MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:31 P.M. BY CHAIRPERSON JOE ABELL

ROLL CALL ˇV ALL PRESENT ˇV Chairperson Joe Abell, Supervisor Larry Austin, Supervisor Bill Pearce; Also Present ˇV Treasurer Marisa Nor, Clerk Erin Cates, Road Superintendent Mike August; Audience Members. Pledge of Allegiance was said.

AMEND AGENDA: „« None.

APPROVE MINUTES FROM APRIL MEETING: „« Motion made by Bill Pearce to approve April 10, 2007 minutes. Larry Austin seconded motion. Motion carried 3-0.

PLAN COMMISSION REPORT: „« Ken Knull presented plan for Deluca property. Plan Commission voted to approve plan and division. „« Mr. Clemens presented plans for Covered Bridge Development to Plan Commission. Information regarding the Covered Bridge Development was discussed. No decision was made.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: „« George Kirkpatrick spoke as to why the liquor license for Ship Shape is being requested if they are not serving liquor. George questioned if food was being sold and if the license was being sold simply to use up the reserve license. „« Tom Perry commented regarding the Ship Shape liquor license application. Tom Perry stated that his property abuts Ship Shape. Tom Perry discussed his disagreements with Ship Shape and their property. Tom Perry questioned as to if the zoning was proper for a liquor license. Tom Perry also asked who was in charge of police protection since Ship Shape is in the ETZ. Tom Perry also pointed out that Ship Shapeˇ¦s owner had a questionable history and stated a background check should be done. Tom Perry also believed that property values will be negatively affected. „« Carol Whowell stated that she is in support of granting Ship Shape a liquor license. She stated that Ship Shape is in a good location and the township would benefit from granting the liquor license. Carol Whowell also stated that a liquor license was granted to the old Ben Franklin store and that is close to a residential area. „« Bill Rollette, customer of Ship Shape, stated that he believed that a private club for Ship Shape would not interfere with the neighborhood as it would be a limited club that was private. „« John Oˇ¦Neill stated that we need to keep our tax base and not keep annexing out land in the township. John stated that we need to work with our citizens and be an asset to our township. „« Gunner Bergersen stated that Carl Bergersen takes pride in his property and believes that granting the liquor license to Ship Shape is a positive thing. „« Janet Linder stated that she is not in support of the liquor license for Ship Shape. Janet stated that Ship Shape cleared out debris from its property at the homeownersˇ¦ expense in surrounding properties. „« Tom Perry stated that Ship Shape did not notify property owners of the neighboring subdivision of the liquor license application.

OLD BUSINESS: VIRGINIA HALL LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY 67 FOR HISTORIAL ROAD: „« Larry Austin and Bill Pearce reviewed the letter from Virginia Hall regarding the Hwy. 67 dedication. Larry Austin stated that he would like to contact Virginia to see if we have to post signs and if so, who is responsible for the payment of those signs? Larry also questioned who has to maintain those signs. Decision was tabled to next meeting.

JOSEPH AND FRANCINE M. DELUCA TRUST REQUEST FOR RE-ZONE: „« Ken Knull presented plans for Deluca property re-zone. Plan included driveway property division corrections. Four lots were noted on plans all with easements. Larry Austin made a motion to approve rezone according to plans provided, Bill Pearce seconded motion, motion carried 3-0.

NEW BUSINESS: FRANK DOBBS, ROAD USE: „« Frank Dobbs on behalf of Lake Geneva Marathon/Triathlon requested approval for township roads for event. Frank stated that signs would be used to mark the path of the run along North Walworth and Cobblestone Roads. Frank Dobbs presented a map to the Board for the event and stated that coordinators will clean up after the event and remove signs. Frank Dobbs asked for a reduction in the Road Use Fee to $200. Bill Pearce made a motion to allow the road use and reduce the road use fee to $200, Larry Austin seconded motion, motion carried 3-0.

BIGFOOT LYONS LEG-A-THON ROAD USE: „« Joe Abell stated that the Leg-A-Thon will be held May 20th from noon to 2:00 pm from Toyton Park to County K, to Brick Church, south to Beloit Road. Roads will be marked with signs and clean up will be done following the event. Bill Pearce made a motion to allow road use and waive Road Use Fee, Larry Austin seconded motion, motion carried 3-0.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN ORDINANCE: „« Erin Cates stated that the Economic Development Ordinance would have to be approved by the Town Board if they wanted to grant a portion of the Liquor License Reserve Fee of $10,000 back to the applicant for the license. Table to next meeting.

SHIP SHAPE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION: „« Peter King, attorney for Ship Shape Marine presented a schematic plan of operation for Ship Shapeˇ¦s facility if their liquor license application was approved. Peter King presented statements from citizens in support of granting Ship Shape a liquor license. Peter King stated that Ship Shape would have limited hours of operation for their club. Peter also stated that the club would not be open to the public and was private for members only. Peter stated that there would be no visible signage for the club and no outdoor speakers. Peter presented letters regarding property values and noise for other establishments. Tabled to next meeting.

BOB CLEMENS COVERED BRIDGE DEVELOPMENT: „« Bob Clemens presented plans for a 210 family unit development. Bob Clemens also presented concept maps addressing water retention ponds, traffic congestion, and well placement. Bob stated that wells will be shared between 2-4 homes each well will have one pump and a separate water meter. Bob Clemens stated that the Covered Bridge Development owns and maintains those wells. He stated that the roads within the development will be private. Bob Clemens stated that the township currently assesses the land at $71,500 and gets $135 in taxes per year as taxes for the township. Bob stated that if the development were granted, the town would get $134,700 per year in taxes and the schools will get approximately $200,000 per year in taxes. Bob Clemens stated that this is a 36.5% increase for the town at no cost to the town to maintain. Bob stated that the development should take approximately 8 years to build up and sell the villas and 5 years to sell lots alone. Bob Clemens stated it should take roughly 8 years to complete the development. Bob stated that there is no square foot minimum for the homes being built and that lots start at $100,000 and duplexes at $225,000-$300,000. Bob Clemens stated that he will be responsible for building the villas while he will sell off the lots to two or three local builders. No decision was made and Bob Clemens was recommended to address the Plan Commission with his Plans first.

RECOUP OF FIRE CALL COSTS: „« Larry Austin presented a draft of an ordinance to recoup fire call costs based on the samples presented at the last meeting for review. Tabled to next meeting.

NOISE ORDINANCE: „« Joe Abell stated he received a complaint from Fox Lane area that a person was riding a moped and creating a disturbance. Joe Abell stated the township has no noise ordinance to enforce. Joe Abell stated we might want to look into creating one. No decision was made in this matter. Tabled to next meeting.

ASSESSOR CONTRACT: „« Larry Austin recommended that we see which assessors are used by local municipalities before a decision is made to accept current contract. Tabled to next meeting.

ROAD BIDS: „« Road Bids were reviewed. Bill Pearce made a motion to accept B.R. Amonˇ¦s road work bid for 2007, Larry Austin seconded, motion carried 3-0.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ATTORNEY: „« Letters of recommendation and attorney resumes were reviewed by the Board. Decision was made to pass around packets of possible attorney resumes between board members for review. Dick Torhorst will be contacted to give consultation and recommendation on Ship Shape Liquor License application. Tabled to next meeting.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE: „« Erin Cates stated that the Economic Development Ordinance would have to be approved by the Town Board if they wanted to grant a portion of the Liquor License Reserve Fee of $10,000 back to the applicant for the license. Table to next meeting.

ETZ REPORT: „« None.

TREASURER REPORT „« Marisa Nor presented a report of treasurer activity. Marisa Nor reported activities in accounts is normal. Marisa Nor reported that she is sorting out some accounts that she is not familiar with. Marisa also reported she was having email and internet problems. Joe Abell stated that we need to make sure we pay bills on time and accurately. Bill Pearce motioned to approve based on correcting the $18,000 discrepancy, Larry seconded, motion carried 3-0.

CLERKS REPORT „« Erin Cates reported that she is looking into high speed internet installation from Charter Communication. Erin reported that the recycling grant was taken care of and issued this week. Erin reported that actual numbers verses projected numbers for the recycling grant for 2008 might be skewed.

MEETINGS ATTENDED „« Joe Abell and Larry Austin reported attending a conference for new town officials. Joe Abell attended a meeting for Walworth County Townˇ¦s Association Meeting in Lake Geneva.

SAFETY UPDATE „« Larry Austin asked of the possibility of amending the budget to include some corrections regarding fire numbers and other miscellaneous expenses. Marisa Nor stated that she is looking into some accounts and this may be on the agenda in the future.

ROAD/BUILDING „« Bill Pearce and Mike August are going to make sure corrections and paving done by B.R. Amon.

APPROVE BILLS „« Larry Austin made a motion to approve the bills, Bill Pearce seconded, motion carried 3-0.

NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON June 12th, 2007 at 6:30 pm.

ADJOURNMENT „« Larry Austin made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Bill Pearce seconded, motion carried 3-0.

MINUTES RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:

________________________________________ ERIN CATES, TOWN CLERK