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City of Tomahawk Common Council Meeting
THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE
CITY OF TOMAHAWK HELD THEIR DECEMBER MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT INCLUDING THE
BUDGET HEARING. NO COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPOKE ON THE BUDGET, CLERK TREASURER PAUL
GARNER REVIEWED THE FIGURES WITH THE COUNCIL. THE CITY IS SHOWING JUST OVER
FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPENDITURES AND ABOUT TWO AND A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS
IN REVENUE. THE CITIES NET LEVY DOLLARS WILL BE JUST OVER ONE POINT SIX MILLION
DOLLARS OR A 6.44% INCREASE.
THANKS TO
LOWER LEVIES OF ABOUT $85,000.00 BEING COLLECTED BY THE TOMAHAWK SCHOOL
DISTRICT, NICOLET COLLEGE, STATE AND COUNTY COLLECTIONS THE CITIES OVERALL TAX
BILLS WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME AS 2008.
THE MILL RATE FOR CITY TAX PAYERS WILL BE $2,107.00 ON A HOME ASSESSED
AT $100,000.00. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE BUDGET AND LEVY ORDINANCES.
IN OTHER
COUNCIL ACTION APPROVED THE LICENSES AS PRESENTED.
APPROVED THE
RESOLUTION RENEWING THE CITIES HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACT WITH SECURITY HEALTH.
THE NEW 2010 RATE WILL BE 8.9% HIGHER THAN 2009. MONTHLY SINGLE PREMIMUM RATE
OF $628.57, COUPLES AT $1,257.13 AND FAMILIES $1,885.70.
APPROVED THE
MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF TIM ALBERT TO POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION, AND APPROVED
THE LIST OF ELECTION DEPUTIES FOR 2010-2011 AS PRESENTED.
IN COMMITTEE
REPORTS, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS APPROVED A ONE YEAR TRIAL PERIOD FOR THE
SNOWMOBILE CLUB’S REQUEST FOR A ROUTE CHANGE WITH SOMO AVENUE AND CONSERVATION.
HELD
CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AROUND THE NORTH 4TH STREET AND VETERAN’S
MEMORIAL BRIDGE PROJECT. ONE TOPICS WAS DEER PARK ROAD AND HOW THAT WOULD BE
DEVELOPED TO FLOW INTO NORTH 4TH. A POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO RE-ROUTE THE ROAD TO THE NORTH. ROUND-A-BOUTS WERE DISCUSSED WITH
EVERYONE AGREEING THAT LEATHER AVENUE SHOULD BE SIGNALED AS IS NOW AND MORE
INFORMATION TO BE GATHERED ABOUT THE MOHAWK DRIVE INTERSECTION POTENTIAL
ROUND-A-ABOUT.
PLANNING AND
ZONING APPROVED THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR A STORAGE BUILDING ON THE LEVERANCE’S
PROPERTY IN ESKER HEIGHTS AND THE RODEWAY INN REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EVENT CAMPING
FOR THE 2010 FALL RIDE.
THE COUNCIL HAS SET JANUARY 5TH FOR THEIR FIRST MEETING IN THE NEW YEAR!
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