Plans push forward for sale of industrial park property

Cadott Village Board

The Cadott Village Board continues to work with Cedar Corp., to hash out details related to the potential sale of village property in the industrial park, to Aaron Vizer, Road Runner Repair, LLC. During a regular meeting May 18, members discussed a certified survey map, an electric utility extension to the lot and a draft developer’s agreement with the potential buyer.

Members approved Cedar Corp. to do a certified survey map of Lot 2, not to exceed $2,000.

Patrick Beilfuss, Cedar Corp., says the map will be used for a legal description of the property, as well as to address a village request to retain 66 feet of the lot for a potential future right-of-way.

“This would give an opportunity to bring a road through and back out to Tower Drive,” said Beilfuss.

Beilfuss says the certified survey map would also give them an exact acreage of the lot for the purchase.

“What it leaves for the sale to Aaron Vizer, is 5.78 acres,” said Beilfuss, adding the exact acreage can be added to the developer’s agreement.

Beilfuss also noted the cul-de-sac at the end of Tower Drive, leaves the right-of-way and is on part of the property. He said the surveyor will check into the best way to handle the cul-de-sac. Beilfuss said the cul-de-sac may be labeled as temporary, or they might have to get an easement from the buyer.

“If Tower Drive would get extended to the west, or if a road did come from the south, that cul-de-sac would disappear,” said Beilfuss.

The board also discussed electric utility extensions to the industrial park lot.

Russ Falkenberg, board member, explained there is an electrical circuit along State Hwy. 29 and another circuit that comes off State Hwy. 27.

“We have, right now, no power to the lot that is in the sale process,” said Falkenberg.

Falkenberg says the Utilities Committee recommends they tie the two circuits together, so the property is served and a loop is created in the industrial park.

Rolly Tichy, public works, says looping provides reliability.

“If something ever was to happen along (State Hwy.) 29, instead of it being down for a day for repairs, now, it’s just a matter of reversing the flow on there,” said Tichy.

“I’ve never seen an industrial park that doesn’t have some kind of redundancy built in,” said Falkenberg.

Tichy says the estimated cost for serving the property and creating a loop, is $24,020.83. Tichy also said it is unknown how much the transformer will cost, and how the transformer cost will be split with the village and the developer.

Anson Albarado, board president, noted the utility extension is in a TIF district, so some of the cost can be reimbursed by the village.

Members approved the electric extension. Transformer costs will be discussed more at a later date.

The board also looked at a draft of the developer’s agreement between Road Runner Repair and the village.

The board also approved hiring Sarah Hewitt, as a fulltime police officer, to fill a vacant position.

Cadott Police Chief Louis Eslinger said both candidates who applied were very good and the decision was difficult to make, but they ultimately recommended Hewitt, based on her performance in the interviews.

Members also discussed when the village office will reopen for the public to enter. Clerk Sandy Buetow said they plan to open Tuesday, May 26, as originally planned, after closing because of COVID-19 concerns.

Board member Eric Weiland asked if they were planning to ask the public to wear masks when entering the office and limit how many people can be in the office at once. Buetow says she isn’t sure they can make people wear masks and that they do not have enough masks to hand out.

“What we thought we’d do, is we’d have some (hand) sanitizer there,” said Buetow, adding Tichy also made sneeze guards for the front desk.

Randy Kuehni, board member, suggested the village place a sign outside the office, to say only one member of the public is allowed to enter the village office at a time.

Buetow also says she is considering having a dropbox installed by the door, and plans to talk to Tichy about pricing and where to install it.

“I think that’s a good idea, but ‘no cash’ I would say, on it,” said Bart Chapek, board member.

The village board members and village employees also expressed their condolences to the family of Merlin Huhn, board member, after Huhn unexpectedly passed away. Members recognized Huhn for all of the work he did for the village during his time on the board.