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Milltown board reviews road and dock work, schedules bids for town shop apron and approves exterior finishes
Summary
Town maintenance reported culvert work, gravel hauling, and plans to install two docks; the board voted to solicit bids for a shop apron, set interviews for a maintenance worker, and after closed session approved siding and roof colors for the Town Shop.
Frank Rau, reporting for town maintenance, told the board on Aug. 14 that crews are installing culverts, grading gravel roads, mowing ditches and hauling gravel to 150th, 190th and 200th. He said blacktopping is expected by the end of August or the beginning of September and that recent work included ditching and graveling on 188th.
Rau said a 35-foot dock will be transported to the town shop and cut into two docks: one to be installed at Rice Lake and the other at the south end of Half Moon Lake. He recommended using 2½-inch pipe, leaving one dock in place permanently, and installing four 18-inch posts with railings. Rau also described a potential gravel crushing/screening project (screen 20,000 tons at about $2 per ton) and suggested the town consider creating its own salt/sand mix rather than buying from Polk County; the clerk will gather the county salt/sand tonnage used in the last two years to inform that possibility.
The board set up interviews for the maintenance worker position for Sept. 10, 2024 and asked the clerk to revise and circulate interview questions. Mike Dau proposed advertising for bids to construct an apron in front of the town shop; Jon Eckel moved to place the ad, Chris Nelson seconded and the motion passed. During new-business discussion, homeowner John Eriksson reported water and soil loss in his yard from road runoff; the board told him a driveway permit was not pulled when his driveway was widened and directed him to obtain a permit, bring the driveway up to code and install two culverts; the board agreed to waive the $100-per-day fee for not having obtained a permit at this time.
During a closed-session sequence under Wis. Stat. §19.85 for the Town Shop addition and personnel matters, the board convened in closed session and later returned to open session. After returning, Chris Nelson moved and Jon Eckel seconded a motion approving exterior finishes for the Town Shop: #63 light stone siding with white trim and #49 burnished slate roofing; the motion passed. The board also discussed town-hall door issues and asked staff to obtain a quote for a dehumidifier to address humidity-related sticking.
