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City of Tomahawk Common Council Meeting
THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF TOMAHAWK HELD THEIR AUGUST MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT, INCLUDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NUISANCE ANIMAL RESOLUTION AND THE THREE PROPOSED CHARTER ORDINANCES CHANGES.
THE COUNCIL HEARD FROM ILA MOONEY FROM THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE COMMITTEE ABOUT THE 3rd ANNUAL DUMPSTER DAY ON SEPTEMBER 12 FROM 8:00 AM TO NOON.
IN COUNCIL ACTION, APPROVED THE LICENSE AND SPECIAL PERMITS FOR THE THUNDER PARADE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, THE OPERATOR LICENSES, CLASS A COMBINATION LICENSE AND CIGARETTE LICENSE FOR SWAN INC. APPROVED PICNIC LICENSE FOR FRIENDS OF THE AIRPORT AT SARA PARK FOR THE FALL RIDE. APPROVED THE LICENSE MODIFICATION FOR MARY’S HANGOUT FORMERLY KAHN’S AND THE SILVERADO FOR FALL RIDE EVENTS.
COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF TIM GLAESER FOR THE NUISANCE ANIMAL COMMITTEE. APPROVED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE NUISANCE ANIMAL RESOLUTION. VARIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY HAVE BEEN DECLAIRED ANIMAL NUISANCE AREAS AND ALLOW BOW AND ARROW HUNTING WITHIN THOSE AREAS BY LICENSED ARCHERS WITH APPROVAL OF PROPERTY OWNERS. ANY PERSON WISHING TO HUNT BEAR OR DEER WITHIN THE SPECIFIC AREA MUST REGISTER WITH THE TOMAHAWK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ABIDE BY RULES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE AND AD-HOC ANIMAL NUISANCE CONTROL COMMITTEE. THE SEASON WILL RUN DURING THE STATE BOW AND ARROW SEASON SEPTEMBER 12 TO NOVEMBER 19 AND NOVEMBER 30 TO JANUARY 3.
APPROVED ALL THE SECOND READINGS INCLUDING: THE ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE MANNER OF CHOOSING THE CITY CLERK-TREASURER AND CITY ATTORNEY. THE MANNER OF CHOOSING THE CLERK-TREASURER AND CITY ATTORNEY WILL CHANGE FROM ELECTION BY THE VOTERS TO APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION OF THE COUNCIL TO SERVE FOR AN INDEFINITE TERM. TERM OF OFFICE FOR ALDERPERSONS COMMENCING WITH THE CANDIDATES ELECTED AT THE REGULAR SPRING ELECTION IN APRIL 2010, THE REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE FOR AN ALDERPERSON SHALL BE THREE YEARS. THE INITIAL TERMS OF OFFICE SHALL BE STAGGERED SO THAT IN EACH SUCCEEDING ELECTION ONE ALDERPERSON FROM EACH DISTRICT SHALL BE CHOSEN FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM COMMITTEE MEETINGS INCLUDE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DISCUSSION TUESDAY WITH MEMBERS OF THE D.O.T. AND ENGINEERING FIRM ABOUT MOVING THE VETERANS MEMORIAL BRIDGE REPLACEMET AND NORTH 4TH STREET CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UP A YEAR. DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND STARTING THE BRIDGE PROJECT IN THE LATE FALL (OCTOBER-NOVEMBER) OF 2010 WITH COMPLETION BY JULY 1 OF 2011. WITH THE NORTH 4TH STREET PROJECT STARTING IN THE FALL OF 2010 WITH UTILITY WORK, WITH PAVING COMPLETION BY SEPTEMBER 2011. FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING HAS BECOME AVAILABLE A YEAR EARLY IF THE CITY DECEIDES TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THE PROJECT. PARTIES INVOLVED WITH PLANNING WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN ON AUGUST 19 AT 4:30 PM, WITH A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:00 PM THAT EVENING TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. THE NORTH 4TH/BRIDGE PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL HOLD THEIR QUARTERLY MEETING ON AUGUST 13. THE BOARD DID APPROVE TRAFFIC AND TURNING STUDY THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH FIVE STUDY POINTS MONITORED.
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