TOWN OF ARENA PLAN COMMISSION
PRESENT: John Wright, Wayne Schutte,
Dave Lucey, Cathy Acker, Mark Hottmann,
Rand Schott, Rod Anding, Bill Gauger
OTHERS: Tracy Jones, Donald and Rosemary Doescher,
Douglas Steege, Gene Wilkinson, Jerry Tremelling, Ingmar Nelson.
Roll Call taken. Schmidt absent.
Schutte motioned to approve minutes from the March 25, 2013
meeting. Hottmann seconded, motion passed. John Wright will abstain from voting tonight.
Nomination and election for Mark Hottmann
to be the chairperson. Approved.
Nomination and election for Rod Anding to
be vice chairperson. Approved.
A
member to replace John Wright needs to be found. No one at this time.
Thank
you to John Wright for being the chairperson for so many years.
-Gene
Wilkinson: 27 acres owned and would like to change zoning now zoned as A1 and
would like to build a garage and shed.
Might purchase another 5 acres and is wondering if that was purchased
can he leave it zoned as it is now.
Should he wait until it is one package. Commission believes he should wait until he
purchases the 5 acres and do the zoning as one package.
-Tracy
Jones: Neighbor to Randy Graves Auto
Body shop on Hwy 14. Currently under 1
acre, and zoned AG and Graves is zoned B3.
Jones wants to true up his lot line.
In 2006 approved a variance in Iowa County and did the same thing to the
east. It wouldn’t change any of Graves’s
zoning, but Jones would have to change his to AR1. Commission sees no problem with this. Anding motions to rezone from A1 to AR1 and have the B3
part changed to AR1. Need a Quit Claim
for tax purposes. Schutte
seconded. Motion carried.
-Don Doescher: Steege (West Dane Conservancy LLC) wants to purchase 33.8
acres of property from Doescher. Steege owns 133
acres, wants to purchase Doescher property east of
Blue Mounds Creek. Doesn’t need
easement, he has access off of Reeve Road.
Doescher wants to keep the building site
rights. Steege
is turning 33.8 acres into conservancy and isn’t interested in a building
site. No need for further Plan
Commission action as long as the offer to purchase and deed is recorded with
keeping the building rights with Doescher.
-Jerry
Tremelling: Voice concerns about Roberts Road in bad
shape. Lots of vehicles are going up and
down that road. Last Saturday or Sunday there was a car rally and cars going up
and down it for hours. The condition of the road is
breaking up, blind corners, sides of road are torn
up.
Giffey wants a fence viewing; David Moore owns easement,
goes through David Giffey’s land. Can it be fenced in order to run cattle. Can you run
cattle on an easement? Do we need a lawyer’s opinion. State of Wisconsin states that our
responsibility in this is? Can he run a
fence on an easement boundary that will impede on the right of way to others. Do we have
legal authority to do a fence viewing? Is it our responsibility to determine a
fence?
Anding recommends Ingmar Nelson for Plan Commission member.
Schott seconded. Motion carried.
Meeting
next month is Memorial Day and will meet as scheduled.
Schutte motioned to adjourn and Anding
seconded. Motion approved.
Next
Meeting May 27, 2013