Minutes

Regular Board Meeting Tuesday , October 14, 20 2 5 Townsend Town Hall 6 :00 p.m . Chairperson Monica Zeller called the meeting to order at 6:00pm Roll ca ll : Chairperson Monica Zeller , Supervisor Chuck DeMoulin , Supervisor Willie Evans , Treasurer Beth Hartman , Clerk Linda Ziegler. 27 citizens Verification of proper agenda notice: Ziegler posted the agenda on October 3, 2025 at Townsend Post Office, Townsend Town Hal l , Laona State Bank, Townsend Branch, and www.townsendwisconsin.org . Evans made the motion to approve the agenda, 2 nd by Zeller – M/A Motion made by DeMoulin t o accept the minutes of the September 9, 2025, 2 nd by Evans – M/A Treasures report – Hartman gave a P&L budget performance report. We received the PILT payment and paid the last of the road work. Hartman said the County is updated the tax software and the town needs to sign the Tech Transcendent Technologies Software Maintenance Agreement. The fee will be $600.00 per year for tax receipting and $250.00 annually for pet licensing. Evans made the m otion to approve the treasurer report and pay all the bills , 2 nd by DeMoulin – M/A Ambulance Report – Report on file . Janet Opeila said the f und raising is done. All fund raising will go to the building fund. They received $1800 for a WPS grant. Members attend refresher training. Oconto County Fall Prevention Program needs wheelchairs. Please drop at the ambulance station Fire Department report – Report on file . Chief Dawn Herlache said there were 3 calls this month. Pump testing is October 29 th in Lakewood. Herlache attended National Fire Academy Weekend, 2 days on strategies and tactics for incident command. Friends of Townsend Fire – Wan d a Laste said the open house was well attended. This is a safety educational event. The group is working on the 2026 budget and continues to look for grant opportunities. FOTF will participate in the Lions Trunk or Treat, October 31. Lakes Country Library – Report on file. Kathleen Marsh said they had records numbers of kids for the summer reading program. Northwind Solar finished installing the solar panels in July and there is already financial benefits. The library continues their speaker program Planning & Zoning : N /A Permits/License s : DeMoulin made the motion to approve operators license for Sell, Gonzalez, Delvoye & Linssen, 2 nd by Evans – M/A Business : 1. Rural Insurance – Norb Stauber & Ben Albrecht . Albrecht went through the 2026 insurance schedule. The board will review and make any adjustments 2. Assessor Contract and revaluation contract . The board met with Assessor Jef Muelver at 5pm to discuss the 2027 - 2029 contract and the Revaluation Contract. Both have been signed . The property reevaluation will be in 2027. 3. Resolution 02 - 2025 to authorize Electronic Mail from Oconto County . - The county has asked the town to adopt an ordinance to Authorize Electronic Mail to be able to confirm receipt of the materials by return electronic mail. Evans made the motion to approve resolution 02 - 2025 to Authorize E lectronic M ail N otification of Ordinance Amendments, 2 nd by DeMoulin – M/A 4. Happ i ness Circle name correction – In 2002, the Happyness Circle was developed from Krake Road per Oconto County Certified Survey Map #3474. In 2007, the Townsend Town Board signed a Resolution for the Acceptance of a Road as a Town Road, stating the description of the Town Road known as Happiness Circle. Oconto County Contacted the Clerk three weeks ago, stating that the road sign and the plat map do not have the same spelling, and asked for clarification. DeMoulin made the motion to maintain the road name of Happiness Circle, spelled with an “I”, 2 nd by Evans, - M/A. Ziegler will send Form 615 to the County to clarify. 5. Oconto County Ordinance Enforcement Agreement . - The Oconto County Sheriff’s office is implementing a Memorandum of Agreement to authorize enforcement of town ordinances. Zeller stated that some corrections need to be made with the agreement and then the town will sign. 6. Northern Archers – Don Solberg thanked the town for the use of the 30 acres on Village View. Most of this land has been logged and have over one mile of trail and 28 3 - D targets, along with 2 cross bow targets and elevated stands. The Northern Archers club is now a 501C3 organization and will be doing fund raising to maintain the grounds. They will also be erecting a larger shed to store the targets. The club has had four hunter safety classes and holds youth archery at St. John’s. They will be offering the property to snow shoeing during the winter. 7. Valley View speed limit - Jim O’Neil, property owner 17473 Valley View is asking the town to conduct a DOT speed study to reduce the default speed limit of 55mph o n th e stretch of road from E Burnt Dam and Meadow Parkway. During the summer months, too many vehicles exceed safe driving speeds for that congested area of road . Zeller will investigate the options with the DOT study and signage. 8. Snow plowing guidelines – Highway Supervisor Bob Habeck and the board have put together Snow plowing guidelines for the part time drivers to follow. The guidelines include prioritizing key areas; timing of snow removal; equipment and resource management and safety protocols. 9. Winter parking – Townsend winter parking will go into effect November 1, 2025 through April 1, 2026. No parking on town roads from 10:00pm to 6:00am. 10. Halloween Trick or Treat hours – Town trick or treat hours will be 4pm – 6pm 11. November budget/general meeting November 11, 2025 . The budget will be presented, the electors will approve, then the regular board meeting will commence. Public Comment - n/a Correspondence - n /a Announcements :  Bob Habeck stated that the Town of Townsend has received a USDA grant for $309,150.00. Bob was able to secure the grant based on ongoing clean up from the 2019 Der e cho which blew down approximately 75% of trees in large, wooded section of town. Townsend is the only town in the state that received this grant from the USDA .  Budget sessions October 15 and 21 st at 10am  7 Towns meeting Oct 15, Lakewood 6:30m  WTA Unit Meeting 7pm, Town of HOW  McCaslin Lions Club trunk or Treat Oct 31 4 - 6pm  Holiday Tree lighting Sunday, November 30 at 4pm Evans motioned to adjourn at 7:22pm, 2 nd Zeller – M/A Minutes approved November 11, 2025 Linda Ziegler, Clerk