The latest bi-monthly department reports are in for the city of Stanley.
With police, fire, and the city administrator all giving updates, these are the details for Stanley.
Starting with the Administrator’s Report, Stanley Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer Nicole Pilgrim reported two operator license approvals, one for Kaitlyn F. Hoyle and another for Frank C. Dusick. Pilgrim also reported city engineer contract funds used/planned as including $289.50 for 401 East Maple Street, along with $2,683.22 for an Easement on Eighth and Carter.
In upcoming items Pilgrim reported the upcoming annual League of Wisconsin Municipalities Conference from Sept. 17 to 19, to be attended by council members Ben Wald and Terry Met, as well as Pilgrim and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Maggie Keeku.
As for work completed within the last two weeks at city hall, Pilgrim listed accounts payable, payroll, final read, meter reviews, campground reservations, park pavilion reservations, Facebook updates, bank reconciliations, new accounting software work, a department head meeting, replacement of Windows 10 computers with Windows 11, downtown Candy Crawl preparations, and starting preparation for Quarter 3 water reads.
Last but not least, Pilgrim reported a bulk pickup as scheduled for Oct. 17.
Filling in the council next with the Fire Chief’s Report, Stanley Fire Chief Ron Patten reported work the last two weeks to include office work, more hose testing,” truck maintenance, and work on DSPS requirements.
As for work planned, Patten informed the council he hoped to finish hose testing with just the fire truck left and also meet with DSPS on the Fire Department Audit. Patten also reported Ladder Truck Training among coming plans. As for items concerning the council, Patten reported zero fire calls, nine EMS calls, three fire inspections, and one standby for a football game.
Patten closed his report with the news that HazMat training had been cancelled for September due to lack of instructors at Emergency Government and CVTC.
As for the Police Report, Stanley Police Chief Lance Weiland reported that several street lights were not working on Pine Street.
“There are multiple streetlights that are not working on Pine Street, east of County Highway NN,” Weiland wrote the council. “In previously speaking with a representative from Clark Electric, they do not manage the work that would need to be done to any of the individual poles, advising that would need to be done by someone of the city’s choosing. This information was passed along to Joe previously and I will touch base with him again so that a plan for servicing these lights can be made.”
Also included with Weiland’s report was a mowing update.
“There were five properties that needed to be mowed by contracted services this week due to non-compliance,” he wrote. “A couple of them will be cited as this is multiple times this mowing season that we have had to have contracted services address the issue at the property.
Touching briefly on mass casualty training carried out by Aspirus Hospital and local fire and EMS services Sept. 10, Weiland said
“This is an annual drill conducted by the hospital to better prepare their staff for a mass casualty event,” he wrote of the training Wednesday, Sept. 10. “This drill will involve emergency responders from the area, including our staff.”
Weiland closed out the bimonthly police report by acknowledging a milestone for Officer Melissa McDonough.
“Last week, Officer Melissa McDonough reached a milestone of two years as a full time member of the Stanley Police Department,” he wrote.