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Dane County Towns
Association
General Meeting
September 10, 2003
Meeting was held at Dorf Haus in
Roxbury.
President Gerald Derr called the
meeting to order at 8 p.m.
Roxbury Chair Erv Breunig led the
flag pledge.
President Derr introduced guests.
Duane Gau, a new advertiser in newsletter, briefly spoke about his business
and had door prizes for those attending.
Minutes/Treasurer’s Report A
motion was made to approve, seconded and carried.
Roll Call was taken with 20
towns present.
Sheriff Hamblin talked about
the 2004 budget and how cuts that he is being asked to make will seriously
hurt the number of deputies on the road in the towns. He is making every
effort to make cuts that will not affect the protection given to town
residents, but the department has been under budgeted and under staffed for
the past years. A motion by Steve Frame, Vermont, to support Sheriff
Hamblin’s position on the budget was seconded by Kris Hampton. The motion
carried unanimously.
Roxbury Lake District – Vern
Wendt spoke about how and why the Lake District has been formed, the process
they went through and how they will fund the District. The water levels in
Crystal and Fish Lakes have risen 10 – 12 feet in the past few years
endangering the residents who live in the area. The first annual meeting
was held on Sept. 6 and the budget and funding were discussed.
Lakes & Watershed Committee-
John Van Dinter spoke about the current projects the Committee is working on
including classification of the lakes which could result in an ordinance
amendment curtailing the use of lake front property in the shoreline area.
Lakes & Watershed is conducting an electronic survey asking all
municipalities to rank their priorities for the next five years. They are
listing 15 items, but if your priorities are not included in the list, you
should make them known to the committee.
2004 Budget and Dues—Pat Ampe
presented the 2004 budget and dues schedule. A motion by Vern Wendt to
adopt the budget and dues was made. Seconded by Brad Robinson. Motion
carried.
WTA Report—Bob Thomas talked
about a budget workshop he had attended and urged everyone to attend the WTA
convention in October.
Art Ries, who has taken Norm Faber’s
place as District One Director, introduced himself and talked about his
background. He will be attending future meetings.
Special recognition was given to
Norm Faber for his years of service and his regular attendance and
contributions to our meetings. Norm remains on the Education Committee and
also the Wisler Committee. He will be giving us updates from time to time.
The next meeting will be on November
12.
Motion to adjourn. Seconded and
carried
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Ampe, Secretary
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