Town Board Meeting — Minutes

AMBERG TOWN BOARD MEETING Community Center – Tuesday May 12, 2026 6:00 pm Chairman Sagan called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with all board members present and 15 citizens present The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Chairman Sagan opened the floor to the citizens. Dawn Horswill asked about the camper fees but nothing more was done with it yet. She said there has been a lot of positive things about pickleball and has an app that they can communicate with people that are interested and want to play. Hank Novak gave an update on the county. The loan for the roadwork was paid off and they will be taking out a new one for more roadwork. The bridge on County C will be done in 3 months. Dale Marquis wants to know when Marquis Rd is getting done and was informed that it is on the list. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to accept the clerk’s report as read and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The general m/m account has $ 442,081.45 The equipment cd has $ 96,049.29 The main checking account has $ 27,661.36 and after checks clear it will be $5000.00. The park and rec account has $ 31,220.04. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The Planning Commission went over a variance request sent in by Christine Cuda. Her request info was studied, discussion followed, and it was deemed not to be unnecessarily or unreasonably burdensome for her to follow the land division ordinance. It was then recommended not to grant the variance by an unanimous vote. The commission then studied Title 14 which is the land division ordinance. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm. The Fire Dept has $5800.00 in their checkbook and had a couple of calls. One of the fire trucks is still at Starzers. After it is repaired they will probably be getting rid of it. The surrounding municipalities are looking for the same type of truck that our fire dept is. The Wausaukee Rescue Squad had a couple of 2nd unit calls in the area. They need to get a new refrigerator. The loader is finally fixed and the town crew has been cleaning up the cemetery and digging graves. They have also been doing maintenance on the vehicles and patching and grading roads. The Parks and Rec Dept is working on Ducky Day which is only 39 days away. It is June 20th from 11am – 4pm. Ranger City Riders and the American Legion Post #428 are co-hosting a cornhole tournament. Parks and Rec are looking for volunteers, vendors and raffle basket donations and they also have tickets available for purchase. The Amberg ball diamond has seen lots of activity over the last month with the Patriots 8U team practicing there on Monday and Wednesdays. There is a scheduled game on May 21st at 5:30 pm. Advertising banners have been put up and will be displayed May 1st – November 1st. Taylor Enterprises has donated sand for the foundation of the bathroom project. They are waiting to get the forms laid and plumbing installed. The shooting range is back to summer hours of 9am – 5pm. The gym has seen an increase in traffic as some community members started playing Pickleball. The next meeting is June 2nd at pm at the town hall. The town board was informed of the electronics recycling date of August 29th from 8-12 at the town garage. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to approve the liquor licenses and Supervisor Mattison seconded it. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to approve Vernon Schultz’s operator’s license and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to have Dawn Horswill change the dates on the cemetery signs and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to approve a new outdoor pickleball court with no cost to the taxpayers and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Supervisor Mattison seconded it. Meeting adjourned at 6:43 pm.