Village of Winslow

Village Board Meeting

 

The Winslow Village Board met in regular session on Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 7:00 PM. at the Village Hall.  The meeting was called to order by President Michael Croup.  The roll call went as follows:

Members Present:                Mrs. Graham, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Mc Phillips, Mrs. Stark,

                                                Mrs. Wire, Ms. Hook, Mr. Croup

Members Absent:                 Mr. Diffenderfer

Others Present:                     Dawn Sweeney, Denny Bunker, JR Temperly, Al and Phyllis

                                                Broge, Don Visel, Andy Youtzy

 

            A motion was made by Mrs. Mc Phillips and seconded by Mrs. Stark to approve the minutes of the meeting on May 7th as submitted/amended.  All were in favor.  Motion carried.

            A motion was made by Mrs. Mc Phillips and seconded by Mrs. Graham to approve the treasurer’s report.  Roll call went as follows: 

Yea:  Mrs. Graham, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Mc Phillips, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Wire

Nay:  None

All were in favor.  Motion carried.

 

 

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:

 

            Mr. Broge mentioned that the Winslow Historical Museum is coming along.  They’re getting ready to sheet rock.

 

STREETS, ALLEYS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS:

 

            Ron Moring to be contacted for ideas on the bridge.  Information on when the bridge was inspected last and how long it is good for will be looked into.

 

            There are several cracked sidewalks.  Per Mr. Croup, Mrs. Stark will come up with a plan to get them done.

 

            Denny Bunker is still restricted to 6 hours per day.  Mr. Bunker stated that he could get his work done in that time frame.

 

PUBLIC PROPERTY, WATER AND SEWER:

 

            Mrs. Wire received an estimate from GMJ for the painting on the outside of the Old Winslow Township Building. - $350 for paint and $500 for labor = $850.

 

            The question of whether we could get volunteers came up again.  Mr. Broge said that Tom Mau would loan a painter to us and rent a power washer to us for $40/day.  It takes 3 people for the power spraying.  Paint would cost about $70 for 5 gallons and you get about 200 square feet per gallon.  Total area is 1680 square feet.  Estimate for primer and paint about $500.  The motion was made by Mrs. Mc Phillips and seconded by Mr. Hastings to allow Mr. Broge to rent the power spray equipment for the purposes of cleaning and prep for painting.  Roll call went as follows:

Yea:  Mrs. Graham, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Mc Phillips, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Wire.

Nay:  None

All approved.  The motion was carried.

 

Mr. Diffenderfer arrived 7:25 PM.

 

There was a report that the manhole at the end of Taylor Street in the park area was still backing up with alleged effluence.  Upon inspection there was no evidence that the manhole by the park (13th) was backing up.

 

            Does the Winslow Village Park have needs?  Everything looked OK from a drive-by by Mr. Croup. He will investigate further at a future date.

 

HEALTH, WELFARE AND POLICE:

 

            Mr. Diffenderfer and Mr. Visel have been going over the ordinance books.  They are in the process of putting a new book together.  They anticipate having it done and put into place by August.  The new book is more user friendly.  All that is needed are a few minor changes to comply with what is already in the Winslow ordinances.  The new book is being scanned to speed the process.

 

            There was discussion on some of the properties and how we could get them cleaned up.  The owners have been notified to clean up their property, but little progress has been made.  There have been claims filed, but nothing has been decided.  Per Mrs. Mc Phillips, measures should be taken to get these properties cleaned up.

 

            The fire hydrants were inspected and there are three that need to be replaced.  Plan of attack is to pack tops.  Diagrams on how the hydrants work and what needs to be done to fix the hydrants will be furnished for the next meeting along with a cost to fix them.

 

            The problem with children on bikes again came up.  People are afraid that they are going to hit one of them.  Discussion on steps to rejuvenate the “Neighborhood Watch” was made.  Leroy Wernet will be contacted to see if he still wanted to be head of it.  If not, someone else needs to get it going.  People involved were Mike Croup for Hubbard, Donny Potter for South Hubbard, and Terry Ritter, Leroy Wernet, Andy Youtzy and Rosemary Graham for Carver.

 

            TIF was brought up.  Mr. Crosby needs to explain what his intentions are.  At this point Mr. Broge shared some information with his letter.  His discussion centered around the fact that some things should have been handled differently.  He mentioned that maybe we should contact Mr. Crosby with our proposal.  Further discussions were needed and Mr. Croup suggested that there be a committee set up to find out what we can and can’t do.  Mrs. Stark was appointed the Board Liaison with the Planning Commission and is to set up a meeting with the Planning Commission to find out what we needed to do to get the T.I.F. moving forward.  Should we draw up a proposal and send it to Crosby?  A meeting was set for Tuesday, June 10th and 7:00 in the Community Building.

 

            Mr. Diffenderfer to check on spraying for mosquitoes.

 

 

 

FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS:

 

            Mrs. Mc Phillips made a motion to adopt the Appropriation Ordinance for the 2003-2004 fiscal year as printed. Rosemary Graham seconded it. All were in favor.  Motion carried.  Ordinance #03-50.

 

PERMITS AND LICENSE:

 

            Liquor license applications were received by Davey’s Riverside Inn, Mr. Ed’s Bait, Bar and Grill, and Bowen Oil (Boco).  Mrs. Stark motioned that they approve the liquor licenses for Davey’s Riverside Inn, Mr. Ed’s Bait, Bar and Grill, and Bowen Oil.  Mr. Diffenderfer seconded it.  All were in favor.  The motion carried. (#03-51 thru 03-53)

 

            There was some discussion on what age you have to be able to sell alcohol.  A copy of a portion of the Stephenson County Code Book was provided by Mr. Visel.  He said that this is all we needed to cover the sales of any alcohol by anyone under the age of 21.

 

            Mr. Croup also stated that a request for permit for Mr. Stuessy has been received to sell wares. 

 

OTHER BUSINESS:

 

            Mr. Croup passed out a Mission Statement that Galena adopted, then asked for suggestions.  Nothing at this time.

 

            There seemed to be no power to light the illuminates for the flag at the Village Tree.  Mr. Bunker will check out before calling Thomasson Electric from Lena. 

 

            Mr. Fuchs donated a new flag.  The Village will send a thank you.

 

            The floor in the Community Building kitchen has been completed.  Really looks nice.  A thank you will be sent to the Women’s Club.

 

 

            It was moved to approve the bills as follows:  General Fund:  $2,951.81; Water and Sewer: $3,924.13; Econ Development – Revolving Loan Fund: $36.94; WW-SS Bond Reserve Fund $1,619.18.  Roll call vote was taken:

Yea:  Mr. Diffenderfer, Mrs. Graham, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Mc Phillips, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Wire.

Nay:  None

All were in favor.  Motion carried.

 

            A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 9:30 PM

 

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                                                                                    Village President - Michael D Croup

 

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                                                                                    Village Clerk - Linda Hook