MINUTES – NEW DOSEY TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING – September 8th, 2026

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Meeting called to order at approximately 5:32 PM by Chair David Fornengo. Present were Chair David Fornengo, Supervisor Jason Canesi, Treasurer Wayne Hessler, Clerk Kathleen Krejci, and NPAHD Representative Don Eddy. Also in attendance from the public were John Nelson and Bob Dufour.

Pledge of Allegiance: Done

PUBLIC INPUT

Several residents asked the board for clarification on how the trash service works for residents. David states that it did increase a few years ago, but it is now charged at $80 “per improved parcel” instead of every parcel. Raw land is not taxed for that.

AGENDA AND MINUTES

  • Motion by Jason Canesi, second by Dave Fornengo to approve the September 8th, 2026 agenda. (Carried)
  • Motion by Jason Canesi, second by Dave Fornengo to approve the minutes from August 11th, 2026. (Carried)

TREASURER’S REPORT

  • We received $14,980.14 from Pine County (PILT Distribution) and MATIT reimbursement of $14,164.10 from the town hall flood
  • Checking account balance reported at $65,277.67. Motion by David Fornengo, second by Jason Canesi to approve the treasurer’s report (Carried).

CLAIMS & PAYROLL

  • Clerk Kathleen Krejci prepared the Claims and Payroll list for approval
  • Motion by Jason Canesi, second by Dave Fornengo to pay Claims and Payroll (Carried)

*Financial documents can be viewed upon request to the Township Clerk*

CLERK’S REPORT

  • Payment has been received from Arna Township for New Dosey Township plowing their share of Hay Creek Road. Wayne will deposit the check today. Will work together on a formal agreement for the upcoming season.
  • Currently using Marty’s Pest Control for the town hall. The board discussed options and in agreement that we should continue to use them for now as they’ve been a good service and the cost is low.
  • Mary Lindala is no longer serving as the Pine County Auditor-Treasurer, so Kelly Shroeder is filling in for now through the upcoming election. Please contact Kelly if there are any election concerns.
  • We received a thank you email from Patty and Richard Blankenship for hosting the township summer party
  • MAT membership dues for 2027 are due – check signed at tonight’s meeting
  • Upcoming season of snowplowing driveways of residents – Reviewed list of residents and made updates. Kathleen to work on printing postcards to be mailed out this month. Plowing rate will remain the same for the 2026-2027 season.
  • The township website needs to be updated to a .gov address. Glen Williamson is still working on this.
  • The hourly rate for services from Couri & Ruppe has increased to $295 per hour for all general legal work and $325 per hour for all development work.
  • Our Amazon order for an air compressor got canceled, so we need to order a different one. Dave will pick one out and send Kathleen the link to order.
  • Upcoming Events:
    • MAT Legislative and Research Committee on September 15th in St. Michael
    • Lakes & Pines Annual Community Picnic on September 19th in Hinckley
    • State General Election on November 3rd. New Dosey Township is a mail-in ballot jurisdiction. Office that will be on the ballot for our jurisdiction is the North Pine Association Hospital District Seat for New Dosey Township.
    • MAT Annual Conference on December 10th-12th at Grand View Lodge

OLD BUSINESS

  • Grader maintenance – They are coming tomorrow to start work on that
  • Plow truck maintenance – Currently at the shop in Webster. The quote for repairs and service is $3,166.69.

NEW BUSINESS

  • Road work – Scheduled to add new gravel to the last 3.5 miles on Kingsdale Road for about $30K. Will probably happen in the next week or two.
  • Garbage Board – No meeting, but Dave received quite a few phone calls from residents this month because the garbage pickup date on the schedule was the 7th, but it was a holiday so it got delayed until today. The annual meeting will be in a few weeks. Bob Dufour expressed concern over the dumpster in their area that is supposed to be reserved for Kingsdale, but it’s being used by others as well and it is overfilled. People are also disposing items that aren’t allowed (TVs, computer screens, etc.). The trouble is that there’s no good way to govern this. A sign could be put up, but that may not be respected. Could put a padlock on the dumpster and distribute it to residents, but others could still come by and place their garbage next to the dumpster. Could also consider going back to individual garbage cans vs a communal dumpster. Dave will bring this issue to the garbage board.
  • Hospital Board – Don Eddy attended the last meeting and states that there’s no big updates to report. Hinckley is net negative and Sandstone is net positive in funds.

Anything else to come to the board? None.

Next meeting is Tuesday, October 13th, 2026 @ 5:30 PM

Meeting adjourned at 6:08 PM

 

Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen Krejci, Clerk