EVB report for September 2012

Roof Repair Costs Village an Extra $18,000






Submitted by Rick A. Talford

Citizen Journalist



ELMWOOD, WI - The Elmwood Village Board held their monthly meeting at the Village Hall on Monday, September 9, 2012. Absent from the meeting were, Trustee’s Brian Buck, Trisha Knops and Rick Stohr. The meeting was still allowed to proceed, with the minimum required in attendance. Officer Matt Broehm, along with citizens Elizabeth Delong, Marion Yauch and Dick Tiffany also attended the meeting.



There was no Public Input brought to the attention of the board members, so the meeting went forward. The next item on the agenda, was the approval of two Operator’s Licenses. One was approved for Evelyn Jensen of Cenex. But the other was put on hold, due to Cassie Lemke no longer working for the Longbranch. The Board then discussed the Plan Commission’s Recommendation on a CSM for property located at 126 East Springer Avenue. Trustee Neil Boltic spoke over the information brought to them on this property. The old Fredrickson property has been sold to a new owner, that wants to change the lot layout. The owner would like to separate the house, from the shed. The Committee discussed all the aspects, and could not find any negative reasons to deny this request. The request was approved by the Board.



Approving a change in the Parks and Buildings Committee was up next. Trustee and Chair of the Committee Brian Buck, has requested to be replaced as the Chairperson. He has recently taken over some coaching responsibilities in Hudson, and may not be able to attend meetings. The Board approved Trustee Susan Dzubay to take over the committee chair. Another change in the Licensing Committee was also approved. Trustee and Chairperson Susan Dzubay did not want to be the Chairperson any longer. Trustee Neil Boltic was named to the position.



The Village had intentions on getting the roof on the Village Hall repaired, but when a commercial roofing company looked over the roof, it was decided it needed a more serious fix. Fisher Co., out of Ellsworth, WI. Was contracted to do the work. President Bill Stewart spoke to the members of the board about what was found, and done to the roof. He explained to everyone present, that the roof had started leaking, soon after the last repairs were done. After speaking to Fisher, the cost increased by $18,000. The roof is not completely done at this point, as a estimate is still being put together for a couple more items. Stewart added, “You may notice the roof is white, instead of black now. It is better because the black roofing contracts and moves more. The white does not shrink and expand, which causes the leaks.” He then went on to add, “Instead of a five year guarantee, we now have a fifteen year guarantee. I felt it was worth the extra money, as they say that statistically, the roof can go thirty years without any issues.” The cost for the current repairs that were done came to $27,427. The extra cost will come out of the sidewalk funds. The transfer of funds for the roof was then approved.



In Committee and Board Reports, Trustee Neil Boltic spoke on behalf or the Licensing Committee. “We are still going over the verbiage for outdoor activities with the taverns, and we should have something ready for next months meeting.” Trustee Susan Dzubay then spoke on behalf of the Personnel and Finance Committee. A meeting with Genesis was held to talk over the problems with the TIFF 3. The taxes being collected have not covered what the village had advanced for them. She added, “This is getting looked into, being we are not sure why this is happening.” It was noted that Steel Services and Genesis have not been paying what they should, and a shortfall has occurred from that. They still have ten to fifteen years to pay this off, so there is time to get everything straightened out. President Bill Stewart then said, “They need to pay more to keep up. There have been questions by them on back accounting, and if we don’t nudge them, their gonna procrastinate it.” Village Clerk/Treasurer Amy Wayne told the board that she would make contact with them, to keep everything moving forward.



The board concluded the meeting by approving payment of the bills and adjourning. The meeting closed at 7:12 PM.