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TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL
Oct 20, 2003
TOWN OF SEVASTOPOL
Door County, Wisconsin
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 20, 2003 
Town Meeting Room behind Sevastopol Schools 
4550 STH 57, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Call to Order:
Chairman Zipperer called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.  Newly
appointed Supervisor Tom Girman was introduced and welcomed.

Establish Quorum/Roll Call:
Roll call was taken.  Chairman Leo Zipperer, Supervisors Tom Girman,
Tom Olsen,  Jo Ann Schley and  Clerk/Treasurer Linda Wait were in
attendance.   Supervisor Jerry Worrick was absent.

Public Participation:
  Pat Miller urged the Board to join Door Property Owners,
Inc. in its effort to determine the cause of beach contamination. 
Zipperer  responded that it is on the agenda for this evening as
correspondence received.

Presentation of Agenda/Properly Noticed:
The Clerk stated that the agenda was properly noticed.  Motion by
Schley and seconded by Zipperer to approve the agenda.  Motion
carried.

Correspondence:
1)Thank you from Clark Lake Advancement Association for supporting the
yellow perch project
2)Clark Lake Advancement Association – Operation of Clark Lake Dam
3)American Planning Association-Wisconsin Chapter – Resolution
supporting Smart Growth (will be referred to Planning & Zoning
Committee)
4)Door County Green Fund – application information & materials
5)Zoning Text Amendment re: After-The-Fact Variances
6)Zoning Text Amendment re: Board of Adjustment Procedures
7)Door County Zoning Ordinance – updated pages
8)Titan Building Development – proposal for building inspection
(unsolicited)
9)UW-Extension – Town Plan Commissioner Training Workshops
10)HSE – Invitation to Public Informational Meeting – CTH “B”
11)Door Property Owners, Inc. – Beach Contamination-Source
Identification Project (will be referred to Budget Hearing 11/17/03)
Zipperer also read a letter he received from the Door County Soil &
Water Conservation Dept. advising of an invasive species study team
and meeting on 11/6/03 at 9:30 a.m.
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Girman to refer Items 3 and 11 as
indicated above and to place correspondence on file.  Motion carried.
 
Minutes:
Motion by Schley and seconded by Olsen to approve the minutes of the
September 15, 2003 Board of Supervisors’ meeting and place on file. 
Motion carried.
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Schley to approve the minutes of the
Special Meeting held on October 9, 2003 regarding the supervisor
vacancy/appointment and place on file.  Motion carried. 

Clerk/Treasurer Monthly Reports:
Motion by Olsen and seconded by Girman to approve vouchers and to
accept the treasurer’s report for September 2003 and place on file. 
Motion carried.

Oral Committee Reports:  
Girman gave a brief update on the Cable Committee/Channel 19 progress.
 Equipment has been purchased and students at Sevastopol are
developing a website for use with Channel 19.  A letter of
understanding was forwarded to the City of Sturgeon Bay proposing an
annual fee for access to their PEG channel broadcast material.

Committee/Board Minutes:   None.

Continued/Pending Business:
Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.  Acknowledged receipt of the September
2003 Fire Reports.  

Municipal Taxpayer Commission.   Minutes of the August 28, 2003
meeting held on Washington Island were available.  The next meeting is
scheduled for October 30 at Gibraltar.

Road Work 2003.  Majority of the pavement marking and striping has
been completed for certain Town roads.  A stop sign has been installed
on South Cave Point Drive at Whitefish Bay Road.

Development – Request for Town Road Name.   Attorney Nesbitt confirmed
that the Town is the owner of an unnamed road in Holiday Acres, the
road having been conveyed by deed dated and recorded in July 1970.  
The Town accepted all of those roads in a resolution from 1970.  Olsen
will check with former owners for name suggestions.

Town of Sturgeon Bay-intergovernmental Smart Growth application.  The
Town  of Sturgeon Bay advised that it will not be taking any action
until January 2004.  Zipperer suggested we may learn more after the
November 13 Town Plan Commissioner Training workshop.

New Business:
1)  Door County Planning Department – Construction Permits.  The
construction permits for September  2003 were accepted and placed on
file.

2)  Independent Inspections Ltd. – Town Building Permits.  The
building permits and recap for September 2003 were accepted and placed
on file. 

3)  Town Zoning/Planning Committee Recommendations.  Olsen reported
the Committee reviewed a request from Chris and Stacey Wagner for a
zoning change from prime ag to countryside for the purpose of
conducting a furniture refinishing business at their property located
at 4679 Hwy 57.  The Committee approved the change as the property is
contiguous to countryside and expansion from that area would be
sensible.  Motion by Olsen and seconded by Schley to approve the
petition of Chris and Stacey Wagner for a zoning map amendment from
prime ag to countryside.  Motion carried.

There was also discussion on those allowed to voice an opinion in site
plan review hearings.  Neighbors are allowed input, but the Town is
not.  Motion by Olsen and seconded by Girman to approve the Zoning
Text Amendment concerning site plan review, with stipulation that Town
recommendation be allowed.  Motion carried.  Olsen will notify Door
County Planning and Zoning Department of recommendations.

Special Reports/Announcements by Chairman:
  Workshop for Town  Plan Commissioner Training –
 Thursday – November 13 – 7:30 pm at Baileys Harbor Town Hall
  Budget Hearing – Monday, November 17 – 7 pm
  Special Meeting – Monday, November 17 – 7:30 pm – Adopt Tax
Levy
  Next Board of Supervisors’ Meeting – Monday, November 24 at
7 pm
  WTA Tri-County Unit Meeting – Thursday,Oct 30 at 7:30 pm –
Slovan Inn
  Turkey Trot sponsored by Sevastopol School, Sat, November 8
  Exotic species – DNR will post signs at the Town launches
  Clark Lake Dam – we are awaiting a history of the dam from
the Town of Jacksonport
and will then review Clark Lake Advancement Association’s request re
operation of the dam
  Nelson Lane – although a portion was abandoned several years
ago, one of the property owners is challenging the abandonment and
asserting a land-lock situation.
  Road Certification 2004 and WISLR reports – Changes made by
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to the Town Plat Record for
purposes of certifying mileage and
delays in pavement rating submissions were not appreciated.

Adjourn:
Motion by Girman and seconded by Schley to adjourn.  Motion carried. 
Adjourned at 8:08 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Linda D. Wait, Clerk/Treasurer
(approved 11/24/03)
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