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Town of Sherman Board of Supervisors Monthly Meeting Silver Creek Fire Department/ Town of Sherman Office, W6566 State Highway 144 Tuesday, September 7, 2010    7:00 p.m.   Call to Order   Roll Call   Discussion, Corrections if necessary, and Approval of the minutes from regular meeting on August 3, 2010   Discussion, Audit and Approval of Financial Report and Payment of Bills   Public Input   Discussion and Action:  Building Inspector Report   Discussion and Action:  Constable Report Barking Dog Issues Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department, Reyson Mandatory Fence Repair   Unfinished Business: Discussion and Action:  Proposed Dog Ordinance; Attorney Kiefer’s Response to Ordinance   New Business: Discussion and Action:  Authorization for Dave Such and UW-X to use meeting room for Water Testing/Collection Site Discussion and Action:  Set Date for Insurance Review Discussion and Action:  (4) Appointments for Plan Commission Discussion and Action:  Resolution #2010-04 Exemption from Library Tax Discussion and Action:  Union Cemetery Discussion and Action:  Preliminary 2011 Budget Discussion and Action:  Liquor License Applications Next regular meeting date:  September 7, 2010    Town Chairman Report:  (Items for discussion only)   Reports of Town Committees: Bob Boehlke & William Miller:  Transfer Station Lester Miller & James Fahney:  Roads Bill Beverly:  Plan Commission Dennis Hiller:  Park Board   Miscellaneous Business: Clerk’s Communications   The Town Board of Supervisors may enter into closed session by majority vote, per Wisconsin State Statute §19.85(1)(g), and will reconvene into open session by same. 19.85(1)(g)       (g) Conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.   Discussion and Action:  Necessary Actions as a Result of Closed Session   Adjourn   NOTE:  Public Comments:  This item is for audience member comments only.  If an individual wants discussion AND decision on a matter, that person must contact the Clerk at least 7 days before the meeting to request the item be placed on the agenda.  Items may be taken out of order if announced at the beginning of the meeting.  Any person who has special needs, and plans to attend this meeting should contact the Town Clerk/Treasurer at 994-9421 as soon as possible to ensure that reasonable accommodations can be made.

 Settlement in the Town of Sherman began after the government land survey was completed in 1835.  The Town was named in 1864 after William T. Sherman, a General of the Union Army during the Civil War.  A railroad line was constructed in 1873 between Random Lake and Adell at the location of the present railroad.

The first two roads in the town were constructed in 1850, County Trunk Highway (CTH) W was constructed from State Trunk Highway (STH) 57, west three miles.  CTH D was constructed from STH 57, west two miles to CTH I.  Other historic roads in the town include CTH A, which orients east-west, connecting Batavia to Adell and CTH I, which orients north-south, connecting Random Lake to Adell.  STH 57 was constructed and served as a major north-south route between Milwaukee and Green Bay until construction of I-43 in 1975, which diverted traffic from STH 57.  STH 57 was upgraded in 2000 to a four-lane highway between Saukville and Random Lake.

Prior to April 1, 1850, the Town of Sherman was part of a large township known as the Town of Scott, which included the Towns of Abbot and Scott.  The Town of Abbot name was changed to the Town of Sherman in 1865.  In 1898, the Town of Sherman built a town hall east of CTH I and north of Sherman Center for a price of $665.  In 1974, local officials decided to move the town hall to the Silver Creek Fire Hall and retain the old town hall as a historic landmark.  The old town hall remained vacant until 2005 when the Town agreed to sell the structure to the local Boy Scout Troop.

The Town of Sherman includes two unincorporated villages, Random Lake and Adell.  Silver Creek established a post office in 1872 and contains many buildings constructed in the German-style of architecture.  Sherman Center established a trading post in 1840 along an Indian trail between Batavia and Random Lake.

Currently the Town of Sherman has a population of 1,571 and encompasses an area of approximately 21,800 acres.  Known for its rural farmlands and North Branch Milwaukee River natural area corridors, the Town is located in southwestern Sheboygan County, adjacent to and just north of the Ozaukee County line.