The regular monthly meeting for the Town of Harrison was held at Northland Church on Monday, Jan. 10.
Chairman Dean Lashua called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present at the meeting were Lee Halverson, Ted Peotter, Joanne Peotter, Bret Landsverk, Angie Landsverk, Brandon Schuester, Mike Schultz, John Phillips, Jon Ann Kasson, and Fran Moen.
The Clerk’s minutes from the previous meeting were read. A motion was made by Mike Schultz and second by John Phillips to accept the minutes as read. Motion carried.
A discussion was held with residents of the township in regards to Shoreline permits that have to be obtained from the county if there is going to be building on land that has access to a waterway. These permits are not the responsibility of the Town but the Board informed those present that they have changed the wording on the Land Use permits given out to bring attention to the need to obtain this permit if a building is going to be placed near water.
The Treasurer’s report was given. The beginning balance on Dec. 1, 2021, was $110,001.16. Deposits for the month were $455,524.81 and the amount of checks written and automatic withdrawal was $33,828.53, leaving a balance in the account on Dec. 31, 2021, of $531,697.44. The Town balance forward for January 2022 is $76,229.42 and the taxes collected in December was $455,468.02. The beginning balance in the Money Market account was $47,033.27. Interest for the month was $7.10 and $15,000.00 was moved from the general checking account leaving a balance in this account of $62,040.37. The beginning balance in the ARPA account was $23,870.22 and the interest collected was $8.93 leaving a balance of $23,879.15.
New Business
A Certified Survey map was submitted to the Board on land on Highway J in the Town of Harrison that is owned by the Landsverk family. A part of the land is being purchased by Dean Lashua. Bret Landsverk was present to answer any questions the board had about the change of ownership of a piece of land on this parcel. A motion was made by Mike Schultz and second by John Phillips to allow the transaction to take place. Those voting yes were Mike Schultz and John Phillips. Dean Lashua abstained. Motion carried.
Calls received by the Board for the month were discussed.
A motion was made by Mike Schultz and second by John Phillips to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Motion carried.