7 July Meeting Minutes

Phantom Lakes Management District July 23rd, 2026, 6:00pm Meeting Minutes Virtual Meeting APPROVED 1. Call to Order a. Meeting called to order by Chairman Joe Graczyk at 6:01 PM 2. Open Meeting Notice a. The meeting was notified and posted according to law. 3. Roll Call Board Members Present: Chairman Joe Graczyk, Secretary Jake Jagmin, Treasurer Adam Miller, Scott Babinat, Ryan Fait, Town Supervisor Dave Dubey and County Supervisor Darlene Johnon. Also present Colleen Mutchler, Dawn Wilson, Barry Ripes, Steve Todd and Steve Verduyn. 4. Open Forum a. Resident Barry Ripes came forward with concern about the placement of the Phantom Lakes YMCA floating trampoline. PLMD to reach out to the Phantom Lakes YMCA Camp about possible change in placement. 5. Announcements & Correspondence a. Country Supervisor Darlene Johnson presented an inquiry from the Village of Mukwonago. The Village is considering posting a sign for Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) at the Phantom Glen boat launch. 6. Secretary’s Report a. Secretary Jake Jagmin makes a motion to approve the June meeting minutes Chairman Joe Graczyk seconds. Motion carried. 7. Treasurer’s Report a. Treasurer Adam Miller reads the report. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson makes a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report. Town Representative Dave Dubey seconds. Motion carries. 8. Harvesting Report a. Chairman Joe Graczyk shared drone photos from July 15th, an aerial view of the lake and vegetation. b. Resident Steve Todd mentioned a concern with the algae Chara taking over parts of the lake. Trolling motors stop in the thick bottom covering algae and offer no sanctuary to fish. c. Busy couple of weeks harvesting without wind to work against. d. New Bimini for the smaller harvester, previous Bimini was in disrepair. e. The new approved dumpsite has been a success. 9. Fish Stocking a. Resident Steve Verduyn reports on Phantom Lakes with an update from the Wednesday night fishing league and other fisherman. b. Steve Verduyn received quotes from three fisheries for fish stocking this fall. Gollon came in with the best prices. c. Board Member Scott Babinat made a motion to authorize Steve Verduyn to file for the permits and order the fish to stock both Upper and Lower Phantom Lakes. Board Member Ryan Fait seconds, Motion carried. d. Fish stocking will be split in thirds between walleye, bass and crappie/perch. Donations are continuing to come in and the order will be submitted in August. 10. Aerators a. No update currently 11. Pierhead Line a. Discussions about piers, rafts and trampolines possibly interfering with boat traffic. Hard to enforce but municipalities can create rules. 12. Dredging a. Steve Todd submitted pre-dredging forms to the DNR, DNR has received. No reply as of the meeting - problematic. Need response to submit samples for testing and continue the process in time for the annual meeting in September. b. Grant information forwarded to Steve Todd by Secretary Jake Jagmin. c. Discussion of applying for a conveyor grand at the same time. 13. 2027 Budget a. Treasurer Adam Miller goes line by line, discussing small changes with the board in preliminary adjustments. b. Fuel and conveyor costs are expected to rise. c. Harvester’s warranty will expire soon leading to a rise in harvest repairs. d. Increase made to the equipment fund savings e. Increase in fish stocking 14. 2026 Fireworks a. New company this year, they had some unique shells, very nice. b. Strict crew, an issue occurred with a car in proximity to the detonation, display delayed. c. Clean up crew found a lot of debris near the launch area. d. July 3rd 2027 is on a Saturday, concerning weekend pricing. 15. 2026 Newsletter a. Waiting on a couple articles and budget edits to complete formatting. b. Contact and a timeline has been established with the printer. c. Secretary Jake Jagmin made a motion to approve Assistant Colleen Muthler to issue a check to the Postmaster not to exceed $800. County Supervisor Darlene Johnson seconds. Motion carried. 16. Next Meeting Thursday August 28th, 2026 at 6pm. Meeting will be held virtually 17. Adjournment a. Motion made by Town Supervisor Dave Dubey to adjourn the meeting at 7:26 pm. Secretary Jake Jagmin seconds. Motion carried.