Mill Street rehab tops the list of possible capital expenses
By Tyler Lamb
Staff Writer
The East Troy Village Board took a preliminary look Monday night at how East Troy’s 2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) requests are shaping up.
East Troy plans to spend close to $1.34 million on capital improvements in the coming year, officials said, with much of it going to street repairs and other infrastructure upgrades.
The previous figure came about after board members agreed to eliminate nearly $56,000 from the initial figure of $1.37 million.
By comparison, the board approved a capital budget of $636,365 for fiscal year 2013.
At present, for next year, the village plans to spend $267,300 on water; $398,000 on sewer; $24,200 on the airport; $6,000 on Tax Improvement District No. 3 and $645,900 on the capital budget.
More than half of the capital budget, or $357,000, is allotted to efforts to rehab Mill Street to Trent Street.
The board will renew discussions on the 2014 CIP during its July 1 meeting. The board will convene at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building.
Village Trustee Fredrick Douglass was absent.
Other matters
• Operators licenses. Bartending licenses were granted to the following individuals: Rudy Quintero, Karissa Kadow and Janice Wenzel.
• Heat tape. The board authorized the expenditure of $2,000 from the 2013 Capital Improvements Budget for heat tape to be applied atop the village municipal building. Heat tape, otherwise known as surfacing tape, assists with maintaining the temperature of pipes and vessels to prevent icing.
• Conditional Use Permits granted. A pair of Conditional Use Permits were granted by the board to The Grist Mill and East Troy Partnership, Strategic Materials, Inc. Troy Strand, owner of The Grist Mill, plans to operate a restaurant and bar with an outdoor patio located at 2645 Main St – the former site of Charlie B’s.
The permit granted to East Troy Partnership, Strategic Materials, Inc. allows the business to operate a glass recycling facility with the addition of roof canopies over existing outdoor storage bunkers in the General Industrial District, located at 2728 Buell Drive.
• Plan commission appointment. The board appointed Kirk Nelson, of 1988 Lilly St., to the vacant plan commission seat. The appointment is subject to the receipt of a formal resignation by Heidi Erdmann.
• Economic development committee structure. The board tabled discussion on the village economic development committee structure, purpose and future to the July committee of the whole meeting.
• Main Street sign. A new sign at 2905 Main St., for First Merit Bank, was approved by the board, as well as submitted color samples.
• Library Board request. The board approved the reallocation of library Capital Improvement Funds for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. The funds were reallocated to allow for a security system (estimated cost of $500-$1,000) and bathroom maintenance (estimated cost of $5,000).
• Division Street special assessment. A final resolution was approved for the Division Street special assessment.
• Annual report. In closing, the board approved the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report for the wastewater treatment plant.
