TOWN OF STEPHENSON

 ADDENDUM

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

to be held at the

   STEPHENSON TOWN HALL

W11280 County Road X

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023

At 7:00 PM

Notice is hereby given of this addition to the Town board agenda:

7 d.     Discussion and possible action on appointing some Board members to be on a committee with the Village of Crivitz to consider community sharing of some public services.

Dated this 7^th day of November, 2023

Elaine Olson, Clerk

This meeting is posted at the Town of Stephenson Town Hall, Crivitz Village hall, Tall Oaks General Store, and Corner Convenience

(ADA) THE TOWN OF STEPHENSON REQUESTS PERSONS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE A NOTICE TO THE CLERK.

TOWN OF STEPHENSON MARINETTE COUNTY TOWN HALL

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

August 23, 2023 .

Supervisor Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. He led everyone in the pledge of allegiance. Roll call showed Supervisors Belanger, Franzmeier, Rogers, and Stradal, and Clerk Olson, attending along with 3 others. Chairman Kudick was excused.

Supervisor Stradal moved to adopt the agenda. Supervisor Franzmeier seconded the motion. Motion carried.

Supervisor Stradal informed the Board of a 1997 International heavy rescue truck that was up for bid the he would like to bid on. After some discussion Supervisor Franzmeier moved to allow Supervisor Stradal to bid on the truck. A second was offered by Supervisor Belanger. Motion carried.

A motion to approve the operator’s license for Kelsie Tappa was made by Supervisor Stradal, second by Supervisor Belanger, and carried.

Supervisor Belanger made a motion to accept the quote from Northwoods LP for the next heating season. Supervisor Franzmeier seconded the motion. Carried.

A motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Stradal, second by Supervisor Franzmeier, and showed all in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:07 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Elaine Olson, Clerk

POSTING VERBIAGE TO CORRECT THE FALSE AND MISLEADING
INFORMATION BEING SPREAD ABOUT THE UPCOMING REFERENDUM

This post is to correct the false information being disseminated by some individuals who clearly have no understanding of referendums or the laws governing them, but first, it should be noted that this referendum was NOT initiated by the Town of Stephenson Board of Supervisors. The referendum was requested by property owners within the Town, so the Board of Supervisors has simply performed a function at the request of their constituents.

Next, per Wisconsin State Statutes, tax levies imposed by electoral referendum can NOT increase more than the amount specified in the Resolution – or in this case, $433,132 – in any year the referendum is in place. In other words, if this referendum were still in place in 50 years, the maximum amount that could ever be received by this referendum would still be $433,132.

The amount of the levy was calculated by using a multiplier of .00075 / $1,000 of assessed value on each parcel within the Town of Stephenson. As a simplified example, a parcel with an assessed value of $100,000 would pay an additional tax levy of $75.00 under this referendum.

Additionally, the Wisconsin State Statutes mandate that the funds raised by a referendum levy MUST be used for the specific purpose stated in the Resolution – or in this case, “…for the purpose of road repairs and maintenance.”

In closing, this referendum was requested by the property owners and was set at the lowest rate possible that would still acquire the funds needed to improve and maintain the 212 miles of roads in the Town of Stephenson.

Please be an educated voter and do your own research. False and misleading information is everywhere, take time to find out what the truth is.