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Published July 14, 2011, 09:34 AM

North Hudson Board hears of copper thefts

North Hudson Police Chief Mark Richert told members of the North Hudson Board of Trustees that there has been an increase in the theft of vehicle contents and the theft of copper.

By: Doug Stohlberg, Hudson Star-Observer

North Hudson Police Chief Mark Richert told members of the North Hudson Board of Trustees that there has been an increase in the theft of vehicle contents and the theft of copper.

“There have been attempts to steal copper tubing from Zappa Brothers, Mara Maria’s and local residences,” Richert said. “In some case thieves have ruined air conditioners trying to get at the copper pipe.”

Richert also told the board there has been a rash of vehicle break-ins.

“Items stolen have included GPS devices, cell phones and money,” Richert said. “In most cases the doors of the vehicles were not locked — lock your doors!”

Richert also asked citizens to keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior and to call 911 or the North Hudson Police at (715) 386-8433.

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The village board addressed the following issues at its meeting Tuesday, July 5:

  • Discussed a potential state mandate that would require land parcel data to be kept electronically by Jan. 1, 2014. President George Klein sent a letter to State Sen. Sheila Harsdorf appealing for more time for the transition.

    He said the village faces three options: 1) reassess and spend upwards of $60,000; 2) hire an outside firm and hire an “small army” of interns, volunteers and summer help; 3) extend the deadline allowing for a gradual transfer of data.

  • Unanimously approved a temporary Class B/Class B alcohol license for the North Hudson Pepper Festival, schedule Aug. 19-21 in the village.

  • Approved the redistricting of wards in the village to align with new county supervisor boundaries. The change does not affect the village trustee districts because they are elected at-large in the village.

  • Approved June non-recurring claims totaling $27,862.79.

  • Approved a loan in the amount of $124,690 for the completion of the St. Croix Station road project. The village received bids from three local banks, but chose the state-sponsored Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.

    In a second action, the board combined the new loan with other existing debt for $620,010. The entire amount went to the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands with an interest rate of 3.75 percent on a 10-year loan. Other bids came from the RiverBank, Citizens State Bank and First American bank.

    “The loan will save us over $17,000 during the life of the loan,” Klein said.

  • Approved bids for crack filling of streets ($15,815) and hot patch ($6,717). The approved bids were from Fahrner Asphalt and Precision Sealcoating.

  • The dedication of Jansen Park has been delayed because the original date didn’t work for the family. It is expected that the dedication will take place sometime in August.

    All trustees were present at the meeting. They are President George Klein and trustees Stan Wekkin, Colleen O’Brien-Berglund, Daryl Standafer, Marc Zappa, Jim Thomas and Dan Ortner.

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