VILLAGE OF PRENTICE
REGULAR MEETING
January 8, 2018

PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM PRESIDING

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:  DRAEGER, JILKA, GULLICKSON, HAGEN, HARTMANN, AND SWENSON

 

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECITED.

 

PUBLIC INPUT

 

LANCE AND DALLAS SEVERSON, JASON HARTMANN, AND SUE SCHANTNER, WERE PRESENT AS BUSINESS OWNERS, INQUIRING IF THEY COULD BE ELECTED TO THE VILLAGE BOARD IF THEY OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE VILLAGE.

 

LANCE AND DALLAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE OUTDOOR WOOD BURNER ORDINANCE AND WHY IT CAN’T BE CHANGED BECAUSE THE NEW WOOD BURNER’S HAVE NEW “EPA” STANDARDS.

 

MOTION BY SWENSON, SECOND BY DRAEGER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2017, MEETING AS SUBMITTED.  CARRIED

 

MOTION BY GULLICKSON, SECOND BY JILKA TO APPROVE THE TREASURER’S REPORT AS PRESENTED.  CARRIED

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

THERE WERE NO COMMITTEE REPORTS.

 

ERIC GLADSON WAS PRESENT AND REPORTED THE TANKS ON HIS PROPERTY WERE REMOVED.  DALE REPORTED THE SNOW MOBILE CLUB WAS LOOKING FOR THEIR PAPER WORK.

 

DALE REPORTED THE DNR DID A SANITARY SURVEY AND THEY RECOMMEND WE CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE OLD WATER TOWER AND TO REMOVE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

 

DALE DID GET A QUOTE FROM A LANE TANK THAT SPECIALIZES IN TAKING DOWN WATER TANKS.  THEIR QUOTE CAME IN AT $18,500.

 

MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY HAGEN TO TABLE THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD WATER TOWER UNTIL APRIL’S MEETING.  CARRIED

 

OFFICER’S REPORT

 

AIRPORT MANAGER,  DALE HEIKKINEN STATED HE IS WORKING ON THE BEACON PROJECT AND THEY ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE PLAQUE FOR MR. BIEWER.

 

MOTION BY JILKA, SECOND BY DRAEGER TO APPROVE EXPENDITURES.  CARRIED

 

GENERAL FUND-    $  56,148.53

CDBG-                       $  19,590.00

FIRE DEPT.-             $    1,356.83

W/S-                           $  52,862.86

GOLF COURSE-       $         64.06

TOTAL                        $130,022.28

 

PRESIDENT ESTERHOLM ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 6:20 P.M.

 

LAURIE ANDREAE
CLERK/TREASURER