To date we have processed 600 plus vehicle registration transactions at the Stanley Police Department. This has been a great service to our community and the surrounding area that is regularly used by the public. We look forward to continue providing these services in the future.”

Police Chief Lance Weiland

Reaffirming the city’s police agreement with Boyd Dec. 18, the Stanley Common Council looked to cover many items at its Jan. 2 meeting to start the new year. Contained in department reports were updates on several city departments
Starting out his department report, public works operator in charge John Hoel informed the Council that Public Works had performed equipment maintenance and repair as well as assisted the wastewater department with placing large boulders around the elk park lift station for a barrier. Also reported by Hoel to the Council in his report dated Dec. 28 were the pumping and thawing of fire hydrants and replacement of a stop sign at Fourth and Broadway that had been struck by a vehicle, along with cutting and splitting of firewood for the campground and servicing water department trucks.
As to work planned for coming weeks, Hoel listed “equipment maintenance and repairs, snow removal as needed, clean and organize the shop,” and street repairs.
As for other updates, Hoel informed the council that items the department had put up for auction had sold, bringing in just over $11,000. The department also sold the Kubota UTV to bring in $4,501. Hoel shared that the new end loader was expected by the end of the week, saying the department would hold on to the CAT loader until the snowplow was installed on the new loader.
Shifting from public works to the water report, city water operator Don Goettl reported normal plant operation and maintenance the last two weeks, along with compliance testing and diggers hotline locates. With temperatures in the upper forties to low fifties, Goettl shared that he and other city workers had been able to get out and check as well as pump down fire hydrants that hadn’t been finished in the fall. Thanking the other workers, Goettl shared under planned work the cleaning of the Number 2 Ozone pump, as well as more cellular meter switch outs. The switch to remote water meter reading has proceeded apace, with 682 meters installed as of Dec. 29, per the clerk’s report.
As for information the Council should be aware of, Goettl shared an update on the Ozone system upgrade, saying that Ely Wineland from Pinnacle Ozone Systems was the project manager on the project. With hardware up and many components ordered, the equipment will be shipped once submittal approval is received.
Also contained in department reports, police chief Lance Weiland said that signed copies of the joint police agreement had been provided to both communities, with recent hire Cody Vircks continuing field training. Weiland said in addition that calls had been on the slower side over the past few weeks, while the department had processed 600 plus vehicle registration transactions.
“To date we have processed 600 plus vehicle registration transactions at the Stanley Police Department,” Weiland wrote. “This has been a great service to our community and the surrounding area that is regularly used by the public. We look forward to continue providing these services in the future.”
Included in the fire chief’s report, Fire Chief Korey Hagenson reported that there had been a meeting at ACE Ethanol to plan a training burn by the department of a house ACE had purchased. Also listed in work completed, Hagenson said he had redone the call log sheets for billing in 2023, along with updated MABAS cards. MABAS is a mutual aid system allowing Stanley to better call for aid from other departments on fire calls.
On that note, Hagenson said that Stanley had signed up for ice rescue training in Owen, with four Stanley members to take the certification class. Hagenson said he had had an interview with Amanda Samplawski to hire as a firefighter and Emergency Medical responder (EMR), while accepting Adden Martin’s resignation.
Communicating with the Council, Martin said the reason for resignation was that he had lost interest in the position.
As to department work scheduled for the next two weeks, Hagenson listed going over EMS protocols with Thorp, talking to the state about EMR certification, fixing the exhaust on the ladder truck, ordering new headlights for Tender 2 and Rescue 1, ordering replacement pagers and handheld radios, and completing fire and EMS reports as well as getting the rest of the paperwork for 2024. The fire department has DNR training coming up as well, with few specifics.