Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF WHEATON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, February 10, 2026 The meeting has been properly noticed per Wisconsin Statute 19.84 2) The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm with the Pledge of Allegiance being recited and a moment of silence being observed. 3) Roll call was taken and the following members were present: Mr. Deutscher, Mr. Books, Mr. Gutsch, Ms. Rudd, Mr. Kohls, and Ms. Droske. Ms. Miller was absent. 4) A motion was made by Books/Droske to approve the agenda. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 5) Mr. Deutscher presented the clerk’s report and check register. A motion was made by Droske/Rudd to approve the January 13, 2026 meeting minutes. The motion carried on 4-0 voice vote. Mr. Books abstained from voting. 6) Special Board Action: Anyone interested in being considered for appointment to the Plan Commission to complete the term of Tom Piercy should attend the March board meeting. 7) Public comments: None 8) Committee Reports: A) The treasurer’s report was not available due to the treasurer’s absence. B) Chief Adam Blaskowski presented the fire chief report on the budget, equipment, runs, training, and answered questions from the board. Deputy Chief Luke Heirer provided a demo on the new fire department website. C) An update on ground water was not available. D) The town budget and ordinance chapters 38 and 40 were updated on the town website. Tax collection dates and the winter newsletter were posted to the website. E) A tourism report was not available. F) Mr. Gutsch presented a report on the Corridor T project from the meeting held on February 6, 2026 9) Old Business A) An insurance claim will be made for the damage done during the December snow plow operation. An insurance adjuster will inspect the effected area once the damage is fully visible. B) Changes to the fire department constitution and bylaws will be made and presented for approval once the fire department members have reviewed the revised document. 10) New Business A) A request from the City of Chippewa Falls to waive weight restrictions on 50th avenue was discussed. The town tabled a decision on this request to the March board meeting to gather more information. B) The Blaeser Parcel review will go back to the Plan Commission for additional review. C) Cedar Corp will assist the town with changes to the subdivision ordinance. D) Conditional use permit renewals for non-metallic mines were discussed. The town chair will notify the Chippewa County Zoning office of the town’s position on the conditional use permit renewals for non-metallic mines. 11) Future Agenda Items: fire department constitution and bylaws, property damage done during December plow operation, Blaeser parcel review, ordinance chapter 28 review, subdivision ordinance changes, and Plan Commission appointment. 12) The next meeting date was set for Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 7pm. 13) A motion by Rudd/Droske was made to adjourn. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote at 7:53pm. Submitted by Scott Deutscher Scott Deutscher Town Clerk