Public Works Committee — Minutes

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 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