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MEETING MINUTES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
April 20, 2017 1:00 PM
County Board Room-Government Center
County Board Room - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin
CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Organization Title Status Arrived
Tom Coulter St. Croix County Supervisor Present
Laurie Bergren St. Croix County Supervisor Excused
Dick Hesselink St. Croix County FSA Rep Excused
Agnes Ring St. Croix County Chair Present
Jill Ann Berke St. Croix County Supervisor Present
Daniel Hansen St. Croix County Vice Chair Present
Also present: St. Croix County Administrator Patrick Thompson, St. Croix County Board
Chairman Roger Larson, St. Croix County Corporation Counsel Scott Cox
MINUTES APPROVAL
1. Community Development Committee – Regular Meeting – March 23, 2017 5:00 PM
Berke - Please add title to Denzer reported in minutes once in the body.
RESULT: ACCEPTED
PUBLIC COMMENT
Supervisor Ring read submitted comment from Barb Nelson.
Laverne Hoitomt - Comments regarding spill in Emerald Township.
Virginia Drath - Comments regarding spill in Emerald Township.
Kim Dupre - Comments regarding spill in Emerald Township.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Update on Water Quality Study Group - Agnes Ring
Supervisor Ring reported about group meetings-talked about purpose of study group
which meets two times per month.
2. Update Regarding Emerald Sky Dairy Spill
Discussion between Committee, Staff, and County Personnel. Committee members
requested staff send press releases from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
regarding the spill and from St. Croix County Public Health and Community
Development regarding water testing and well maintenance to residents within two miles
of Emerald Dairy. Community Development will send out.
3. Closed Session per Wis. Stats. § 19.85(1)(e) "...deliberating or negotiating the purchase
of public properties..." - Eckert and Waldroff properties
10 minute recess. MOTION: To enter in to Closed Session. Roll call vote all yes.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Tom Coulter, Supervisor
SECONDER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor
AYES: Tom Coulter, Agnes Ring, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen
EXCUSED: Laurie Bergren, Dick Hesselink
4. Reconvene into open session to report and/or take action on items discussed in closed
session.
MOTION: To return to open session (3:03PM)
MOTION: To support the Town of St. Joseph in a grant application for acquisition
of parkland from the Waldroff family up to $200,000 from the mitigation fund.
Moved by Hansen, Second by Coulter. Unanimous
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jill Ann Berke, Supervisor
SECONDER: Agnes Ring, Chair
AYES: Tom Coulter, Agnes Ring, Jill Ann Berke, Daniel Hansen
EXCUSED: Laurie Bergren, Dick Hesselink
INFO/DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Financial Reports
RESULT: DISCUSSED
REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Community Development Department Director Denzer distributed the calendar of recycling
events and new parks brochures. At the next county board meeting will be poster and speaking
contest winners. Also distributed were three water treatment and testing information handouts.
Supervisor Coulter reported to contact Blake Fry at Hudson Chamber as he is coordinating the
ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the new bridge on July 29th.
1. Private Well Maintenance
2. Maintaining your home well water system
3. Home Water Safety2
4. Recycling Events Calendar
5. Troy Beach Brochure
6. Glen Hills Park Brochure
7. Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake Brochure
DATE OF NEXT MEETING: THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017. 5:00 PM
ADJOURN