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Town board meetings are the second Tuesday of each month, at 7:30 PM, in the meeting room of the;

Pequaywan Lake Volunteer Fire Department
8764 Pequaywan Lake Road
Duluth, MN 

Annual meeting minutes for 2012 are below

Mining Resolution

The resolution passed with unanimous support at the annual meeting

Invasive Species

 

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Current unapproved board meeting minutes.

Current approved minutes.   (Remember these are at least one month old)

Agenda for next meeting.

COUNTY POLICY ON HOME RENTALS.

Town Board Supervisors

Mark Freeman        218-848-2481

Scott Mead             218-848-2051  

Rick Fry                 218-848-2496

Town Clerk

April Smitke              

 

Town of Pequaywan Annual meeting 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

8746 Pequaywan Lake Road

Duluth, MN 55803

Time: 8:15p

 

Attendance: 13 Residents present

Clerk Smitke called the meeting to order.  A motion made/seconded/carried to elect Dexter Larson as Citizen Monitor for the meeting.  Motion made/seconded/carried to waive the reading of the 2011 annual meeting minutes.  Treasurer report made available for viewing and questions. 

Road report: Road patching has been done on West Branch road as good as it can be done. Cold patching was used.  Major repair may need to be done in the future.

The levy for taxes was motioned/seconded/carried to remain at $23,000.  It was approved in the levy $13,500 for payment to the PVFD for the 2013 year.

The annual elections were reported on that Mark Freeman was re-elected for a 3 year term as supervisor and April Smitke was re-elected for a 2 year term as clerk.

The voting hours motioned/seconded/carried for Primary, General and Special Statewide election hours to be 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.  The Annual township election hours are to be 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The monthly meeting time and day shall be 7:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month and the annual meeting shall be the second Tuesday of March after the annual township election.

Local notice postings can be made at the Pequaywan town bulletin board, PVFD bulletin board, pequaywan.com website and pequaywantownship.org website.

New business:

Committee for Internet service research: Discussion began of a higher speed internet to the area April 2011, survey to most residents out in September, meetings held with various groups and individuals on the topic.  Grants and St. Louis County loan money available for a feasibility study necessary to proceed.

Non-ferrous mining: Resident requested the township try to stop the mining in the area. Supervisor Rick Fry created draft resolutions for the township and their opposition to the mining.  Motion made/second/passed to support a resolution.

Meeting adjourned.