April 15, 2025 Annual Electors Mtg.

TOWN OF PORTERFIELD Annual Electors’ Meeting TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 Chairperson Dennis Bergeson called the annual meeting to order at 6:00 PM with 22 in attendance. The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag . The past minutes from April 14, 2024 were read. Ron Harrison made a motion to approve the minutes as read. It was seconded by Tom Buelteman. All were in favor, no one opposed – minutes approved. Residents reviewed the Town of Porterfield 20 24 financial statement. Total income for 20 24 was $1,471,745.89. Chris Rohde gave the 20 24 financials for the Grover -Porterfield Fire Department. Total income was $254,216.78 and total expenses were $230,305.19. Supervisor I, Audrey Guseck, wrote up a recap of the projects from 2024, which includes the following: Five new homes were built in 2024 LED lights were put in the town hall. A 2013 International plow truck with 36,000 miles was purchased. The town now has 3 plow trucks. Town roads were graded by Richlen Excavating. A portion of Sequin Road was pulverized, graded, and paved. Schacht Road had culverts replaced, pulverized, graveled, graded, paved, and shouldered. Deer Lane was pulverized. Jacobson Road was paved and shouldered. To protect Jacobson Road from breaking up, a road restriction of 8 tons was put on. Bridge work on Mile Road was completed. Work was done by Franks Excavating and Peshtigo Asphalt. Harold Schwartz was hired as a town employee which will include roadwork and working at the Recycling Center. Craig Kopatz was hired as a town employee to plow snow and brush/grass cutting. Darrell Baker was appointed to the Winesville Cemetery Committee. R&R Assessing contract for 2025, 2026, and 2027 was approved. Maintenance work will be done in 2025 for $22,440.00; 2026 external reval at $72,480.00 and 2026 maintenance work for $22,440.00. The Town levy was accepted at $593,843.00. Board members were given a raise to start in May 2025. Chairperson: $8,429.23, Supervisors: $4,338.58, Clerk: $14,422.17, and Treasurer: $8,057.35. There was a 98% turnout for the Presidential election with 1,224 residents casting ballots. Thanks to our town clerk, Amy, it ran very smoothly. On a sad note: On January 17, 2025, we lost a town board supervisor. Don Limberg, Supervisor 2, for 19 years will be greatly missed. He was a devoted town official. On a happy note: Wendell Philipps is retiring after 46 years as the town treasurer. We will miss his knowledge and all his hunting and fishing stories. Enjoy your retirement, Wendell. Thank you, Supervisor 1, Audrey Guseck Chairperson, Dennis Bergeson, gave a summary of possible future projects for 2025, which are as follows: Winesville East from Miles Rd to Farm Rd will pulverize, gravel, shape and pave 2” x 20’ with shoulder work when completed. We will replace culverts as needed. Most culverts are replaced with plastic with two remaining to be replaced. Cost is $187,000. Anderson Road (tentative complete road ). This was a project from this year, but we were short of funding. We will take care of the first 3200 ’ to be pulverized and gravel added, shape and pave 2 ” x 20’, estimated at $74,000. Shoulder work when comp leted, estimated at $11,400. Patch and chip seal the remaining 2400’ which we are waiting on numbers. Sandberg Road (tentative) to be pulverized, graveled, shaped, and paved with shouldering done w hen completed. This will be paved estimated at $130,000. Sequin Road (portion) - single chip seal 2200 ’ estimated at $10,500 and wedge portions ( waiting for cost). Peters Road (portion) – single chip seal 3400’ estimated at $16,000. We will patch roads as ne cessary; grade gravel roads as needed (2 -3 times); cut g rass and brush cut as needed. We will be changing/replacing road signs that are faded out or not readable. We will in stall new sign posts as needed where broken or damaged. Town Road 41 – we have a new house going in and we will need to gra vel the road and remove trees, make a turn around at the end for snow plow trucks. Unknown of cost at this point. Thank you, Chairperson, Dennis Bergeson Scott Anderson made a motion to hold the 202 6 Annual Meeting on the third Tuesday in April which is April 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Jerry Scott seconded the motion. All in favor , no one opposed – motion approved. Sue Bayer made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:22 PM. Ron Harrison seconded the motion. All in favor, no one opposed – meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Dawn Johnson, Clerk