Minutes

Sawyer County Land & Water Conservation Committee

December 6, 2007

Committee Members Present:               Jim Bassett                   Fred Zietlow

                                                            Bob Vitcenda               Shirley Riedmann

                                                            Roger Ploger

Others Present: Dianne Ince, County Treasurer

                                    Dale Olson, County Conservationist

                                    Al Reinemann, Round Lake Property Owners Association

The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m.  Motion by Vitcenda, second by Zietlow to approve the agenda.  Motion carried.  Motion by Riedmann, second by Bassett, to approve the November 2, 2007 minutes.  Motion carried.

Audience Recognition

Reinemann requested an update on when boards would be put in the Little Round Lake Dam.  Olson responded that a decision would be made in the spring based on water levels at that time.  In addition to maintaining flows downstream, the 1941 ordered maximum water level must also be considered when making the decision to insert boards.

Land Sale Concerns

No business

Release of Gravel Rights

No business

Review of Bids for 2003 In Rem Abstracting

Bids were received from Quality Title for $30 per parcel and Sawyer County Abstract & Title Co. for $25 per parcel.  Motion by Vitcenda, second by Zietlow, to approve the bid for $25 per parcel from Sawyer County Abstract & Title Co.  Motion carried.

NRCS Business

No business

DNR Business

No business

LCO Business

No business

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County Work Report

Olson reported on the completion of a manure storage project and the establishment of the Northwest Wisconsin Water Resource Consortium.  Discussion regarding the potential for a storm water ordinance and the affect on staffing.

Update on Little Round Lake Dam Project

Olson reported that Highway Commissioner Gedart and the engineers from SEH have been working on the permits for the CTH NN culvert project.  The DNR will forward permit applications for the Little Round Lake Dam projects to the Voight Inter-Tribal Task Force.  When copies of the permit applications are received they will be made available on the County website.

Expenditures

Motion by Ridemann, second by Vitcenda, to approve the monthly invoices presented.  Motion carried.

Motion by Bassett, second by Zietlow, to adjourn.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.

Jan Eck, Recorder