Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF WHEATON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 9, 2025 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. Gutsch, Mr. Deutscher, Ms. Miller, Mr. Kohls, Ms. Rudd, Mr. Books, and Ms. Droske. 4) A motion was made by Books/Rudd 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 Rudd/Droske to approve the August 12, 2025 meeting minutes. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 6) Special Board Action A) No one has expressed interest in being appointed to the Parks Commission to complete the term of Mark Kohls. 7) Public comments: None 8) Committee Reports: A) Ms. Miller presented the treasurer’s report. B) Chief Adam Blaskowski presented the fire chief report on the budget, equipment, runs, training, and answered questions from the board. C) Nitrate testing kits will be available at the town hall on October 4, 2025 from 8am to 1pm. D) The town budget and road work progress was updated on the website. The lawn and irrigation bid notices were posted to the website. E) Visit Eau Claire presented an update on local tourism. F) Ms. Droske reported on the Metropolitan Planning Org meeting held on August 27, 2025. 9) Old Business A) No one has expressed interest in being appointed as the town dog catcher. B) There were not any interested board members in being appointed as the Town Board Vice Chair. C) The board discussed the Piercy CSM and tabled any action to the October board meeting. D) The town chair will work with the clerk and treasurer to determine the procedure and responsibility for processing fire department billings and report back at the October board meeting. E) The town chair presented an update on the 2025 road work projects. F) The town chair updated the progress in determining the next steps in addressing tree removal on 65th Avenue N and 66th Avenue N. G) An update on the County Highway T project was not available. 10) New Business A) The CUP request for Michael Nelson at 3064 31st Avenue was presented and discussed. A motion was made by Books to approve the CUP request for Michael Nelson at 3064 31st Avenue. The motion failed due to a lack of a second. The board took no action on the CUP for Michael Nelson at 3064 31st Avenue. B) The Ordinance Chapter 38 for access to public records was discussed and several changes were made. The Plan Commission will review the changes and the board will revisit this item at the October board meeting. C) The Ordinance Chapter 40 for the Plan Commission was discussed and several changes were made. The Plan Commission will review the changes and the board will revisit this item at the October board meeting. D) The town chair presented an update on the WISLER 2026 Road Certification process. E) The proposed Ordinance Chapter 39 was read aloud. A second reading will be done at the October board meeting. F) The 2026 budget planning meeting was set for October 21, 2025 at 7pm at the town hall. The 2026 Budget Public Hearing was set for November 11, 2025 at 7pm at the town hall. G) A motion was made by Books/Droske to approve the bartender license applications received by the clerk. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. 11) Future Agenda Items: Town board vice chair appointment, dog catcher appointment, Piercy CSM, tree removal on 65th avenue N and 66th avenue N, and ordinance chapters 38, 39, and 40. 12) The next meeting date was set for Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 7pm. 13) A motion by Books/Droske was made to adjourn. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote at 8:58pm. Submitted by Scott Deutscher Scott Deutscher Town Clerk