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Notice of Town Board Meeting

Town Of Chicog

October 13, 2021, 7 PM

Open meeting laws still exist. If you choose to attend it is at your own risk!!! By GOVERNERS ORDER masks mandatory

Meeting Agenda for October 13, 2021 to follow

Patrick Wilcox

Chairman

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TOWN OF CHICOG

Budget Meeting

The first Budget Meeting for the Town of Chicog will be held on September 17, 2021 at 10 am at the Town Hall. This meeting is to start compiling the figures for the 2022 budget.

Submitted by:

Teresa L. Corrie

Town Clerk

Town of Chicog

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Notice: Decision was made to have the Town dump open hours on Saturday’s only from 8 am to 4 pm starting July 31, 2021

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Notice: Pop-up Food Pantries Beaver Brook and Brooklyn information:

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TOWN OF CHICOG

Town Board Meeting

SEPT 8 2021

1. Verify Legal Posting Notice

2. The Town Board Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at the Town Hall.

3. Pledge of allegiance was recited.

4. Roll call: All present

5. Approval of the previous minutes as posted on our web site. Motion made by Steve Loiselle and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to approve the posted minutes. Motion Passed.

6. Treasurer’s Report was given as follows all balances as of August 31, 2021:

Checking Account: Beginning balance - $32,140.90, outstanding checks - $4,798.92, includes interest of $1.78,

Final working balance – $27,341.98

Money Market Account: $284,941.25 includes interest of $120.50

Highway Equip. Maintenance Account - $4,215.45

MMA Equipment Replacement Account - $ 13,346.94 includes interest of $ 7.20

Tax Account - $302.00

Grant MMA - $ 12,357.59 includes interest of $6.70

Motion made by Steve Loiselle and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to approve the Treasurer’s report. Motion passed.

7. Chairman’s Report:

There is nothing to relay that hasn’t been previously discussed and the persistent activities that challenge our tolerance and patience.

8 Correspondences:

a. Pop Up Food Pantries for the next coming months are Sept. 22^nd, Oct. 27^th, Nov. 24^th and Dec. 22^nd.The locations are N4584 Hwy 253, Spooner (Church of the Nazarene) at 10:30 – 11:30 am and W5523 Hwy F, Trego (Christ Lutheran Church) at 2:00 - 1:00 pm.

b. Steve Johnson from Up North Fire Truck would like to know if he Town and/or Fire Department would like him to do regular service maintenance on our fire truck fleet. More information will be requested from him on cost, at that time this will be an agenda item.

c. Stuart Brahm from the TLPA has reported damage to the No Wake Sign on Twin Lakes Landing; from the looks of it he highly suspects vandalism.

d. We get many calls on local services: garbage/septic/plowing etc. Contractors are getting harder to find to service the area, most recent are septic pumping contractors. Welcome to the new world.

9. Roads & Road Work:

a. Construction: the Boat Landing at Lower McKenzie Landing Road will be worked on to remove the rise that is causing a hazard.

b. Maintenance: The chip seal project of Lower McKenzie Road and Zehm Road has been completed. Mowing has been completed for the season.

c. Purchases: There are no new purchases this month.

10. Request for a Decontamination Station by the TLPA

Steve Myhre: The TLPA would like to obtain permission to have a Decontamination Station put in at the Twin Lakes Landing. The DNR will be providing the station and informational signs. The TLPA will take responsible for the maintenance of the station.

Motion made by Steve Loiselle and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to approve the placement of the Decontamination Station at the Twin Lakes Boat Landing. Motion passed.

11. Committee Reports:

a. AOS: Terri Corrie-We are assisting Faith in Action with a new food box program out called Stockbox. This program provides healthy food every month to low income seniors 60 or older. AOS will be picking up the boxes from Spooner and Deliver them to the Town Hall. For income qualifications please call Terri Corrie at 715-466-4129.

b. Fire Department: Pat Wilcox-

1. The fire Department is starting to receive calls for the use of the Hover Craft. We having had to put it in the water yet but it has been close. The Hover Craft was a big hit in the Minong Summer Days Parade.

2. The Department is working with the National Park Services on landing access for the Namekagon River. As of right now there are only 2 we can legally launch the craft from.

3. The Fire Department side of the building was vandalized during the last time the hall was rented out. Would like to discuss with the Town on how we can prevent this in the future.

12. Public Input:

a. Gary Bergh – There was a sponsored Fishing Tournament held on North Twin Lakes recently. There were several problems with noise & wake regulation not being followed. What are the requirements or regulations for this type of tournament?

Pat Wilcox – the Town has no requirements or regulations for something like this. The DNR may have some since they control the waterways.

b. Jim Davidson – No Wake sings & rules can we get all the lakes posted?

Pat Wilcox – The DNR will need to be called on this.

c. Sue Kowarsch – Fire extinguisher in homes that need to be tested & charged where can we take them or who do we call?

Pat Wilcox – Most home Fire Extinguishers are throw away after X amount of years. Will give you the number and name of the company who checks the Fire Department’s extinguishers.

13. The next Town Board Meeting will be October 13, 2021

14. Motion made by Steve Loiselle and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to approve and pay bills 11612 thru 11637 and -2221 thru -2521. Motion passed.

15. Motion made by Steve Loiselle and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed

16. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.

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Past Minutes

2021 Minutes

TOC MINUTES September 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES August 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES July 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES June 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES April 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES MAR 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES FEB 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES JAN 2021 .pdf

2020 Minutes

TOC MINUTES DEC 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES NOV 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES OCT 2020 A.pdf

TOC MINUTES SEPT 2020.pdf

Public Hearing Liberty Lane 9-9-20.pdf

TOC MINUTES AUG 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES JULY 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES JUNE 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Apr 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Mar 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Feb 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Jan 2020.pdf

2019 Minutes

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Resolution and Ordinances

Resolutions

RESOLUTION # 2020318A - Lodge Road	349.4KB
RESOLUTION #2020318B - HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN	475.5KB
RESOLUTION #2020318C - EQUIPMENT HOURLY RATE	189.8KB
RESOLUTION # 07082020 Liberty Lane	1.2MB
RESOLUTION #05262021 Short Term Rental	342KB

Ordinances

Ordinance # 2020-01 - Short-Term Rental	3.1MB
Ordinance # 2020-02 -Injury to Highway	272.2KB
Ordinance # 2020-03 - Conditions to Obtain or Renew Licenses.	769.1KB
Ordinance # 2020-04 - Citation Ordinance	1.9MB
Ordinance # 2020-05 Amendment to Short-Term Rental	661.0KBB

Forms and Permits

Application Form Short Term Rental.pdf

Short Term Rental - Tips & Suggestions.pdf

Formal Complaint Form.pdf

The following proposed ordinance by the Washburn County Community Rights Alliance will be open for discussion at the annual Town Meeting on July 25, 2020. If you have any questions or suggested changes before then, please contact one of the following local individuals with the Alliance:

Curt Hubatch:

hubyseven@gmail.com

Jan Bliss:

jbjhands@centurytel.net

Lou Columbus:

lacolumbus35@gmail.com

National Websites for More Information on Community Rights Are:

www.communityrighs.us

www.celdf.org

Proposed Chicog Ordinance

Right to a Healthy Climate Ordinance

Establishing a community rights-based ordinance for Chicog Town in Washburn County, WI that prohibits activities and projects that would violate rights secured by the ordinance.

Preamble

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they naturally are endowed with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, the people institute governments, which derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Further, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government. Laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness.

This right of self-government, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, is natural fundamental, and unalienable. It is also secured to us by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.

Pursuant to that right of self-government, if our current system of local government infringes our rights, we, the people of Chicog, have the right to alter or replace that system with one that secures and protects human rights and ecosystem rights, as long as the new system does not infringe other rights protected for us by state and federal law.

The Town Of Chicog is situated within the St. Croix River watershed which includes the sub-watersheds of the Namekagon River, the Totagatic River, Stuntz Brook, Chicog Creek, and others. The total drainage of the St. Croix watershed is 7,760 square miles and extends from near Mille Lacs Lake in MN on the west to near Cable, WI on the east. 46% of the watershed is in MN and 54% is in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin portion covers 22 watersheds, 4,165 square miles, and 9 counties. The ecosystem this watershed represents is home to a multitude of animal and plant species and thousands of people who collectively rely on it for their livelihood, health, and survival.

It is our legislative determination that certain corporate activities are detrimental to our rights, health, safety, and welfare and those of the ecological system we live in. These activities include but are not limited to: runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional or unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.

As we are purportedly constrained by state and federal law, which courts interpret to require us to accept such harmful corporate activity, we the people of Chicog are unable under our current system of local government to secure human rights and ecosystem rights by banning the said activity. Thus we deem it necessary to alter our system of local government, and we do so by adopting this Right to a Healthy Climate Ordinance.

Section 1 – Statement of Law

Right of Self-Government. All residents of Chicog possess a right of self-government, which includes, but is not limited to, the following rights: first, the right to a system of local government founded on the consent of the people of the town; second, the right to a system of local government that secures their rights; and third, the right to alter any system of local government that lacks the consent of the people or fails to secure and protect the people's and ecosystems' rights, health, safety, and welfare. Any action to annul, amend, alter, or overturn this Ordinance shall be prohibited unless such action is approved by a prior Town vote at which a majority of the residents of the Town vote to approve such action.
Right to a Healthy Climate. All residents of Chicog possess a right to a stable and healthy climate system capable of sustaining human societies, which shall include the right to be free from all corporate activities that infringe that right, including but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional or unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
Right to Clean Air, Water, and Soil. All residents of Chicog possess the right to clean air, water, and soil, which shall include the right to be free from all corporate activities that release toxic contaminants into the air, water, and soil, including but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional and unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
Rights of Ecosystems and Natural Communities. Ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog possess the rights to naturally exist, flourish, regenerate, and evolve; rights to restoration, recovery, and preservation; rights to a stable and healthy climate system capable of sustaining ecosystems and natural communities; rights to clean air, water, soil; and which also shall include, but not limited to, the right to be free from all corporate activities that infringe these rights, including, but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional and unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
The Right to Protection from Governmental and Corporate Interference. All residents of Chicog and the Town Of Chicog as well as ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog possess the right to enforce this Ordinance free of interference from corporations, other business entities, and governments. That right shall include the right to be free from ceiling preemption because this Ordinance expands rights and legal protections for people and nature above those provided by less-protective state, federal and international law.

Section 2 – Enforcement

Any business entity or government that willfully violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per day of violation.
Any business entity or government that willfully violates any provision of this Ordinance also shall be liable for any injury to an ecosystem or natural community caused by the violation. Damages shall be measured by the cost of restoring the ecosystem or natural community to its state before the injury and shall be paid to the Town Of Chicog to be used exclusively for the complete restoration of the ecosystem or natural community.
Ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog may enforce or defend this Ordinance through an action brought in the name of the ecosystem or natural community as the real party in interest.
Any resident of Chicog may enforce or defend this Ordinance through an action brought in the resident's name. Any resident, and any ecosystem or natural community, also shall have the right to intervene in any action concerning this Ordinance to enforce or defend it, and in such an action, the Town Of Chicog shall not be deemed to adequately represent their particularized interests.
If the Town Of Chicog fails to enforce or defend this law, or a court fails to uphold this law or purports to declare it unlawful, the law shall not be affected, and any resident may then enforce the rights and prohibitions of the law through non-violent direct action. If enforcement through non-violent direct action is commenced, this law shall prohibit any private or public actor from filing a civil or criminal action against those participating in such non-violent direct action. If an action is filed in violation of this provision, the applicable court must dismiss the action promptly, without further filings being required of direct-action participants. “Direct action” as used by this provision shall mean any non-violent activities or actions carried out to directly enforce the rights and prohibitions contained within this law.

Section 3 – State and Federal Constitutional Changes

Through the adoption of this Ordinance, the people of Chicog call for an amendment of the Wisconsin Constitution and the federal constitution to recognize expressly a right of local self-government free from governmental restriction, ceiling preemption, or nullification by corporate “rights”.

ENACTED AND ORDAINED this_______day of __________________, 20________, by the Town Of Chicog, in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

By:

Signature________________________________ Print_______________________________

Survey Results - Health Climate Ordnance

Two surveys have been mailed to the town citizens to find out how they felt about a Right to a Healthy Climate Ordnance.

In April of 2019, with the approval of the town chairman and the supervisors, one hundred and fifty short surveys were mailed to all of the township residents. 44 were returned. 36 (82%) were in favor of the ordinance. Because of this favorable response, the town chairman agreed another survey should be distributed to Chicog's taxpayers.

In December of 2019, with the approval of the town board, 700 short surveys were mailed along with the tax notifications. 97 were returned. Five questions were asked:

Do you support a right to a healthy climate: air, land, and water? 92 responded yes (94%).
Should the legal system recognize corporate rights over human, ecosystem rights? 84 responded no (87%).
Do you think the Town Of Chicog should legally have the right to enact and enforce laws to protect health, safety, and welfare? 81 responded yes (83%).
Would you be in favor of passing the ordinance: Right to a Healthy Climate that would give protection, legal standing, and constitutional rights in a court of law in the Town Of Chicog? 75 responded yes (77%).

Are you interested in attending an informational meeting? 28 responded yes (29%).

Board Members

Thank you for visiting the online home of The Town Of Chicog. We hope you’ll enjoy our fishing, hunting, and four-wheeling programs. Let us know if you need more information about our schedules and participation methods. Call us for details.

Chairman – Pat Wilcox

Email: chicogvfd@hotmail.com

Phone: 715-466-4903

Treasurer – Kathy Strohmeyer

Email: kstrohmeyer@centurytel.net

Phone: 715-466-4064

1st Supervisor – Steve Loiselle

Email: loisellesj@gmail.com

Phone: 715-466-2451

Clerk – Terri Corrie

Email: tcorrie@centurytel.net

Phone: 715-466-4129

2nd Supervisor – Sue Kowarsch

Email: suektownofchicog@gmail.com

Phone: 715-466-4653

Event Calendar

The Town Of Chicog is a lively community. At present, we offer various types of recreational programs and sports activities. We have presented the complete event calendar below. Please take a look.

(Note: Using the Calendar below and clicking on the event, you may get more detailed information and allow you to copy it into your calendar.)

MONTHLY TOWN MEETING 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM

The next Town Board Meeting will be September 8th, 2021

All Town Of Chicog landowners are ESG members. Contact Terri Corrie at 715-466-4129.

September 17th 2021 - The first Budget Meeting for the Town of Chicog will be held at 10 am at the Town Hall.
October 26th 2021 - Ladies of the Lake Luncheon - Heartwood Resort