Board Of Review-April 13, 2009

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 DATES TO REMEMBER

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Equalization of New Dosey Township

 

Will meet at the Town Hall on Monday, April 13th, at 1 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing

 

And correcting the assessment of said township.  All persons considering themselves

 

Aggrieved or wish to complain are hereby notified to attend said meeting and show cause

 

Of having such assessment corrected.

Edward J. Carlin-FEATURED RESIDENT-FEBRUARY- 2009

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FEATURED RESIDENT-FEBRUARY- 2009

 

            With farm conglomerates and agri-business farming so prevalent in our society today, it is refreshing to still see an occasional family farm left in our area.  One such place is the farm owned and operated by Ed Carlin and his wife Beverly that is located on Rutabaga Road right here in New Dosey Township.

 

            Edward James Carlin was born on June 3, 1942, in Morris, Minnesota.  He is the 3rd from the youngest of 9 children born to farmers Edward Harold Carlin and his wife Vivian Lillian (Corcoran) Carlin.  Ed attended school through the 8th grade in Morris, but, as was very common with farm kids back in the 1950s, Ed dropped out of school to work on the farm.     

 

The family lived on the Morris farm until Ed was 15 years old, then moved to a different farm at Herman, Minnesota.  He lived at this place until 2 years after his marriage.

 

Ed’s aunt and uncle took him to a dance back in the early ‘60s and when they returned to the aunt’s home, she asked him to give the babysitter a ride home.  That babysitter was a young girl named Beverly Whalen.  They had a nice visit on the drive to her home and the relationship continued and Ed and Beverly were married in September of 1964.

 

The young couple eventually moved to Colombia Heights where Ed worked for Hy-Pro Pumps for 29 and ½ years, retiring in 1994. 

 

They owned a cabin on Timber Ridge Road off McDermott Creek Road in New Dosey Township, so after Ed retired, and since it had always been a dream of theirs to get  back to farming, they bought the farm they now own in September of 1994 and moved north.   The main emphasis of their farm is beef cattle and pigs.

 

Ed and Bev have 6 children- Son James and his wife Bonnie live in Isanti.  Son Bob lives with them.  Son John and his wife Kay and 2 children, Ian and Nathan, live in Zimmerman, while daughter Angie and her husband Brian Steele are from Alexandria.  Daughter Jenny and her husband Rob Gerske live in Princeton and son Bill and his wife Amanda and their son Benny live in Sandstone.  That leaves the youngest son Dale who lives in Askov.  All of the Carlin children have done well which is a testament to the good parenting of Ed and Beverly.

 

Ed has always been active in township affairs.  He was a  town supervisor for over 10 years.  He currently serves on the township planning commission and is a member of the Duxbury Volunteer Fire Department.  He is employed part-time as the driver of the truck for the Tri-Township Disposal District.  He is also a member of the Catholic Church in Sandstone.

 

Ed leisure time activities include hunting, fishing, and, as he says” I like to have coffee with the guys at the Main Street Grocery in Askov every so often”

 

Ed Carlin is a hardworking, friendly person who has proven himself to be a valuable member of our community.   It is a good feeling to have a real farmer out here.

 

 

 

MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING-JANUARY 12, 2009

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MINUTES-REGULAR MEETING-JANUARY 12, 2009 

Meeting called to order at 7:34 pm. by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Don Mishler and Dave Baker, Treasurer Vicki Elliott, Clerk Fran Levings, Jason Fornengo and Todd Elliott. 

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Don Mishler, to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2008, meeting as printed.  Carried. 

Treasurer Vicki Elliott presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes)  Fund Balances were:           

                                                            General Fund                            $3344.90

                                                            Road & Bridge Fund                 683.90

                                                            Cemetery Fund             154.02

                                                            Fire Protection Fund                  108.34

                                                            Fire Hall Fund                          309.07

                                                            Cartway-Proffit, Hanson           1795.55

                                                            CDs                                         70501.44 

Motion by Dave Fornengo to cash in CD # 124417 in the amount of $24,021.43 at First National Bank of the North and to distribute the funds as follows:   Checking account at First National Bank of the North- $17,024.43  and set up a Savings account at First National Bank of the North in the amount of $7000.00.  Second by Dave Baker.  Carried.

This CD can be cashed in prior to January 18, 2009, with no interest penalty.  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Don Mishler, to approve the Treasurer’s report.  Carried. 

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List for Approval and the Net Pay for Employees to the Board  (attached to file copy of these minutes).  Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Don Mishler to pay these bills.  Carried. 

CLERK’S REPORT: 

  • 1. Distributed 2009 meeting schedule. Reminded the Board the Board of Re-Organization meeting will be on March 17 and the meetings in both April and October have been moved to the 2nd Wednesday due to Easter Monday and an observed holiday. Copies of the calendar are posted on both the bulletin board and the outside notice board at the town hall.  
  • 2. Said she had returned a check in the amount of $50 to the Markville Community Club explaining that our township does not charge a fee for hall use.  
  • 3. Read into the record a letter from attorney Jay Squires stating that the lawsuit has now been officially closed by his office. (This letter is on file with the township)
  • 4. Said she had gotten a call from a Diane Steen whose family wishes to put a gravestone on the grave of Gustav Ristam in our cemetery and had asked if they could remove part of the lilac bush growing by the grave. Consensus of the Board was to grant her request.  
  • 5. There will not be public transit in Pine County after all due to state budget cuts.  
  • 6. All IRS forms have been prepared and sent. 
  • 7. Returned a report to the County Auditor’s Office stating that New Dosey Township does not have any indebtedness.  
  • 8. Inquired about the possibility of updating the Honor Roll plaque that is in the town hall. Suggested bringing various names of citizens who have contributed to our community to the annual meeting and asking to have their names placed on the plaque.  

ZONING REPORT:    1. Form returned to the U. S. Census Bureau that there has been no new building construction in New Dosey Township in 2008 and there are no homeless shelters in our township. 

OLD BUSINESS: 

  • 1. The Board discussed some plowing concerns that had been raised by some resident. They asked Jason Fornengo to plow the Kingsdale Road. 
  • 2. Dave Baker updated the Board on the Wind Meter. It had not been working for about 2 months. Alan Holter has been the “troubleshooter” and has made several calls to Davis Instruments in California about the problem. Bob Brewster did get the meter to work on his home computer and, later this week, Mr. Holter, Mr Brewster and Al Wolf will see if it works on the computer at the fire hall. The Board thanked Mr. Holter, Mr Wolf and Mr. Brewster (ArnaTec Systems) for their work on this.  

NEW BUSINESS; 

  • 1. Dave Fornengo reported that he had noticed that some of the information on the Website needs to be updated. The Clerk said she will take care of this the next time she meets with the Webmaster. She reported that she had looked at some of the streamlining the Webmaster has done with the site and is very impressed 
  • 2. Dave Fornengo said he will contact Scott Olson to get some ideas on how to get the fuel tank working. 
  • 3. Dave Baker reported that Roger Larson plans to bring a petition before the Board asking the township to extend the so-called Kirchberg Road for ½ mile beyond the minimum maintenance road. If this happens, steps are in place by law on how to proceed.  

Meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m. 

Respectfully submitted

Fran  Levings, Clerk 

Also signed by the Chair____________________________ 

Date signed _________________________________________________