Granton Village Board Discusses Recycling and Composting Ordinance

Sunday, April 18th, 2021 -- 9:01 AM

The Granton Village Board began their recent meeting by allowing public comment on two ordinances.

According to the unofficial minutes from the meeting, the ordinances regarded Recycling and Composting and Recycling and Composting Compliance. There was no public comment or concern regarding proposed ordinances and they were approved as written.

First Responders presented the board with their 2020 budget review. They also reviewed their response log noting that they responded to 23 calls in the Village. The board had a tour of the Response Unit and was able to see the new automatic CPR device in action.

This device does chest-compressions freeing up the Responders for other critical care, essential when the response team numbers may be limited. The Village was happy to donate $1,500 for the Responders serving residents.

It was also stated that the Granton Community Garage Sales date has changed from June 4th and June 5th.  That’s  the same weekend as the dairy breakfast at Granton’s Fire Station on June 6th.  There is a wide variety of interest from Lynn, Grant and the Village.

Also, the Rotary is still very interested in heading up a dog park in the Village. After discussing location options, a motion to approve a dog park behind the vet parking lot, contingent on the submission of a design and maintenance plan was made and approved.

The Board also heard the Village President’s Update.  The fire department is looking at hosting a Car Show at the fire station June 19th with overflow parking at the Granton Park.  The Board approved use of the park.  October 12th is the secondary option if the June 19th date falls through.

He also attended the Park Meeting and discussed the required rental fee and he attended the ambulance meeting.  The Board also heard the Water Report recap.  They completed the Consumer Confidence Report and the Sanitary Survey.

They installed an eye wash station in Well 4, read meters for the quarterly billing, collected water and sewer samples, jetted sewer lines, and identified an open sewer line at 209 West 4th Street. It appears to have been hit when snow blowing and is now full of dirt and rocks.

They will be working with the owner to get this taken care of before the debris washes into the sewer system.  They also set up the park and campground for summer and did spring clean up at the cemetery.

They located 4 sewer line breaks in the park under the concession building. They will be working with Suda Plumbing to access and repair the break in the next month.

The Board also heard the Sewer Report recap.  They purchased a trolling motor for the boat to assist with the chemical treatment in pond 3,sSprayed chemicals on pond 3 and began discharging on April 5th.

They met with Xcel regarding a sewer hook up at 337 Oak, they’re researching DNR approved chemical holding tanks, and set up the generator for weekly test runs at Well 5.

They also ordered new bleachers with the donated funds from the Zaleski family donation, set up the ball diamond for the start of baseball season, received a quote from Arbor Advantage for taking down a big pine tree in the cemetery, met with Scott’s Construction to get a quote on chip sealing East 3rd Street, and they posted the part time summer job opening down at the school and dropped off annexation papers.

The Board heard the Clerk’s Update.  She completed the Board of Review posting requirements, the 1st quarter utility billing was sent out, and she designed and sent out Garage Sale Flyers for the upcoming Community Wide Garage sales on June 4th and 5th.

She also worked with the CCEDC to provide the June 6th DairyFest details. This year the Dairyfest Breakfast will be at the Fire Station from 7a-12p. They will be serving up homemade flapjacks, 2 styles of eggs, scrambled and fully loaded, Wisconsin cheese curds, milk, coffee and orange juice.

Kids 5 and under eat free, ages 6 to 10 is $5.50, ages 11 on up is $7. She also worked with the engineers on annexation details and paperwork, so they have information regarding the County K project and the request from the C Store for Sewer service.

She worked with a resident who was requesting the removal of 12 feet of curb to allow an extension of his driveway. The board approved the driveway to be widened but did not approve the removal of the curb.

Finally, the Board heard the Treasurer’s Report.  The Deposit and Expense report was presented. The Checking balance is $81,720.36, the Money Market balance is $704,730.14, the Cemetery CD is $16,927.29, the CDBG balance is $32,202.20, and the Library balance is $41,023.18 after county funds deposit.

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