Public Works Committee — Minutes

Minutes of the July 8, 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 Mike Markgren Marc Helwig Liz Klein Randy Neumann Derek Leslie Chuck Van Etten John Pinnow Jim Evans- Virtual Jayne Schroeder Call to Order – Chair Kinsley called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken; quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments- Linda Zillmer Minutes from the previous meeting dated: June 10, 2026 Motion to approve by: Mr. Neumann Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. Maintenance- A written report was provided. Sawyer County Airport Report- Mr. Leslie provided the June Airport report. Traffic peaks July 22-27; the Airport is busy. Civil Air Patrol Pancake Breakfast is Sunday, July 12 from 7-1pm. Young Eagles will provide free flights for kids ages 7-17 on August 8. No update from FAA on the Airport Master Plan or Airport Layout Plan. Highway Department- A written report was provided on June Highway work: CTH F and DD work started July 6. STH GG to Price County Line work started. STH 27 Carol to Boylan Rd work starts July 20. Finishing up 2 last appraisals for the CTH E project. CTH D Chippewa River Bridge work complete July 30. A Public Information Meeting with the state will be held in Village of Radisson on July 13 from 6-8 pm to discuss STH 70 between Radisson and Ojibwa. Highway is still hiring 1 more summer laborer and 1 FT diver/operator position for Hayward shop. The cost of salt increased dramatically; the projected cost is $1M to fill the sheds for the upcoming budget. Highway Facilities discussion— Long term plans needed to replace old Highway building with leaking roof and boarded up windows. Mr. Markgren will work with Mr. Pinnow to come up with 3 or 4 proposals for the committee. Mr. Van Etten requested a quote to convert to brine in conjunction with building a new facility. Ad-hoc Committee Update— Mr. Kinsley reported on the June 15 meeting discussions on the WOJB tower, ATVs in New Post and Trail Passes. Mr. Markgren stated that the cost to revamp the tower has come down significantly since the first estimate. The next meeting will be set when the pending inspection of the tower has been completed. Ms. Schroeder had questions about ATV routes and operation times. Board Appointed Committee Updates-- None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Upcoming hangar lease renewal, Highway salt and facility discussion, ATV Routes Meeting adjourned at: 5:32 pm Next Meeting: August 12, 2026 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk