were absent for the meeting. The minutes are attested by Mayor Gary J. Cuskey and City Administrator Nick Koverman.
Votes at a glance: Motion to approve the meeting agenda (mover: Everroad; seconder: Montoya-Oja) — passed. Motion to approve consent agenda a–k and table item j (mover: Everroad; seconder: Lake) — passed; item j (Walnut St. temporary closure) tabled until April 3. Motion to accept January 2025 financial statement (mover: Montoya-Oja; seconder: Krueger) — passed. Motion to adjourn (mover: Lake; seconder: Montoya-Oja) — passed.
The council adjourned at 5:08 p.m.; minutes were attested by Mayor Gary J. Cuskey and City Administrator Nick Koverman.
