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Notice of Town Board Meeting

Town Of Chicog

February 8, 7 PM

open meeting laws still exist. If you choose to attend it is at your

own risk!!! masks are recommended

Watch for upcoming agenda.

Patrick Wilcox

Chairman

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TOWN OF CHICOG

VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may submit a request to vote an absentee ballot to their clerk. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipally where they wish to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing or online at MyVote.wi.gov

Contact the Town Clerk to request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the election on February 21, 2023. You may also submit a written request in the form of letter or you may apply for an absentee ballot on line at MyVote.wi.gov Your written request must list your voting address within the Town of Chicog, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, it different, and you signature. You may apply for an absentee ballot in person, by mail, by email or at MyVote.wi.gov

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail

The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is:

5 pm on the fifth day before the election, February 16, 2023

NOTE: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the Clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person;.

In Person absentee voting will be by appointment only. Please contact the Town Clerk

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is February 7, 2023.

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: February 19, 2023

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

The Town Clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place before the polls close on TUESDAY February 21, 2023. Any ballots received after the polls closed will not be counted.

Town Clerk: Teresa L. Corrie: ph. # 715-466-4129, N11867 Brancel Rd,, Minong, WI 54859, email: tcorrie@centurytel.net

TOWN OF CHICOG

Caucus

January 7, 2023

1. Call Caucus to order at 10 am.

2. Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

3. Meeting turned over to the Town Clerk. Following information presented:

a. Candidates must by Town Elector and at least 18 years old.

b. Candidates must be nominated and seconded by Town Electors.

c. Only 2 individuals per position on the ballot. If there is more individuals nominated than there will be a vote taken to get it down to 2 individuals.

d. Candidates need to stay after to receive paperwork and decide on ballot placement.

4. If there is a vote to be taken which option would the electors like; by show of hands, by ayes or nays, by paper?

a. Motion made by Martin Corrie and seconded by Julie Hustvet to vote on paper. Motion passed

b. there needs to be two individuals to count the votes. Pat Wilcox and Penny Sipe volunteered to count. No objections from the electors.

5. Is there a volunteer to take nominations? Theresaleen Nau volunteers. No objections from the electors. Meeting turn over to Mrs. Nau.

6. Nominations open

a. Town Chairman:

1. Pat Wilcox nominated by Penny Sipe. Pat Wilcox declined the position.

2. Scott Pahos nominated by Darcy Pahos and seconded by Steve Loiselle

No other nominations

b. 1st Supervisor:

1. Brian Berg nominated by Joe Norton and seconded by Carol Meissner

2. Wendy Streiff nominated by Robert Streiff and seconded by Rachel Nau

No other nominations

c. 2nd Supervisor:

1. Susan Kowarsch nominated by Scott Pahos and seconded by Cindy Jonas.

No other nominations.

d. Town Clerk:

1. Teresa Corrie nominated by Penny Sipe and seconded by Marilyne Gallman

No other nominations

e. Town Treasurer:

1. Kathy Strohmeyer nominated by Carol Meissner and seconded by Darcy Pahos

No other nominations.

All nominations closed.

Meeting turned back over to the Town Chair.

7. Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Pat Wilcox to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed.

8. Meeting adjourned at 10:15 am

Candidates for 1^st Supervisor determined the ballot placement right after the meeting by cutting cards. Ballot placement is Brian Berg 1^st and Wendy Streiff seconded.

Click to View or Print Proposed 2023 Budget

2023 Proposed BUDGET.pdf

NOTICE

Town brush site open to the public! We will be leaving the site open 24/7 for brush disposal until further notice, but it will be monitored. Sorry for the inconvenience of all the schedule changing.

Approved Budget 2022

Washburn County Mailbox Policy 1-24-2022.pdf

WI Trans. Mailbox Safety Bulletin.pdf

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TOWN OF CHICOG

Town Board Meeting

January 11, 2023

1. Verify Legal Posting Notice

2. Call Meeting to order.

3. Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

4. Roll Call: all Board members except 1^st Supervisor, Steve Loiselle present.

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

6. Treasurer’s report was given as follows all balances as of December 31, 2022:

Checking Account: Beginning balance - $17,715.50 includes interest of $2.63, outstanding checks - $1,346.36 Final working balance: $16,369.14

Money Market Account: $116,614.88, includes interest of $145.04

MMA Equipment Replacement Account: $18,616.96 includes interest of $15.29

MMA Grant Account: $24,893.86 includes interest of $20.44

Tax Account: $231.991.91

Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Pat Wilcox to approve the Treasurer’s Report. Motion passed

7. Chairman’s Report:

a. Well it sure did pile up quickly! One storm after another has kept the road crew working diligently to maintain safe and passable roads. Almost three weeks have past now and we are still in the recovering process. Thank you Joe Norton our town’s employee for your service and dedication to your position and to all the public, your service and dedication has not gone unnoticed. I personally thank you for all that you do for this town. I will have to tell you that our town’s work truck has taken on damage due to all the trees that were blocking our roads. I guess better that one than our new dump truck or grader. The extended forecast looks to be a reprieve for us with temps in the 30’s and the chance of precipitation is about 0 percent. This appears to be our January thaw and I am sure that it will be well received.

b. The Town Hall furnaces have been on the fritz, the inducer motor on the main furnace failed and the control board on the secondary unit failed. Both units are fixed, up and operational.

8. Correspondence:

a. Marc Johnson from Link Ford contacted me. We were looking at replacing our F450 Dump Body Work Truck earlier in 2022 and they were looking at getting us pricing and ordering dates. Well folks it’s not Marcs fault but to date no pricing and the ordering date as I was told for municipal vehicle ordering ends January 18^th and we are starting to have issues with ours and with no warranty left. All of the other Town’s work equipment are operating fine.

b. The Washburn County Human Society sent us a very nice thank you letter for donating to their cause.

c. A few messages on paying taxes most of which came from the Town of Trego’s residence. Terri Corrie – That is google search, Google has the number wrong and I can’t get it changed. I have talked to Trego’s Clerk about this.

d. Lee Norton submitted an estimate to the Town for approximately 2,000 ft. Of road work on Yellow Banks (road reconstruction). That estimate came in at $74,200.00 not included were estimates for permits and utility moving.

e. Northwoods Tech. College sent out a letter on upcoming open District Board positions. If you are interested the information is here at the hall.

9. Roads & Road Work:

a. Construction: Season completed

b. Maintenance: Take note!! Winter Maintenance is going to involve winging back the snow banks throughout our town roads, this means there will be damage to mail boxes and items encroaching the right of way which will be unavoidable no replace or no repair is the town’s policy. We will try out vest to do as little damage as possible.

c. Purchases: Joe Norton would like the Town to look in to purchasing a push blade for the Grader.

10. Committee Reports:

a. Fire Department: Brad Harrison/Pat Wilcox – Please remember that if you have a hard wired smoke detector they also have a battery backup for when the power goes out. Please remember to change these batteries along with the ones in your thermostat (furnace temp gauge).

11. Public Input:

Cory Darwin: Is there anyway the Town can plow Woodburn Ave. Even a one swipe plow would be helpful. Pat Wilcox – No the Town cannot plow Woodburn Ave unless it is an emergency situation. Woodburn is a private road; if we start plowing it then the Town would have several residents on private drives wanting their “roads” plowed.

12. Date of the next meeting: February 8, 2023

13. Payment of Bills:

Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Pat Wilcox to approve the payment of the following bills/checks: -3422 to -3522 and 12075 thru 12108. Motion passed

14. Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Pat Wilcox to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed.

15. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm.

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Past Minutes

2023 Minutes

TOC Minutes Jan 2023.pdf

2022 Minutes

TOC Minutes December 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes November 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes October 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES September 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES August 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES July 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES June 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2022.pdf

Annual Meeting April 23 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES APRIL 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES MAR 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES FEB 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES JAN 2022.pdf

2021 Minutes

TOC MINUTES December 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES November 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES October 2021.pdf

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
RESOLUTION #20221109 YELLOW BANK RD	836KB

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	661.0KB
Ordinance # 2022-06-08 - BOR Alternate Members	405.0KB
Ordinance # 11-02-2022 - Town Brush Site	808KB

Forms and Permits

Application Form Short Term Rental -2022.pdf

453.5KB

Application Form Short Term Rental - 2022.docx

20.0KB

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: 715-466-4525

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: 715-939-0437

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

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