ARENA PLAN
COMMISSION
PRESENT: Bob Murphy, Eric Drachenberg,
Cheryl Schmidt, John Wright, Dave Lucey, Wayne Schutte, Bill Gauger, Dee Swenson
OTHERS: Laurie Ziebarth, Terry
Askevold, Don Doescher, Ellen
Hohenstein, Fred Hankel Jr, Bill Buckeridge Jr, Logan Rue, Kerin Zimpel, Logan Rue, 35 other concerned citizens
The
meeting was called to order. Lucey moved to approve the minutes of the March 7 meeting; Schutte seconded, motion passed.
1. Terry Askevold was present to ask
for a conditional use change to sell beer (Class B beer on-premises or off-premises
consumption), beverages and food from a mobile unit on a one acre parcel off
2. Don Doescher would like to put a
driveway off CTH K in mid-summer for an eventual home site. Doescher owns about
180 acres. Lucey
moved to approve a driveway permit for Don Doescher, Gauger
seconded, motion carried.
3. Ellen Hohenstein would like to
sell fireworks at CJs. Hohenstein was informed that the property owner needs to
get the temporary conditional use for the property. The trailer to sell fireworks will be put in
June 1 and removed by July 15. Gauger
moved to approve the temporary conditional use to sell fireworks contingent
upon Curt Greenheck attending the town board meeting
next Monday, Lucey seconded, motion passed.
4. Fred Hankel Jr
would like to put a driveway on a 5.53 acre parcel off
5. Bill Buckeridge Jr would like a land division to sell a portion of his
property on STH 14. Schutte
moved to approve a land division on 5 acres, 2 acre site with the house and
conditional uses, 3 acres with no conditional uses, Drachenberg
seconded, motion passed.
6. Kerin Zimpel
and Logan Rue would like to put a driveway permit (160 feet) on a 24.9 acre
parcel off
7. Suggestions were received for publishing/posting
notices. For larger issues a mailing was
suggested or different color paper used on the door posting. A marquee along the road was suggested. The
8. Comments were taken from those in attendance regarding
Planned Unit Development. A portion of
the group felt the Planned Unit Development section should be removed from the Comprehensive
Plan. Drachenberg
moved to raise the acreage for a Planned Unit Development to 5000 acres,
requesting this be worked on along with the rest of section H of the
Comprehensive Plan on the same time-line, Swenson seconded. Motion and second withdrawn. Drachenberg moved
to remove the PUD language, section IV because of voiced concerns at the public
hearing on March 29, 2005; and insert a statement stating the Town of Arena
will continue to review language for Planned Unit Development; noting this will
create a moratorium on any PUD development in the Town of Arena until work is
completed on Section H of the Town of Arena Comprehensive Plan, Swenson
seconded, motion passed.
9. Roberts suggested to add wording
about no more dams being removed to the Comprehensive Plan.
10. Wright made a recommendation to the Town Board to establish an
ad hoc committee of at least 12 members to discuss both the
The next meeting will be
held