Rusk County

Highway Committee – Special Joint Meeting August 23, 2007

A Special Joint Committee Meeting of the Rusk County Highway Committee, the Township of Richland and the Township of Hawkins was called to order by Highway Chair A. Dixon at 6:00 p.m. on August 23, 2007.

Highway Committee Present: A. Dixon, G. Golat, G. DuSell, R. Svoma.

Highway Committee Absent: J. Hofacker.

Town of Richland present: D. McKittrick, H. Steiner.

Town of Hawkins present: W. Mabie, R. Lazar, D. Curtis, S. Severson.

Others Present: E. Wundrow, N. Mertes.

APPROVE AGENDA

A Golat/Hofacker motion to approve today’s agenda. Motion Passed.

A Joint Meeting called to order to approve a temporary / alternate re-route for the section of CTH “M” in the village of Hawkins that will be closed by the highway department.

The Highway Commissioner explained to the represented Township’s that when the County takes jurisdiction of a town highway for a re-route the length of that town highway will be removed from the Township Highway system and added to the County Highway system. The County will then be responsible for the re-route highway which becomes a temporary County Highway with the County maintaining and upgrading as necessary. When the temporary re-route is abandoned by the County the route will revert back to the Township in it current condition or in better condition.

Proposed alternate routes: Old 14 to Hanson Road – 2.5 miles - Little Jump Road to Homestead Road – 4.0 miles.

Consensus of the Highway Committee is to use Old 14 to Hanson Road for 2.5 miles as the alternate temporary route for CTH “M”.

A Mabie/Curtis of the Town of Hawkins motion to authorize Rusk County to take jurisdiction of Old 14 from the Village limits to Hanson Road for ¼ mile north as a temporary alternate route for CTH “M”. Motion Passed.

A McKittrick/Steiner motion to allow the County to take jurisdiction of Hanson Road from Highway 8 south to the Town of Hawkins line as a temporary alternate route for CTH “M”. Motion Passed.

The Village of Hawkins will approve allowing the County to take jurisdiction of Old 14 from CTH “M” to the Village limits as a temporary alternate route for CTH “M” at a special meeting of the Village of Hawkins board – August 26, 2007. (See Attached)

A DuSell/Golat motion to adjourn. Motion Passed.

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

Minutes prepared by N. Mertes

Distributed on August 27, 2007

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