Town of Blooming Grove Board Meeting Minutes – December 11, 2007

Chair Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Chair Johnson, Supervisor Berg, Supervisor Linzmeier, Supervisor Young were in attendance. Absent from the meeting was Supervisor Stube. Also attending were Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator Chris Astrella, Dan Ampe, Kenneth Boyd, Chase Boyd, Rob Phillips, and Deborah Sellers.

The pledge of allegiance was recited. Chair Johnson asked if the meeting notice had been properly posted, and Chris Astrella stated it had been.

2a. Rankin Road Connection: Supervisor Johnson made a motion to open Rankin Road to the west, connecting it with the city of Madison . Supervisor Young seconded the motion and discussion ensued. (Comments sent in via postcards were distributed to the board prior to the meeting and they are attatched to these minutes for review.) After each board member expressed their opinion a vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0.

2b. Bill for Dan Ampe, April Hill Work: Board members asked various questions of Dan and Dan responded. During discussion Dan handed a packet of information to Chris Astrella for his review.

Supervisor Stube arrived at 7:10pm

Chris Astrella asked the board to let him review this new information, as he was just handed it, and, as Supervisor Young pointed out, handouts are not allowed to be presented at the night of the meeting. Supervisor Young made a motion to defer this issue until the next meeting, with Supervisor Linzmeier seconding it. The motion passed 4-1.

3a. Minutes of November 27, 2007 town board meeting: Supervisor Linzmeier made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and Chair Johnson seconded it. The motion passed 4-0-1 with Supervisor Stube abstaining.

3b. Vouchers: Supervisor Berg made a motion to approve the vouchers and it was seconded by Supervisor Young. The motion passed 5-0.

4. Public Comment: Dan Ampe asked if the area around the town hall had been considered as a dump site for yard waste, etc.

Deborah Sellers asked if we would be able to plow around the bus stop on Commercial Ave. Chair Johnson informed her that it is not the town's responsibility to keep Metro Bus stops clear from snow, and that she should call Metro for help.

5. Adjournment: Supervisor young made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:40pm. It was seconded by Chair Johnson, and passed 5-0.

Chris Astrella
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/Administrator.