MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW & EQUALIZATION MEETING- APRIL 8, 2013

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MINUTES- NEW DOSEY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF REVIEW & EQUALIZATION  MEETING- APRIL 8, 2013

 Meeting called to order at 1pm by Vice-chair Dave Baker.  Also present were Pine County Assessor Kelly Schroeder, Township Assessor Robert Brewster, Supervisor Ken Coveau, Clerk Fran Levings, Jerry Hanson and Mike Hanson.

Ms. Schroeder explained that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss 2014 assessed values for property and structures.  She said that values in the township have decreased @5%.

(1) Jerry Hanson expressed concerns about his home in the Townsite of Kingsdale- R20.5006.000.  He said he had bought his property back after the redemption period for $66,000.00.  He further said that his 2 decks have no railings and the sheeting on the foundation is in poor condition.  Mr. Brewster said that the re-buy prices are not in sync with evaluations.  Ms. Schroeder said that she raised the valuation by 5% county-wide on houses rated “above average” and lowered the valuation by 5% on houses rated “below average”.  Mr. Hanson’s house was rated “above average”.  She also explained the “neighborhood factor”-    valuation in the remote areas of PineCounty is reduced by 25%.  Because values in the township have decreased by 5%, Ms. Schroeder had lowered the value of Mr. Hanson’s house from $141,300 to $138,400.  Assessor’s recommendation is to reduce the value of the shed by ½ which would put it at $2900.00 for the next cycle.

Mr. Hanson also owns a cabin in the forest out of Kingsdale.  He expressed ho concerns about this valuation.

(2)    Ms. Schroeder reported on a phone conversation with property owner Robert Muehlhausen- R20.0163.000.  The property had been evaluated with “good access” when in reality the access is a walking trail.  Ms. Schroeder recommended giving part of the property a “fair” access rating and the other part a “no” access rating. This would reduce to valuation from $108,000 to $88,500.00.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to accept the recommendations of the assessors related to Mr. Hanson’s cabin in the Townsite of Kingsdale.  Carried.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to take no action on Mr. Hanson’s property in the forest of Kingsdale.  Carried.

Motion by Dave Baker, second by Ken Coveau, to accept the recommendation by the assessors to lower the valuation of Mr. Muehlhausen from $108,00 to $88,500.  Carried.

Meeting adjourned at 1:45 pm.

Respectfully submitted,                                              Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Vice Chair__________________________  Date____________

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- MARCH 20, 2013

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MINUTES-NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING- MARCH 20, 2013

Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Ken Coveau and Dave Baker, Treasurer Margaret Coveau, and Clerk Fran Levings.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to approve the agenda.  Carried.

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 13, 2013.  Carried.

Treasurer Margaret Coveau presented the Treasurer’s Report. (Attached to file copy of these minutes). FUND BALANCES: General Fund- $11148.08, Road & Bridge Fund- $7021.90, Cemetery/Landscaping Fund- $230.42, Fire Protection Fund- $2347.64, Fire Hall Fund- $125.45, Cartway Fund- $89.15, Savings Account- $2617.91 and CDs- $43480.60. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Ken Coveau, to approve the Treasurer’s Report.  Carried.

Clerk Fran Levings presented the Claims List and the Net Payroll List for approval. (Attached to file copy of these minutes).  Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to pay these bills. Carried.

CLERK’S REPORT:

1.  Board of Review meeting- April 8-           1pm

2.  PineCountyTownship Officers meeting- March 30- Hinckley- 9am.

3. MAT Short Courses- Clerk will attend March 26 in St. Cloud and Treasurer will attend April 5 in Carlton.

OLD BUSINESS:      None

NEW BUSINESS:     1. Motion by Dave Fornengo, second by Dave Baker, to hire Margaret and Ken Coveau as lawn mowers for this year at a rate of $40 for the town hall grounds and $70 for the cemetery.  Carried.  Consensus was to pay them $10/month for fuel.

  1. Dave Fornengo reported that the Hospital District Board collects $215,000 annually via levies from member cities and townships.  Money goes towards the building and operational expenses. Board members are all from the community with none from Essentia Health.
  2. Snow plow operator Ken Coveau is going to require one property owner to change the type of gate he has.  The current lock is inaccessible.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm

Respectfully submitted,                                  Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair_________________________Date ______

MINUTES-NEW DOSEY BOARD OF RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING-MARCH 20, 2013

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MINUTES-NEW DOSEY BOARD OF RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING-MARCH 20, 2013 

            Meeting called to order at 7:15 pm by Chair Dave Fornengo.  Also present were Supervisors Ken Coveau, Dave Baker, Treasurer Margaret Coveau and Clerk Fran Levings.

Clerk Fran Levings did the swearing in of newly elected officers:  Supervisor Ken Coveau (1-year term), Supervisor Dave Baker (3-year term) and Treasurer Margaret Coveau (2-year term).

Motion by Ken Coveau, second by Dave Baker, to elect the Dave Fornengo as Town Chair and Dave Baker as Vice-chair.  Motion carried.

All township officers signed the Officer form for the Minnesota Association of Townships.

Meeting adjourned at 7:25 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Fran Levings, Clerk

Also signed by the Chair _______________________-

Date _______________________