2008 WTA District Meetings

(01/08/08) Each year our Association presents a day long District meeting on various topics around the state. The 2008 District meeting agenda and schedule appear below (Registration Form).

The agenda for the 2008 District meetings will include the two hour training for Board of Review training required for at least one member of each town or village Board of Review, under Sec. 70.46 (4) and Sec. 73.3 (55) of Wis. Statutes. These sections require that at least one member of the Board of Review must have attended an approved training session for Board of Review Training within the past two years. To comply with this requirement for the 2008 Board of Review we will provide the training during the morning session of this year’s District meetings. {We last did this training in 2006 at District meetings.}

The Board of Review (BOR) training will include the basic information, forms and BOR scripts for BOR members to use in 2008. The training will also include new issues and information for those who have attended in the past years. We believe that the combination of review of the basics and new information will make the
BOR training very valuable for both new and continuing officials.

If your town has a citizen board of review, please encourage your citizen members to register and attend one of these District meetings with the other town and village officers.

In addition to the BOR training, we have scheduled a “Question and Answer” period on any topics that those attending may wish to raise to the WTA staff in attendance. Following lunch, which is included in the registration fee, the program will present information on Liquor Licensing (a topic we have not covered in recent years) and recent cases on highway issues. The last part of the program will be a review of current state legislative activity, including items in the state budget.

The 2008 WTA District meetings will have the same agenda at all District Meetings. Please note that this year’s meetings will start at 8:45 a.m. (with coffee and rolls at 8:00 a.m.) and conclude at 3:15 p.m. There are 17 different locations starting January 26, 2008 and concluding the first Saturday in April. We are scheduling at 17 locations (including nine Saturdays) to reduce the travel distance for as many of your towns and villages as possible. Please note we have some new meeting locations in Wisconsin Dells, Stoughton, Marshfield, La Crosse, Siren, Waupaca, and the Town of Jackson, in Washington County on this year’s list. You are welcome to register and attend any of the locations that is convenient for you. Please mark the registration form with the District meeting location you plan to attend.

As in the past in the event of “inclement weather” we will post a message on the WTA answering machine by 6:00 a.m. of each day if that day’s district meeting has been cancelled. Call (715) 526-3157 after 6:00 a.m. to listen to a recorded message if the meeting is going ahead or cancelled. Please note that in the past ten years, we have only cancelled one meeting due to weather conditions, so it is highly probable the meetings will go on as scheduled.

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Agenda for 2008 District Meetings

8:00 a.m. Registration, Coffee and Rolls

8:45 a.m. Call to Order

8:50 a.m. Insurance issues from Rural Insurance Company representatives

9:05 a.m. Board of Review Training begins

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. Complete Board of Review Training

11:10 a.m. to 11:45 am. Cracker Barrel: Your Questions and Answer on any topics

11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch (included in the registration cost)

1:00 p.m. Legal Update on “Liquor Licensing, Operators Licenses, and related issues; and Recent court cases on Highway Issues” presented by WTA Legal Staff

2:00 to 2:10 p.m. Stretch break

2:10 to 3:10 p.m. Legislative Update

3:10 p.m. Drawings for Scholarship Door Prizes

3:15 p.m. Adjourn

Please note new meeting starting time of 8:45 a.m. We have scheduled BOR training for the morning; extra time for your Questions; and more breaks in this year’s program based upon your comments on past evaluations! Please mark your calendars and plan to attend one of the 2008 District Meetings!

2008 W.T.A. DISTRICT MEETINGS
Locations & Directions

District #1A – Saturday, February 2, 2008, Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Dr., WI Dells, WI 53965. From I90 or I94 westbound to exit #92, HWY 12 (Lake Delton/WI Dells). Turn west (right) at the bottom of the exit ramp onto HWY 12. At the first stoplight (Meadowview Dr.), turn right to Kalahari Drive.

District #1B – Friday, March 7, 2008, Comfort Inn, 1345 Business Park Rd., Mineral Point, WI 53565. Located just off of HWY 151,on the north edge of Mineral Point (Take Exit #40 from Hwy 151 on Hwy 23S to Business Park Road.)

District #1C – Friday, March 28, 2008, Brouxhouse, 800 Nygaard St., Stoughton, WI 53589. Located just off HWY 51 on the northwest side of Stoughton, from Hwy 51 take Roby Road (to east) about 1/10 mile, turn right (south on Nygaard Road for 1/10 mile.)

District #2A – Friday, February 15, 2008, The Plaza Hotel & Suites, 1202 W. Clairmont, Eau Claire, WI 54701. I94, exit HWY 37 north, go ½ mile, located at the intersection of US 12 and HWY 37.

District #2B – Saturday, March 8, 2008, The Eagle’s Club, 1104 S. Oak Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449. Coming in on HWY 13 North or HWY 10, turns into Central Ave., (Roddis Ave.), go to 1^st set of lights, turn left on 14^th St., go to Oak St., turn right, down 2 blocks on the left, next to Melody Garden Skateland OR coming in on HWY 13 South or HWY 97, turns into Arnold St., go to 2^nd set of lights, turn right onto Oak Ave., on right hand side of road.

District #2C – Saturday, April 5, 2008, The Radisson Center, 300 2^nd St. South, LaCrosse, WI 54601. Located on the corner of 2^nd St. and Jay St. in downtown La Crosse, about one block south and east of Radisson Hotel and La Crosse Convention Center.

District #3A – Saturday, February 16, 2008, Best Western Northwoods Lodge, 23986 St. Rd. 35 South, Siren, WI 54872. Located at the junction of Highways 70/35 and County Road B in the quaint village of Siren in Burnett County.

District #3B – Saturday, March 1, 2008, Lakewoods Resort & Lodge, RR 2, Box 715, Cable, WI 54821. From HWY 63, turn east on CTH M, approximately 8 miles.

District #3C – Saturday, March 29, 2008, Paradise Shores, 26364 CTH M, Holcombe, WI 54745. Take HWY 27 to Lake Holcombe, turn left (west) onto CTH M (by Cenex gas station and Big Minnow Bar), follow CTH M for 1 ½ miles, located on the right hand side of the road.

District #4A – Saturday, February 9, 2008, Best Western Grand Seasons Hotel, 110 Grand Seasons Dr., Waupaca, WI 54981. From HWY 10 West: take HWY 54 West/49 North Exit and turn left, then right onto Grand Seasons Drive. From HWY 10 East: take HWY 49/54 Exit and turn right, then right again onto Grand Seasons Drive

District #4B – Thursday, February 21, 2008, Indian Springs Lodge, 620 HWY 32, Carter, WI. Located on HWY 32 between Townsend and Wabeno on the east side of the Highway.

District #4C – Friday, February 29, 2008, AmericInn of Minocqua, 700 US HWY 51 N, Minocqua, WI 54548. Located at the intersection of US HWY 51 and Menominee St. in Minocqua.

District #5A – Friday, February 8, 2008, Apple Creek Inn, 3177 French Rd., DePere, WI 54115. About 4 miles south of De Pere From HWY 41, exit County Road S, go east on S (known as Lawrence Road), and immediately turn right onto French Rd.,. (less than ¼ mile from Hwy 41 on frontage road known as French Rd.)

District #5B – Saturday, February 23, 2008, Royal Ridges, HWY 23 West, Ripon, WI 54971. Located on the west side of Ripon, look for the large blue sign across from Pick-n-Save.

District #5C – Friday, March 14, 2008, Bil-Mar Supper Club, 3627 CTH CR, Manitowoc, WI 54220. Take CTH CR (old HWY 141) south from HWY 151 approximately ½ mile east of I-43, on west edge of Manitowoc.

District #6A – Saturday, January 26, 2008, Randy’s Supper Club, 841 W. Milwaukee St., Whitewater, WI 53190. Located on HWY 12 on the east side of Whitewater.

District #6B – Saturday, March 15, 2008, Town of Jackson Town Hall & Recreation Center, 3146 Division Rd., Jackson, WI 53037. From Hwy 41/45 East take Hwy 60 to about 1.5 miles east of Jackson or from I-43 go West on Hwy 60, about 8.5 miles west of Grafton to Division Rd. (CTH G), go south on Division Rd (CTH G) 2 ½ miles, Hall located on east side of Division Rd.

PLEASE NOTE: IF WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BAD, PLEASE CALL 715-526-3157, AFTER 6:00 A.M., AND THERE WILL BE A MESSAGE ON THE VOICE MAIL IF THE MEETING IS CANCELLED OR STILL ON. THANK YOU.

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