Lake County Gazette

Fremont Township Board of Trustees met November 3.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

1. Call to Order and Pledge

     Supervisor O’Kelly called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. 

2. Roll Call 

     Board Members Present 

     Trustee Atleson, Trustee Shanahan, Trustee Voss, Supervisor O’Kelly 

     Absent: Trustee Forman 

     Elected Officials Present 

     Clerk McCann, Highway Commissioner Grinnell 

     Others Present 

     Herb Riedel, Nancy Lech, Joe Herchenbach 

3. Public Comments 

None 

4. Levy and Budget Discussion 

The following items were discussed for consideration in the FY 2018/2019 Budget: 

Administration Center Parking Lots 

     • An aerial photo was presented delineating concrete and paving areas that need to be addressed 

     • The front concrete landing is settling because adequate footings were not installed during original                                   construction of the building 

     • A preliminary concrete estimate of $78,500.00 was presented to repair concrete work at the front of the                          building, including existing sidewalk, steps, landing and curb along drive 

     • A preliminary concrete estimate of $36,700 was presented to repair a section of curbing and the sidewalk                       along the rear of the building 

     • A preliminary paving estimate of $50,000.00 was presented to repave the Administration Building parking                      lots including upper and lower lots and the drive down to the Highway Department 

     • Consideration should be given to expanding the upper parking lot 4-6 feet as well as expanding the width of                  the drive from the Administration Center to the Highway Department another 4-6 feet. 

     • The current drive is only 18 feet wide which poses concerns due to the amount of pass through traffic from                     Erhart Road to Highway 60 FINAL 2 

Behm Park Garbage/Recycling Stations 

     • The current garbage and recycling units are degrading due to extreme weather conditions at the park 

     • Twenty 96-gallon units are leased from Groot at $2.00 to $3.00 per unit each month 

     • Consideration should be given to replacing the existing garbage/recycling stations with ten smaller units                         manufactured out of 100% recycled plastic at a cost of $1500.00 per unit 

     • Parks Manager Riedel believes plastic units would hold up better to extreme weather conditions and allow                     Parks staff to better manage garbage disposal 

     • Each station has two 26-gallon sides, one for garbage and another for recycling 

     • The units can be bolted to concrete, locked on the front and include a 3-year replacement warranty 

Behm Park Playground Equipment 

     • Adding a gravity rail to the playground equipment was discussed but there was little interest due to safety                       concerns 

Behm Park Walking Paths 

     • An aerial photo was presented delineating major washout areas on paths located near the baseball fields                      and secondary washout areas on paths located along the opposite side of the park 

     • Consideration should be given to paving both paths, but the priority would be the paths currently                                    experiencing major washout and then the secondary washout area paths 

Parks Maintenance Equipment 

     • The cost to purchase an aerating machine to maintain ball fields is $15,000.00 

     • Presently the machine must be leased and there are often scheduling delays 

     • Consideration should be given for entering into an intergovernmental agreement between Town and the                        Road District for the Parks Department to purchase a used skid-loader from the Highway Department                    when it is replaced 

     • The Highway Commissioner estimates the value of the used skid loader to be $10,000 

Administration Center Equipment 

     • Assessor’s Department requires the purchase of 4 computers to update their systems 

     • Board Room chairs that have been in use since the 1960’s need to be replaced 

Personnel Considerations 

     • Discussion was held to potentially create a part-time position for the community garden manager 

     • Duties to maintain the garden and manage growth in outreach events have surpassed volunteer capabilities 

     • Potentially the position could be shared by the Road District and Town 

5. Public Comments 

None 

6. Adjourn 

Trustee Atleson moved and Supervisor O’Kelly seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:25 p.m. All in favor, motion carried.

http://fremonttownship.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/November-3-2017-Special-Meeting-Minutes.pdf