Boyceville residents complain about junk on Tiffany Street
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EAST TIFFANY STREET — Lisa Krueger presented this picture to the Boyceville Village Board Monday evening to show them what they called a “Junk Yard” which makes living on East Tiffany Street very difficult. —photo submitted
BOYCEVILLE—About ten people who live on East Tiffany Street in Boyceville appeared before the Village Board at their regular meeting Monday evening, June 13th.
Those citizens address the board about what they called “junkyard” on Tiffany Street with unlicensed cars, Demo cars, plies of used tires, engine noise and golf carts racing up and down the street, makes living on Tiffany Street difficult.
Brittany Halvorson, Larry Dean and several others spoke to the board for some sort of relief to clean up the property. Dean noted “It looks like a junkyard with all those race and demo cars, used tires on a trailer, pop and beer cans, kids in golf carts, less than six years old.” He continued with the statement, “It’s devaluing the property.” Leonard Lagerstrom told the board about almost hitting a youngster while driving down Tiffany Street. “Young unattended kids are running into street.”
Village President Luke Montgomery told the group: “We all know what the problem is and it needs to be addressed.” Montgomery informed the group that the board could not take any action on the matter that night because it was not an agenda item. But, “I will put the matter into committee and I will respond to you guys.”
CREATE A NEW TID AREA
David M. Rasmussen of the engineering firm MSA explained to the board about closing out the Village’s current Tax Increment Financing (TID) number three, and creating TID number four. He presented the board with a time line for the eleven steps that needed to be accomplished between now and October 31 of this year to establish district number four.
Rasmussen told the board that they could have up to 12 percent of the village’s current equalized valuation included within a district. By closing out number three and creating number four could free up some where between $140,000 and $150,000 for affordable housing. Although a definite boundary for the new district has not been set, the area will encompass Anderson Hill extension, Montgomery indicated.
In other village board business, it was learned that the new sidewalk along East Street is progressing and that the concrete has been poured.
Public Works head Don Rose informed the board that the company installing the new Internet cable struck and broke a six-inch water main early Monday afternoon.
The board approved the purchase of another compactor and equipment to upgrade the Recycling facility and with concrete work the cost was estimated at just over $46,500. They also approved replacing 88 feet of sidewalk and curb and gutter that was deteriorating from the use of too much salt in the winter at a cost of $10,700.
The board also is moving ahead to create a plan Commission.
In his report to the board Police Chief Greg Lamkin discussed the need for another police officer. He had someone in mind for the job, but he would have to spend from August to December at the Police Academy and the village would be paying his wages for that amount of time. It was Lamkin’s hope that he would then work for the village for at least two years. But he told the board that they could not enforce that two-year agreement.
The board voted four to one to enter into an agreement for a new recruit. Board member Sonya Zebro voted against his agreement.
Lamkin’s report indicated that the department had 229 officer calls for service last month. Some of the significant cases included that a subject was identified who uttered forged money and was charged by the DA’s office. A couple of theft complaints of theft at the Dollar Store where one was identified and referred theft and bail jumping charges on the subject. A stalking suspect who was violating his bail conditions and contacting the victim, he referred bail-jumping charges on the suspect.
The Board approved the following Operator’s license for a period from July 1, 2022 to June 31, 2023. The Police Chief informing the board that he had done a background checks on each one.
Licenses for Buckshots include: Amara Schmidt, Larinda Hessler, Brooklyn Booth, Kaitlyn Dickrell, Kaylee Hessler, Haleigh Styer, Cooper Larson, Taylor Gates, Hannah Johnson, Matthew Leach, Mya Lagerstrom and Joanna Dormanen.
Licenses at Cenex include: Theresa Raehsler, Megan Olson, Katherine Hanson, Carrie Jones, Brandi Dinsmore, Christa Clark, Monica Kobeska, Trevor Hollister, Kole Wruck and Brady Helland.
Licenses for operators at the Dollar General include: Wesley Moss, Kari Wold, Rebecca Eden and Emily Dow.
Licenses at Fat Boys include: Christopher Scheel, Sandy Blechinger, Jenna Wolff, Dawn Breland and Adrienne Ferry.
For the Boyceville Fire Fighter group are: Cory Green, Carrie Green, Donald Rose, Christopher Nelson and Levi Williams.