Public Works Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Works Committee Meeting Wednesday, July 8, 2026 @ 5:00 PM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/97982898675. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 979 8289 8675. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak and hand it to the County Clerk (please respect the signs and do not approach Board members at the table). 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. June 10, 2026 Draft Minutes 9. MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT a. Maintenance Report Page 1 of 7 2 10. SAWYER COUNTY AIRPORT REPORT a. Management Report- Hayward Aviation, LLC 11. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT a. Highway Commissioner's Report b. Highway Facilities Discussion 12. AD-HOC COMMITTEE UPDATE- JUNE 15 13. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 14. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 16. FINALIZATION OF BUSINESS 17. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: AUGUST 12, 2026 AT 5:00PM 18. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Page 2 of 7 Minutes of the June 10, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Public Works Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Ron Kinsley - Excused Mike Markgren Marc Helwig Liz Klein Randy Neumann Derek Leslie Chuck Van Etten Dan Mersel- Virtual Jim Evans Call to Order – Vice Chair Helwig called the meeting to order at 5:01 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken; quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments- Dan Mersel Minutes from the previous meeting dated: May 13, 2026 Motion to approve by: Mr. Evans Second by: Mr. Van Etten Motion carried without negative vote. Maintenance- A written report was provided. Sawyer County Airport Report- Mr. Leslie provided the May Airport report. Traffic is increasing, the Airport is busy. Snow Removal Equipment is advancing- it will require contracts, a budget and procedures. The Airport has a new tenant bringing the total to 30 based aircraft. Hanna Bay Holdings Hangar Lease-- Resolution 2026-____ Hangar Area Lease Agreement with Hanna Bay Holdings, LLC was approved for consideration by the County Board on a motion by: Mr. Van Etten Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Highway Department- A written report was provided on May Highway work on 27/77, graveling shoulders and patching throughout the county. Work is starting on STH 70 between GG and Price County and on STH 27 from Carroll to Boylan Roads in June. CTH F and CTH DD will be pulverized after July 4 and repaved in August. The CTH E project will start in 2027. Speed Reduction on CTH B: Mr. Pinnow shared a request from own of Hunter and the Traffic Safety Committee findings of a dangerous section of CTH B and recommended the committee approve a speed reduction area from 55 to 45moh on CTH B between CTH S and Musky Tale R. Motion to approve the speed reduction for final consideration by the County Board by: Mr. Neumann Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Highway Facilities discussion— Tabled to July Board Appointed Committee Updates-- None Page 3 of 7 Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Highway Facilities Discussion Meeting adjourned at: 5:21 pm Next Meeting: July 8, 2026 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 4 of 7 Maintenance Report June 2026 I. Courthouse/Sheriff’s: • In addition to routine building maintenance and repairs, staff responded to and completed the following workorders this month. o 119 work orders opened o 126 work orders completed o 46 maintenance preventative work orders completed • Began paperwork on 2027 budget. II. Projects • Finished remodeling the clerk’s office to separate it from ROD and make it a secure area. Continuing with ROD work with an insulated wall and moving current desks. • Remodeled Chief Deyo’s office with fresh paint, new desk and filing cabinets. • Transition’s house needed some paint and work done by requests. Also replaced 1 split unit for HVAC. Page 5 of 7 Sawyer County Airport Management Report July 2026 (Provided by Airport Manager Derek Leslie) -Airport operations are going smoothly. Peak tourism season is fast approaching; we will be ready. - Grass mowing has been going well. - The Civil Air Patrol Pancake Feed/ Open house is Sunday July 12th. -The Young Eagles flights at the airport is on August 8th. Free rides for all children ages 7-17. - Snow Removal Equipment status is still unknown but there is hope we could see some of it for this upcoming winter season. -Fuel prices have decreased considerably from the recent spike. -No news on our Master Plan and ALP projects. Page 6 of 7 Sawyer County Highway Department 14688 W County Road B, Hayward, WI 54843 Office Phone 715-634-2691 Shop Phone 715-634-2692 Fax Number 715-634-4824 June 30, 2026 Highway Commissioner’s Report • Crews completed crack sealing on CTH C from Exeland to STH 48. They also completed mastic and crack sealing on CTH B. • Patching is still ongoing throughout the County on both systems. • Mowing has started on both systems. We started mowers in all parts of the County this year. • We completed washing and sealing bridges throughout the County. • Crews replaced 3 culverts on CTH F and DD in prep for our construction projects. • CTH F and CTH DD pulverization will start on July 6th. Expecting 2 weeks to complete this process. Paving will start in early August. Still waiting on the date that the plant will be set. • Construction has started on STH 70 from CTH GG to Price County. Construction will also be starting July 20th for STH 27 from Carrol Drive to Boylan Road. Detour is expected during culvert replacement only. • Still finishing up the last 2 appraisals for the CTH E project. This project will be LET in Nov and Construction in 2027. • CTH D Chippewa River Bridge update. Parapets have been poured. Stripping will be taking place along with approach work and drains. Looking at the finished date of July 30th. • There will be a PIM with the State on July 13th from 6:00-8:00 in the Village of Radisson to discuss and provide input for the STH 27/70 project between Radisson and Ojibwa. • Still looking for 1 more summer laborer and we have 1 full-time driver/operator position available at our Hayward location. Page 7 of 7