EM reopens Village Hall on July 1
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By Cara L. Dempski
ELK MOUND – The Elk Mound Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its June 28 meeting to reopen the village hall to the public on July 1.
Trustees also agreed to a series of measures to improve safety in school zones. The measures include making the intersection of Ivy Avenue and Lincoln Street a four-way stop, extending a no-parking zone west along both sides of University Street from the middle school to Ivy Avenue, making 100 feet on both sides of Juniper south of University a no -parking zone, and adding signs below no parking signs indicating there is no stopping or standing in the parking zone between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Board approved vacating an unimproved alleyway adjacent to East 220 Menomonie St.
Village Attorney Jason Brasch expressed no concerns or outside influences regarding vacating the alleyway.
No one was present for public appearance or Citizens Forum, meaning the Board moved on to approval of the General Fund and water/sewer utility vouchers. Clerk Patricia Hahn reported there were no TID vouchers in need of approval, and all building permits received full support.
Mark Levra, the public works director indicated he and his crew continue to do trimming and other work to clear sightlines for right-of-way. He also presented the annual water compliance maintenance report. The village water system again earned an A on this report. The Board approved a resolution accepting the report, meaning Levra can now send it to the state.
Police Chief Chad Weinberger said the Police Department covered 82 cases in May, 79 of which were initiated through dispatch. He also informed the Board of an instance in May in which he partnered with the Dunn County K9 to do a drug sniff of vehicles in the high school parking lot. He had another pair of instances where he had to deal with a sick animal; he explained he destroyed a couple sick raccoons.
Trustee Terry Stamm reported he heard from fellow waste site coordinator, Lynn Niggeman of Colfax that the waste site had been awarded a grant of a little more than $25,000 for use for recycling at the site.
Greg Kipp, the board representative to the Colfax Rescue Squad presented information indicating Colfax only responded to one call in the village of Elk Mound in May. There was nothing to report regarding the next agenda item the community center and library.
Operator license applications for Erin Whyte and Timothy Heit of the Pourhouse were approved after Weinberger reported no concerns in the background check for either individual.
The next Village Board meeting in Elk Mound will be held at 6 p.m. on July 12.
