MINUTES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING

OF AUGUST 31, 2005

Comprehensive Land Use Planning Committee members present: Dave Scharlau, Duke Marten, Leslie Hall, Carol LeBreck, Donna Porter, Ron Pearson, Marcia Wellnitz, Dixie Chermack (arrived 7:15PM), Gene Ratzel, Dave Pease. Absent: Lee Wiesner, and Don Zigman.

Land Use Element members present: Dave Pederson, Sharon Moen, Dave Thorson. Absent: Todd Ruprecht, Michele Ruprecht, Leigh Jordahl, George Martin, Bobbi Pearson.

Also present were Patrick Beilfuss, Tim Kane and Mike Furtak.

Dave Pease called the meeting to order at 6:37PM. The minutes were corrected to read: Carol LeBreck as a member of the Comprehensive Committee, approved as presented with this correction.

Dave, Gene, Patrick and Tim made statement concerning public comment at beginning and end of meeting. There will also be a public hearing after the Comprehensive Lane Use Plan is completed.

Patrick Beilfuss explained “future land use” and “zoning”. Mike Furtak explained the “future use map” will eventually be consistant with zoning as per Bayfield County Map.

Patrick Beilfuss explained existing land use map as mailed and the future land use map as mailed.

Public comment was taken from the audience from 7:00PM to 7:40PM.

After much discussion concerning who the members are on the original committee and how new members were added, Tim Kane reminded us that the Town Board appointed the members and only additions, if any, had to be approved by the Town Board. The comprehensive members took a poll to determine if we, as a group, wanted to enlarge the committee. Those who voted were Donna Porter, Leslie Hall, Carol LeBreck, Marcia Wellnitz, Ron Pearson, Dave Pease, Dave Pederson, Dave Scharlau, Duke Marten, Gene Ratzel, and Dixie Chermack. The vote was 6 to 5 in favor of remaining the same size. This vote is advisory only to the Town Board. Chairman Dick Collyard and Supervisor/Comprehensive Land Use Secretary Chermack will go over past CLU minutes to trail the deletions and additions to the core committee which was formed in November, 2003.

The discussion on size of the committee led to the idea that breaking up into two groups working on the future map would be more productive than the current large group working together. The two groups are as follows:

1) Ron Pearson, Dave Pease, Lee Wiesner, Marcia Wellnitz, Leslie Hall, Carol LeBreck.

2 Donna Porter, Dave Pederson, Dave Scharlau, Duke Marten, Gene Ratzel, Dixie Chermack.

These groups will meet before the September 14^th meeting. Both groups will present their future land use map at the September 14^th meeting.

Public comment was taken from 8:20PM to 8:40PM. Motion to adjourn by Carol LeBreck, seconded by Duke Marten. Motion carried. Cake and coffee was offered by Marcia Wellnitz and appreciated by all.

Dixie Chermack

Secretary-Comprehensive Land Use Planning Committee