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Minutes December 16, 2010

 

MINUTES OF THE
TOWN OF BARNES
TOWN ROADS & RIGHT OF WAY COMMITTEE MEETING
December 16, 2010
 
 
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM by Chairman, Greg Martin. 
 
Roll call was taken. Those present were committee members: Mitch McGee, Dick Webb, Greg Martin and Jerry Witt. Also attending was: Jack Mienke, Donna Porter, and Bob Lang.
 
The agenda was read and approved. Agenda was posted in accordance with State Statutes.
 
Greg presented for review the Committee’s recommendations regarding non-maintained roads as discussed at previous meetings.
 
  1. Citizens’ request for road issues: The Committee recommends to the Board that citizen requests for town road issues be initially reviewed in the first board meeting and if not enough information is available that the issue be tabled so the Board can acquire more data. This will allow all board members to be informed at subsequent meeting. The information should include gathering input from the superintendant of highways, involved board members and the Town Roads Committee. In addition all citizen requests should be acted on in a reasonable time and the results communicated to the requester.
 
  1. Town Road Plan: The Committee recommends that the Board, with the input of the superintendant of highways, develop a two year road plan which details all town roads, their technical data and current plan for each road. A comment section for information such as: maintain road as is, plan for reconstruction, reason for not maintaining a road, recommend for discontinuance or establishing road priority be included in the plan.
 
  1. Discontinuance of roads: The Committee recommends that the Board consider discontinuing the following roads based on: not in the interest of the general public, condition of existing road, serves only a single citizen or landowner in agreement with discontinuance.
 
    1. Allison Rd             .2 mile
    2. Deer Grove Rd     .17 mile
    3. Stockpile Rd         .67 mile
    4. Hans Rd (2)          .06 mile
    5. Kelsey Rd             last 150 ft past gate          
    6. Grassleys Rd
    7. Rifle Range Rd     last 100 yards
    8. Carlstrom Rd
    9. Augustine Rd
    10. Wallman Rd          last 700-900 ft
    11. Metcalf Rd
 
  1. Road Inspections: The Committee recommends that the Board initiates a yearly road inspection review to become familiar with specific issues.
 
Motion was made by Dick Webb and seconded by Jerry Witt to forward to the Town Board for consideration the recommendations of the Town Roads and Right Of Way Committee. The motion passed unanimously.
 
A motion to adjourn was made by Dick Webb and seconded by Mitch McGee. Motion carried.
 
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 pm.
 
Respectfully Submitted
Dick Webb, Secretary

 
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