Coleman Continues Planning For County B Reconstruction Reconstruction of County “B” from Belgium Road to County CP (Business Hwy. 141 in the Village of Coleman) will take place in either 2010 or 2011, Thad Majkowski, design engineer for Foth, LLC of Green Bay explained how the project will be financed, when it will be done, and how the scope will change depending on whether or not a second attempt to get Federal funding for the full $3.5 million project is successful. If the funding is approved, it would be on an 80/20 split, with Marinette County and the Village of Coleman to split the 20 percent local share at approximately $350,000 each.
Majkowski explained at the Village Board meeting Monday, Nov. 2 that after being informed this year’s application for the full County B project had been refused, he and Village President Glenn Woulf met to determine what really must be done now and what work could be postponed. They understood the need to work within the realities of budgeting during tough economic times, he pointed out.
They then met with Marinette County Public Works Director Mark Desotell and several members of the County Highway Commission to determine what the county would do toward a less ambitious project, how it would be designed, and how it would be financed.
The county has agreed to pay for engineering, which will be done by Foth, as they have already done preliminary work. County crews will remove and mill 1 1/2 inches of the existing asphalt surface and replace it with a 2-inch asphalt mat, reconstruct storm sewer where necessary, adjust manholes, eliminate areas of standing water, do miscellaneous ditch cleaning, and potentially widen the asphalt pavement in the rural section to accommodate paved shoulders.
The village will be responsible for design and reconstruction costs associated with sidewalks, paving a parking lane, and making sanitary sewer and water main repairs, including manhole and valve box adjustments. Majkowski estimated cost to the village for the scaled down project will be about $50,000.
The project will not widen the road, nor will it add curb and gutter where none exists now, but it will look at adding some asphalt to the east, Majkowski said.
Majkowski said the existing sewer system could have s few breaks in the next 10 to 15 years, which is about how long Desotell expects the paving project will hold up, but doing the scaled down project is very feasible.
Meanwhile, hopes for the full project have not been abandoned. There will be another application for the $3.5 million to completely rebuild the segment of County B and its infrastructure, including new sidewalks, curbs, gutters and storm and sanitary sewer systems. They will know by June or July if the full project will be funded. If so, they will proceed with designs for the full project in 2010 and plan for construction in 2011.
If not, plans will be ready for crews to proceed with construction of the scaled down version in 2010.
Majkowski said Foth engineers have already identified all the bad curves and televised the sewer and water systems on B, so they know the problem areas. Engineering work done toward the scaled down project will still be usable in the design phase of the full project if it is approved, he added.
The county has tentatively agreed to pay up to $14,850 toward cost of the design work, of which $9,850 is for roadway design engineering, and an optional $5,000 to design the pavement widening portion of the work. The village will contract with Foth and act as paying agent, but the money will come from Marinette County via a contract with the village.
As part of the process, Coleman Village Board Monday evening unanimously approved contracts with Foth and Marinette County, contingent on approval of the County Highway Department and County Corporation Counsel Gale Mattison. Woulf said agreements so far are only verbal, but he had been assured the county will approve the project. The Village Board motions included authorization for Woulf to sign the contracts even if Mattison recommends some minor changes. If he is concerned about any changes, he is to bring them back to the board.
There were two bids for snowplowing. The low bid of Paust Sand and Gravel, at $75 per hour was accepted. The other bid was for $100 per hour, from Duame Sand & Gravel.
Nancy Deering reported the welcome sign on the highway turned out very nice. Ron and Dave Bushmaker donated trees, one of them a beautiful blue spruce by the sign, and Village President Woulf helped plant them.
All the dead Christmas trees in the park have been replaced, and all have sponsors to decorate them for Christmas. Decorating is to be done on Monday, Nov. 16. At least one of the trees by the gazebo is also to be decorated.
On Thursday, Nov. 11, volunteers will gather to decorate the large Christmas tree by the Municipal Building.
Finance Committee Chair Jim Karban reported the official notice for the 2010 budget will be published on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and the public hearing on the budget is to be held on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
In other action, the board approved expanding the premises described on the Cub-Ski, LLC liquor license to include both the Coleman Shell Station and the adjoining gift shop, “Classy Clutter.” Both are owned by Jason Krajewski. In a letter to the board, Krajewski explained by adding the gift shop to the licensed area they will be able to hold “wine tasting” events, and to sell wine from the gift shop area.
Under correspondence, Woulf, on behalf of the board, welcomed several new and expanding businesses to the village. They include:
*Double K Express, LLC, owned by Brent Guseck, who purchased part of the Seneca property on Katharine Street;
*Valenti Insurance Agency, which will move from the Seneca property to the Village Suites in the old Krause Lumber Building on Business 141, North;
*PK Fit (fitness and tanning center), owned by Kasey Eisch and Pete Ermis, which has also opened in the Village Suites with cardio equipment, weight machines, free and bench weights and tanning offered currently seven days a week from 5 am. to 10 p.m., and
*Brazeau Enterprises, Firearms and Gunsmithing, owned by Richard Brazeau, which is to open in January in the old liquor store building behind Barnstormers on Business 141 North.
Woulf was pleased to report that almost every business place in the village that was closed is now open again. He was particularly impressed with the remodeling work done in the Village Suites building, and said it is hard to recognize it as the same place.
A bartender license was approved for Louette L. Wolfe, who will work at the Shell Station.
The board approved transfer of $280 from the contingency fund to purchase flags for the street poles.
During October Coleman Fire Department responded to two calls. One was a car accident, the other a single alarm fire, for a total of two hours and 22 man hours. To date this year, the department had 45 calls. Both pumpers had their annual test and have been recertified.
Building permits were approved for Gary Keup to re-roof the home at 318 Main Street; Mary Noll, for a $60,000 project at 448 E. Main Street that includes a new garage plus siding, windows and insulation; Richard Brazeau, to install walls, a fireplace, sign and bars in a commercial building at 200 Business 141 North at an unknown cost; Paul Mueller to remove two decks and add a new one at 223 Elm Drive, for approximately $4,000, and for Rhodes Charapata Funeral Home to install new gutters for $3,300.
Building Inspector Jim Buschman reported that during October he had spoken with a property owner on Katharine Street regarding wood and brush; spoken with a home owner on County CP regarding a fence issue; contacted the owner of Jiz’s Bar regarding options on a “pink” wall, including the possibility of painting it a color to match the bricks, and had done foreclosure inspections at 236 West Main Street and 113 Zelia Street. He had also spoken again with the owner of Dan’s U-Turn regarding weeds and litter, whom he had also contacted in September. He said there had been no progress.
Coleman Police Department received 34 complaints in October. There were 16 adult citations issued for a total of $4,072 in fines. There were no juvenile citations issued.
In Municipal Court for October there were seven adult cases and one case review.
Woulf said the Public Works Committee will meet soon to discuss possible new rules for garbage and recycling. There was discussion on a possible landfill ban on computers and computer components. Woulf said the village trash hauler has told him they will continue taking those things from individuals, but not in large volumes from computer-related businesses.
Woulf announced the Plan Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will meet on the second Tuesday of each month for the next several months.
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