The village of Lake Delton Board tabled action on two projects during a meeting Monday afternoon.

The board heard from village engineer John Langhans about the proposed South Burritt Avenue project, which under current estimates would cost about $57,000, but took no action after several questions about the project arose.

The project, at the corner of South Burritt Avenue and Xanadu Road, would remove a gravel area along South Burritt Avenue and would replace it with vegetation.

An asphalt flume would also be removed, but a curb and gutter system would be installed. Sidewalks would also be installed on both sides of South Burritt Avenue.

As part of the project, however, a number of parking spots along the roadway would be eliminated.

Trustee Tom Diehl said he saw about 18 cars parked there when he drove by recently.

The current project plan calls for only nine parking stalls on the west side of the road. They will be parallel to the road because public works and police department officials wanted to decrease unwanted cars in the area and improve safety.

The parallel parking stalls will keep people from backing out into traffic, Langhans said.

Diehl asked where the residents of two houses on the street are supposed to park if so many spots are taken out and they aren't guaranteed a parking spot.

Clerk/Treasurer/Coordinator Kay Mackesey asked if more parking could be added on the east side of the road.

Langhans said there was room for more spots, but said it's more of a safety issue having people park on that side of the street.

Police Chief Tom Dorner said an additional two or three spots on the east side of the street as well as the nine stalls on the west side should be sufficient.

The board tabled the project until Langhans could supply them with some concrete answers.

The board also tabled action on a proposed cemetery project without going into any discussion. The project would add a driveway from the cemetery onto Clara Avenue.

In other business, the board did the following:

n Approved the Personnel Committee's recommendation to name Gary Hansen the interim Public Works director, effective immediately. Pardeville Public Works Director David Tracey had been named successor to retiring Director Larry Fish at a Sept. 8 meeting, but changed his mind shortly thereafter.

n Heard from District 42 State Assembly hopeful Fred Clark, who formally introduced himself to the board.

n Approved a $300 request from the Lake Delton Lions Club for the club's Halloween party.

n Denied unanimously a variance request from Walter Steinweg of Gifts of the World to allow a variance to his on-premise sign. The sign is legal non-conforming, so the board was hesitant to approve the variance because there are many legal non-conforming signs in the village. Diehl said if they approved his variance, then they would have to approve other similar variances in the future.

n Approved a variance application from Knuckleheads for 15 wall signs totaling 920 square feet. The signs needed variance because they exceeded the 200 square foot allowed by village ordinance.

n Took no action during a closed session in which the board discussed its lawsuit with Lamar Advertising Company.