BACKUS — The Backus City Council scheduled a presentation by Sourcewell on the city's options for zoning pertaining to cannabis businesses for Monday, Feb. 3.
During the Jan. 6 regular meeting, council members discussed bringing Sourcewell, their zoning administration, to provide them with detailed options for creating zoning for cannabis sales.
There could be a public hearing in March.
The council also addressed purchase of the former Backus School playground from Bi-County Community Action, with the intention of selling it to the school eventually.
The city's attorney will work on a purchase agreement for the property.
Reorganization
The council discussed annual reorganization of official businesses and committee members. Very little changed.
The council approved:
- Official newspaper: PineandLakes Echo Journal.
- Primary depository: First National Bank North.
- Signatories: Council member Kurt Sawyer, Mayor Karl Flier, Clerk Nicole Morcomb.
- Engineer: Short Elliott Hendrickson.
- Auditor: Clasen & Schiessl.
- Acting mayor: Flier.
- Airport committee: Sawyer, council member Troy Risk, Airport Supervisor Dan Miller.
- Building and equipment: Flier, Risk, Pine River Area Sanitary District.
- Finance and budget: Council members Ann Birge and Rae Borst, and Morcomb.
- Fire protection and policing: Sawyer, Flier.
- Personnel, health and safety: Borst, Birge.
- Streets, parks and weeds: Sawyer, Flier, Pine River Area Sanitary District.
- Water and sewer: Sawyer, Flier and Pine River Area Sanitary District.
- Zoning: Birge, Borst, Sourcewell.
The council's mileage will be reimbursed at 70 cents per mile. Council meetings will continue to be 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month.
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In other business Jan. 6, the council:
- Learned due to an insurance denial, Sawyer Timber could be liable for some costs associated with a response to a fire there.
- Learned streetlights for Front Street are on back order and expected in February.
- Approved a city cellphone for the clerk and agreed on policies regarding its use.
- Directed Morcomb to look into getting an updated appraisal for the Head Start building.
- Swore in Risk, Sawyer and Flier in accordance with the results of the November election.
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