WJJQ LOCAL NEWS
Lincoln County Board Meeting notes
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

THE LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD PASSED THE FOUR RESOLUTIONS ON TUESDAY NIGHT’S AGENDA BY VOICE VOTES. WITH SUPERVISORS PLANT AND WEAVER EXCUSED, THE BOARD APPROVED THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE TO WILLIAM AND DEBORAH EASTWOOD IN THE TOWN OF BRADLEY FOR THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THE BOARD ALSO APPROVED A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE WISCONSIN STATE LEGISLATURE INCLUDE WIRELESS EMERGENCY 911 SURCHARGES IN THE BUDGET REPAIR BILL.

AT A FISCAL IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY 36 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THREE YEARS STARTING IN 2010, SUPERVISORS APPROVED SETTLING POST EMPLOYMENT HEALTH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND A RESOLUTION SUBMITTED BY SUPERVISOR ZEITZ ALSO PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE. IT DECLARED OPPOSITION TO THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATERS ACT THAT EXPANDED FEDERAL BOUNDARIES TO WATER AREAS NOT IN THEIR JURISDICTION.

FOLLOWING CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, AN ORDINANCE DRAFTED BY LINCOLN COUNTY ZONING DIRECTOR DAN MILLER TO PROHIBIT MANY DIGITAL SIGNS IN THE COUNTY WAS DEFEATED ON AN 11 TO 9 VOTE. VOTING TO ADOPT THE FAILED ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DIGITAL SIGNAGE INCLUDED SUPERVISORS CAYLOR, EISENMAN, KRUEGER, MEYER, MITTELSTEADT, RUSCH, SAAL, SHORT AND WOLLER. THE DIGITAL SIGN ORDINANCE FAILED ON THE TWO-VOTE MARGIN AFTER A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR CAYLOR TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE FAILED ON A TIE VOTE.

FOLLOWING A LETTER WRITTEN TO THE LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD BY ITS RECENT FORMER CHAIRMAN CURT POWELL ABOUT AN ALLEGED IMPROPER MEETING OF A COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY JIM ALBER, SUPERVISOR ALBER CALLED THE LETTER “A WITCH HUNT”. HE DEMANDED THAT IF SOMETHING WAS DONE IMPROPERLY, THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED TO PROVE THE ALLEGATION.

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