50% Turnout for November Election in Elmwood
ELMWOOD, WI - November 8, 2010 the Elmwood Village Board met for their monthly meeting. The numbers for the November 2, 2010 Election were tallied up, with 251 voters out of 501 registered showed up at the village hall to vote. All the Overseas and Military ballots , as well 18 Absentee ballots were received.
Prior to the regular board meeting, there was a Public Hearing held to Amend the Land Division/Subdivision Code. Plan Committee Head Bruce Hartung spoke to the board, stating the committee had recommended the changes to the code. The hearing was held open for four minutes, then closed after a unanimous decision to accept the changes.
During Public Input, the Elmwood Officer told the board and attendees that the seasonal parking has went into effect as of November 1, 2010. There is no parking allowed on streets within the village from 3-6 am from November 1 thru March 31, 2011. Trustee Hartung then spoke about the repairs done by Butternut Park and Main Street, saying “everything looks good.”
One Operators License was approved for the Longbranch, and the December Board Meeting was changed from December 13, 2010 to December 6, 2010, to approve the 2011 Budget. “We will have a Committee meeting tomorrow night at 6 pm to go through some final adjustments and vote on a few items” added Hartung.
The Committee and Board Reports then followed, with Trustee Knops giving the Nursing Home report first. On October 12, 2010 the board met and approved the remodeling of a Tub Room. “We have approved an architect to create some detailed drawings and bids for us” she stated. Other items approved were room dividers to give them 16 rooms instead of 14, as well as a fireplace and Beauty shop. There will be a total remodel of the Therapy Room with all the costs being between $50-54,000.00.
The Library Committee information was provided by Trustee Weix. He gave the members the numbers for the past month, stating there were 15 people in attendance for the Author visit, and a average of 42 people per day throughout the month. They had 1575 checkouts, and the Pumpkin Decorating. The committee also approved the roof repairs for next summer with the bid being $4,368.00, the committee approved $5,500.00.
Trustee Hartung then added, the Finance committee will have the Tax statements out prior to Christmas.
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