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KABETOGAMA TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 6, 2005
The meeting was held at the Kabetogama Fire Station and called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman, Paul Kiner. Members present were Paul Kiner, Alan Burchell, Bob Nevalainen and Betsey Warrington. Niles Wilkins & Phil Hart were absent. Also present was Andy Hubley, /Division Director of the Regional Planning Division of the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission.
Minutes of the November Planning Board Meeting were not available, so a quick overview of the meeting was given by Paul. It was suggested that meeting times be posted on the door of the fire station, as well as on the community sign & published in the Voyageur Sentinel.
Andy distributed copies of a draft for a planning proposal for Kabetogama Township. He emphasized the importance of developing a Comprehensive Plan and what the plan should consist of. He went over the 6 tasks as presented on the proposed plan, then the budget. The budget showed initial costs for Tasks 1, 2 & 3 totaling $13,000, with $5,000 coming from ARDC’s In-Kind Grant. He stated that the $5,000 has to be matched in order to receive the grant. He also stated that it was important to expedite the approval as there are several other agencies in contention for the grant which, at this point, is available on a “first come, first served” basis and he was holding it for Kabetogama Township. If a contract to complete Tasks 1, 2 & 3 is agreed upon, ARDC can start work on the project soon after January 1, 2006. To reduce costs, some of the items in Task 1 have already been completed and various ways of communication were discussed, such as via email, website, and possibly members of the planning board commuting to Duluth, rather than having Andy, and/or other members of the ARDC commuting to Kabetogama. Andy reiterated that the ARDC will give Kabetogama Township as many services as they can afford and are more than willing to work within their budget. Members of the planning board agreed that, if the money is available from the Township budget, the ARDC proposal should be accepted as presented.
There being no further business, Bob moved and Alan seconded that the meeting be adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Betsey Warrington
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