Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF STAR PRAIRIE, WIS. TOWN BOARD MEETING - MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025 – 6:00 P.M. STAR PRAIRIE TOWN HALL 2118 COOK DRIVE, SOMERSET, WISCONSIN The Town Board Meeting was called to order by Tom Heintz at 6:05 p.m. in the Star Prairie Town Hall: 2118 Cook Drive, Somerset, WI 54025. Present were Tom Heintz, Darryl Wendt, Brian Duggan and Andrea Neumann, Clerk/Treasurer. Michele Hermansen joined by phone. Bob Crotty was absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Agenda : Motion M/S by Darryl Wendt/Brian Duggan to approve the agenda, as submitted. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes : Motion M/S by Darryl Wendt/Brian Duggan to approve minutes from the Town Board Meeting February 4 and Town Work Session February 26, as submitted. Motion carried. Public Comments : None. Treasurer’s Report : Reviewed. No action taken. Building Permits : There were no building permits reported for February 2025. No action taken. Wisconsin DNR - Managed Forest Land Transfer Order : Board reviewed transfer order issued by Wisconsin DNR regarding 19 Acres of Managed Forest Land (Closed), owned by Tom J Kretovics. No action taken. Appoint Election Inspectors for 2024-2025 Term : Motion M/S by Darryl Wendt/Brian Duggan to approve Richard Wanket as an election inspector. Motion carried. Fire Advisory Board : Tom Heintz shared updates from the February Fire Advisory Board meeting. The NRFD rescue truck has high miles and the department is pursuing a Request for Qualifications to identify a company who they’ll work with regarding a new, used or refurbished vehicle. No action taken. Plan Commission Recommendation & Next Meeting : Board reviewed the preliminary plat (Job Number 8184-002) for seven-lot major land division submitted by Doug Zahler of Auth Consulting/Associates, on behalf of the Richard T. and Ramona M. Moulton Revocable Living Trust. The Board also reviewed comments from Town Engineer Josue Gonzales of Ayres and St. Croix County Technical Review Team. Motion M/S by Darryl Wendt/Brian Duggan to approve Job 8184-002. Motion carried. The next meeting for the Comprehensive Plan is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. The next meeting for the Plan Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Town Maintenance Building : Building is complete. Board of Review Training : Brian Duggan is registered for the March 18th virtual Board of Review certification training. Town of Star Prairie - Town Board Meeting - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 1 of 2 Spring Election, Public Test and Security Grant : Spring Election is Tuesday, April 1. Polls are open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Public Test of Electronic Voting Equipment is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m. The Town was awarded the $600 election security grant to help pay for the .gov email domain project. Schedule Monthly Work Session : March Work Session will be scheduled at a later date, once we have more pricing information for potential road projects. Town Road Maintenance - Road Patching, Repairs, Mowing and Other Issues : County will do a walk-through of 90th next week. Tom’s recommendation for pavement this year includes Asplund Road, Shore Drive and the Town’s segment of Brave Drive. We’ve requested to be one of the earlier municipalities for road patching. City of New Richmond is going to be processing the compost area with a grinding company, they’ve been granted permission to operate on posted roads. Approve Payment of Town Bills and Adjourn : Motion M/S by Brian Duggan/Darryl Wendt to approve town bills and adjourn. Motion carried at 6:55 p.m. Andrea Neumann, Clerk/Treasurer Town of Star Prairie Town of Star Prairie - Town Board Meeting - Wednesday, March 5, 2025 2 of 2