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City of Tomahawk meeting recap

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Board of Public Works meeting began with a report from Director Mike Tolvstad. He said that crews were busy keeping the streets cleaned with a continuous cycle of putting sand down. He said that the second significant snowfall led to just over 50 notices put into doors for sidewalk shoveling. Most of the previous notices lead to compliance.

In updating the streetlights, Tolvstad said crews will be testing light readings on South Tomahawk and Wisconsin Avenue. They will also test with some lights missing to discover why some areas appear to be brighter.

Much of the meeting was spent discussing the snow shoveling on South Tomahawk Avenue. Several property owners were issued citations for not removing snow from the sidewalks, despite a previous exemption. The exemption lead to inconsistencies in the city as people in similar areas are still required to remove the snow. The board decided to drop the issued citations, and those property owners would be contacted and informed that they would be required to comply with the snow removal.

In the License and Permits committee, they first approved an operator license to Keari Webie. The committee also tossed around ideas as they continue to move forward on updating the code on animals. Some items mentioned included additional no-leash areas in the city and the definitions of what animals are actually included in the ordinance. With more work to be done the committee scheduled a special meeting for the 19, with anticipation of moving it to the council at the February meeting. There was nothing discussed on the Peddlers and solicitors ordinance.

The Finance committee met for a short time to approve checks and look over the financial report with minimal discussion.

The Council meeting began with a pair of appointments for two board seats. The council approved Steve Mitchell to the Library Board. Mitchell was chosen from 3 or 4 very good candidates according to Mayor Bob Lee. Mary Czaja was also named to the Police and Fire Commission, where her skills and qualities would be a good addition to the commission. The council acknowledged a report from Tomahawk Main Street, and Tolvstad briefly recapped the Public Works. Finally Mayor Lee gave a special thank you on behalf of himself and the council to Loretta Wanta for the extra work she has put in at the end of the year at city hall.

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