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City of Tomahawk
Common Council Meeting
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF TOMAHAWK HELD THEIR FEBRUARY MEETING ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
IN COUNCIL ACTION, APPROVED THE OPERATOR LICENSES AS PRESENTED. APPROVED THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF KAHLE, A.J. THEILER, MARV SEIVERT, PAUL GARNER AND LORETTA WANTA PLUS THE MAYOR AS MEMEBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE 36 APPLICATION RECEIVED FOR THE CLERK-TREASUERS POSITION (REPLACING THE RETIRING PAUL GARNER AFTER THE APRIL ELECTION).
HEARD AN UPDATE ON THE VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BRIDGE AND NORTH 4TH STREET PROJECTS FROM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS MIKE TOLVSTAD, INCLUDING THE OFFICIAL WORD THAT ROUND-ABOUTS WILL NOT BE PART OF THE FUTURE ROAD PROJECT. THE ENGINEERS WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO DO A DESIGN AND MODELING PROOF TO ACCOMADATE 150 FOOT TRAILERS THRU A ROUND-ABOUT AT MOHAWK DRIVE AND NORTH 4TH.
THE BRIDGE PLAN PRELIMINARY REVIEW IS SHOWING A 52-FOOT WIDE ROAD SO IT WOULD MATCH THE DESIGN OF NORTH 4TH STREET. SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT A CONCRETE ISLAND DOWN THE CENTER OF THE BRIDGE BETWEEN 12 AND 16 FEET WIDE. THE PLAN INCLUDES THE 80 FOOT LONG, 40-FOOT WIDE LIGHT UNDERPASS EAST-WEST UNDER THE BRIDGE AT A COST OF $160,000.00. STILL DISCUSSION OF THE DEER PARK ROAD INTERSECTION, LENGTH OF TURN LANES AT CC AND MOHAWK DRIVE, PLACING THE STOP LIGHT OVERHEAD AT CC AND NORTH 4TH AND OTHER ITEMS. A MORE COMPLETE PLAN IS EXPECTED IN EARLY MARCH.
MIKE TOLVSTAD WILL HAVE MORE THURSDAY MORNING AT 9:35 ON OUR MORNING FORUM PROGRAM!
HELD THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON CONSTRUCTION OR INSTALLATION OF SIGNS IN THE CITY LIMITS. THIS ORDINANCE HAS COME ABOUT AS THE CITY GEARS-UP FOR THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND NORTH 4TH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ORDINANCE WILL BE HELD AT THE MARCH COUNCIL MEETING.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY’S COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
FROM PLANNING AND ZONING, BESIDES FORWARDING THE TEMPORARY SIGN MORATORIUM THE COMMISSION SET A SIX MONTH TIMETABLE ON THEMSELVES TO HAVE A NEW SIGN ORDINANCE IN PLACE THIS SEPTEMBER. AT THE MEETING THEY DISCUSSED A STARTING POINT OF FIVE OR SIX DISTRICTS INCLUDING: DOWNTOWN, NORTH 4TH STREET, SOUTH TOMAHAWK AVENUE, HIGHWAY 51/39 CORRIDOR AND RESIDENTIAL AREA’S. DISCUSSED THE NORTH 4TH AND BRIDGE PROJECT AS WE REPORTED EARLIER. COUNCIL MEMBER JEFF WEST ASKED ABOUT RATIONALES AND DECISIONS CONCERNING THE NORTH 4TH STREET PROJECT. HIS CONCERNS STILL INCLUDE ROAD OPTIONS, TWITTLE ISSUES, BIKE LANES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT HE FELT COULD BE SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
THE CLERK TREASURER WILL BE NOTIFING CITY RESIDENTS WHO DON’T HAVE THEIR SIDEWALKS CLEAN OF SNOW AND ICE THAT THEY HAVE 24 HOURS TO CLEAN-UP THE PROBLEMS OR CITY CREWS WILL AND THE PROPERTY OWNER CHARGED FOR THEIR TIME.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED WRITING OFF ABOUT $400.00 IN UNCOLLECTIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES FROM FAMILY COMPUTERS, AMY’S LITTLE GREEN LAKE AND TAN NORTHWOODS TATOO LLC.
THE COUNCIL HAS SET MARCH 2ND FOR THEIR NEXT REGULALLY SCHEDULE MEETING INCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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