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March 10, 2008 Regular Town Board Meeting
March 10, 2008 Chairperson Janice Johnson called the meeting to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. All board members were present. The clerk verified that the meeting notice was published and posted. The clerk read the minutes from the previous meeting. Scott Khalar made a motion to accept the minutes. Sherrie Craft seconded the motion and motion carried. Rose Graves read the treasurer’s report. Sherrie made a motion to accept the report. Scott seconded the motion and motion carried. There were no county representatives present. Sherrie made a motion to pay the town’s bills. Scott seconded the motion and motion carried. The clerk gave a summary of the “211” program offered by United Way. Sherrie read a thank you the fire department received from the family of Joe Khalar and also stated they had received a $300 donation from them. Janice commented that the Douglas County Towns Association meeting would be held March 18th at the Oakland Town Hall. John Prohaska gave the fire report of 1 medical call. Scott gave the roads and equipment report. They have finished working on the tractor, put new batteries in the grader and brought the truck in for a brake recall. Sherrie gave the grounds, building and recycling report – nothing at this time. Larry Schaller gave the constable report of one stray dog call. Will Kiefer gave the cemetery report. The Annual Cemetery meeting will be held April 3, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. He also requested a bill for labor for the digging of the grave last month. Will also gave the comprehensive planning committee report. Minutes are posted on the website. He encouraged people to sign up for email reports. He asked Janice Johnson to appoint Ron Stone to the committee following George Kornstad’s resignation. Janice Johnson appointed Ron Stone to the committee. After much discussion, the issue of approving a spending amount on a used fire truck was tabled until further notice. Sherrie made a motion to apply for a FEMA grant to purchase a fire truck. Scott seconded the motion and motion carried. Scott made a motion to hire a grant writer for the FEMA grant. Sherrie seconded the motion and motion carried. The next Regular Town Board Meeting will be Monday, April 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at the Highland Town Hall. Sherrie made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Scott seconded the motion. Motion carried.