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ST. CROIX COUNTY WISCONSIN
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
TO: Thomas Dorsey, Chairman
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors
FPZM: Transportation Committee Chairman, George Sinclear
COMMITTEE TITLE: St. Croix County Transportation Committee
DATE OF MEETING: August 18, 1998
TIM: 8:00 A.M.
LOCATION: St. Croix County Government Center, Hudson
Room. 1281
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
NEW BUSINESS:
Discuss CTH "I" Trees
ANY OTIMR BUSINESS AUTHORIZED BY LAW:
POSSIBLE,. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT FETING:
ADJOUFIZENT:
(Agenda not necessarily presented in this order.)
SUBMITTED BY: Daniel J. Fedderl.y, P.E., R.L.S.; Highway Commissioner
(715) 796-2227
Fax (715) 796.2339
DATE: August 10, 1998
QU'AIITY • EFFICIENCY • PRIDE,
MINUTES OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Meeting of August 18, 1998
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Sinclear at 8:05 A.M.
Roll call was taken with Dowd, Grant, King, and Sinclear in attendance,
with Jacobson excused. Staff members present include Fedderly and
Ramberg.
A motion was made by Grant, seconded by Dowd, to adopt the agenda as
published. Motion carried.
The next three meetings were previously set for August 27, 1998 at
10:00 A.M.; August 27, 1998 at 1:00 P.M.; and September 2, 1998 at 8:00
A.M. with King and Sinclear reviewing vendors at 7:00 A.M.
A motion was made by Jacobson, seconded by Dowd, to approve the minutes
of the August 5, 1998 meeting as handed out to the members. Motion
carried.
Announcements and Correspondence: Fedderly and the Committee discussed
the closing earlier today on the old Hudson shop property, as approved
at the last meeting. The appropriate paperwork was completed with K-2
Properties (previously Diesel Supply) along with the final payment of
$138,000.00, bringing the total sale to $172,500.00. These funds will
be utilized to offset future highway shop costs presently being
considered.
Discuss Somerset Pit Alternatives: Sinclear reviewed discussions held
the previous week, with representatives from the Village of Somerset
and Cedar Corporation. The Village of Somerset feels the Somerset pit
sale price, set by the Transportation Committee, is too high. The
Village feels that if the county does not come down to their price, the
sale is off and they may assess the county.
A motion was made by King, seconded by Grant, to hire Dale Johnson of
Western Wisconsin Real Estate Company to appraise the Somerset pit
property for an unbiased, fair, and independent assessment of the land
values. Motion carried.
Discuss CTH "I" Trees: Fedderly reviewed a landowner's (Mark Malzacher)
dispute over the value of yard trees within the right-of-way. The
private contractor hired by the Highway Department to construct the
road took these trees down during the construction of CTH "I". There
was an agreement (between the Highway Department and the landowner) to
keep the trees but, the contractor inadvertently took six spruce trees
down during construction.
During the original negotiations for right-of-way, the landowner agreed
to the removal of the trees for $3,800.00, but the Highway Department
decided to adjust the plans in an effort to try to accommodate keeping
the trees for the landowner. The proposed value of the trees is high,
yet reasonably consistent with state guidelines for the value of such
trees. A motion was made by Sinclear, seconded by Dowd, to approve
payment of $3,800.00 to Mark and Valerie Malzacher for reimbursement of
the six spruce trees removed. Motion carried.
ST. CROIX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2
August 18, 1998
Adjournment: A motion was made by King, seconded by Grant, to adjourn
at 8:52 A.M. Motion carried.
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