SEPT 10, 1979

SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TO CONSIDER PURCHASE OF NEW TRUCK.

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 8:00 P.M. BY CHAIRMAN SCHWENZFEIER. STEVE BADE MADE ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING ZONING COMMITTE MEETING, SET DATE FOR MONDAY OCT 8, 1979 AT 7:00 P.M. MOTION BY EKHOLM 2ND By GRUPSTRA TO HAVE THIS MEETING.

TRUCK ACCIDENT WAS EXPLAINED BY CALVIN SCHWENZFEIER. HE EXPLAINED TWO FAN RECALL NOTICES RECEIVED FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ONE IN JAN. & ONE IN FEB. ALSO EXPLAINED HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

INSURANCE COMPANY OFFERED $6750. ON OLD TRUCK.

TALKED ABOUT PURCHASE OF NEW TRUCK, BOX, SANDER AND ON WAY SNOW PLOW.

MOTION BY HARVEY ROWE 2ND BY HAROLD PETERSON THAT THE TOWN BOARD BE AUTHORIZED TO SPEND NOT MORE THAN $26,000. ON A NEW TRUCK, NEW BOX, NEW SANDER AND NEW SNOW PLOW. MOTION CARRIED. $16,000 FOR TRUCK AND BOX $6000. FOR SANDER & PLOW AND $4000 FOR HOOK UPS, ALL APPROXIAMATE FIGURES.

MOTION BY ED PAJALA 2ND BY JOE SCHOLL JR. THAT MEETING BE ADJOURNED. MOTION CARRIED.

TOWN BOARD TO MEET EVENING AT 7:30 P.M. TO ACT ON ABOVE ACTION.

PEOPLE PRESENT:

STEVE BADE
EDDIE PAJALA
HARVEY ROWE
STEVE SORENSON
JEAN SORENSON
FRANK MYOTT
PHILIP TETZNER
ANDERS HOKANSON
ROBERT GRUPSTRA
DON HAUGEN
JOE SCHOLL JR.
WILNER EKHOLM
CALVIN SCHWENZFEIER
JOE SCHOLL SR
HAROLD PETERSON
OSCAR FLONNES
VERNA FLONNES
ROBERT SHORT
MRS. ROBERT SHORT
JAMES SKERIK
PHILIP SORENSON
DALE SORENSON

PHILIP E. TETZNER

 

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