Town Board Meeting — Minutes

AMBERG TOWN BOARD MEETING Community Center – Tuesday March 10, 2026 6:00 pm Chairman Sagan called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm with all board members present except Nola Wontor and 22 citizens present The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and Chairman Sagan opened the floor to the citizens. Pat Metko talked about concerns with the Motocross races on Amberg-Wausaukee Rd. Hank Novak is going to check with the county regarding the portion of property that is county land. Chairman Sagan suggested calling Sheriff Miller but will send a letter to them asking to walk the property with them to check it out. Dan Diercks read a letter regarding the culverts and pot holes on Dow Dam Rd. He is requesting records relating to the Dow Dam culvert replacement and resurfacing project. After discussion with the board he withdrew his request. Fran Campbell asked how much Forney charged for the 8 culverts and Chairman Sagan told her $20,000. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to accept the clerk’s report as read and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The general m/m account has $ 484,560.62 The equipment cd has $ 95,344.01 The main checking account has $ 47,173.13 and after checks clear it will be $5000.00. The park and rec account has $ 31,080.04. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. The Planning Commission meeting was called to order at 6:08 pm. The first order of business was to review a CSM for Patrick Suzawith. After a short discussion, the CSM was recommended. Next the Chair went over the State mandated responsibilities of a Plan Commission, the pros and cons of a 3 or 5 member board, and the pros and cons of a municipal judge. The members will read the Town ordinances from the Town website and discuss them next month. Meeting was adjourned at 6:58. The Fire Dept has $6800.00 in their checkbook and had one fire call and 2 assists. They had cold water rescue training and will bring something to the board with options regarding a new fire truck. The Wausaukee Rescue Squad had 49 calls. They billed out $45,000 and received $13,000. The vote is tied on what to do with the contract to service Middle Inlet. The road crew is plowing roads, scraping roads and fixing the culverts and the trucks. They put up the weight limit signs. The Park and Rec had no report this month. Supervisor Campbell made a motion for a new radio for the grader and Chairman Sagan seconded it as Supervisor Mattison was against it. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to approve a recycling day using the trailer shop and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Mattison made a motion to approve the resolution to support a transportation funding solution and Supervisor Campbell seconded it. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to approve the resolution to have Election Day Registrations (EDR’s) done in the clerk’s office and Supervisor Mattison seconded it Supervisor Campbell made a motion to approve a new software program to replace Quickbooks at a cost savings of over $3,000 per year to the town and Supervisor Mattison seconded it. Supervisor Campbell made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Supervisor Mattison seconded it. Meeting adjourned at 7:26 pm.