Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF WHEATON REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 12, 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/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 Books/Rudd to approve the July 8, 2025 and July 31, 2025 meeting minutes with the discussed change. 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) No new updates on groundwater were available. D) The Parks Commission members and Wheaton Fire & Rescue personnel were updated on the website. The park ordinance was updated and the Fire Commission was archived on the website. E) The town chair presented a tourism update. 9) Old Business A) A motion was made by Books/Droske for the town to take over the responsibility of the Wheaton Wildflower Road. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. B) The board will hold a special meeting to discuss the Bylaws, Constitution, current ordinance 39, and draft ordinance 39. C) No one has expressed interest in being appointed as the town dog catcher. D) There were not any interested board members in being appointed as the Town Board Vice Chair. E) A motion was made by Books/Droske to accept the additional chip seal proposal by Scott’s Construction for 60th avenue from County M to town line at a cost of $20,608 and 50th street from Highway 29 to 20th avenue at a cost of $40,554. The motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote. F) The board tabled any action on tree removal in the right of way on 65th Avenue N and 66th Avenue N to the September board meeting. G) Ms. Droske updated the board on the highway T project. H) The bids received for a new mower for the John Deere Tractor were read and discussed. A motion was made by Droske/Books to accept the bid by Lindstrom Equipment in the amount of $14,588. The motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote. I) The town chair discussed the fire station lighting upgrade project by Hudson Electric at a cost of $4,124. J) Mr. Books updated the board on the Silver Scout Project by Ella Books and Evelyn Sarbeck. 10) New Business A) The Labelle CSM to divide parcel 22809-1521-50010100 into two lots was presented. A motion was made by Droske/Rudd to approve the Labelle CSM to divide parcel 22809-1521-50010100 into two lots. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. B) The Schloer CSM to divide parcel 22810-2933-0550000 into two lots was presented. A motion was made by Books/Droske to approve the Schloer CSM to divide parcel 22810-2933-0550000 into two lots. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. C) The board tabled any action on the Piercy CSM to add land to parcel 22810-3312-0120000 for the Plan Commission to do additional research. D) The board discussed the process to sell the fire department rescue apparatus and other surplus equipment. A motion was made by Gutsch/Books to sell the rescue apparatus on the WI Surplus auction site and to accept sealed bids for the tires, truck bumpers, and hydraulic extrication equipment. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. E) The billing procedure and responsibility for Wheaton Fire & Rescue calls as defined in Resolution 2024-02 were discussed. The board tabled any action on this item for discussion at a future meeting. F) A motion was made by Books/Rudd to contract 4,500 gallons of propane at a cost of $1.519 per gallon with Chippewa Valley Energy. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. G) A motion was made by Books/Rudd to approve the picnic license for the 2025 Fired Up Day event. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. H) A town highway equipment display at the 2025 Fired Up Day event was discussed. I) The landscaping and irrigation maintenance bid packet for 2026-2027 was presented and discussed. A motion was made by Rudd/Droske to approve the landscaping and irrigation maintenance bid packet for 2026-2027 as presented. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. J) Mr. Books presented an update on the Wheaton Park Engraved Brick Project. K) Reapplying for the ARIP program for 50th avenue from 50th street to County Highway T was discussed. A motion was made by Rudd/Kohls to move forward with reapplying for the ARIP program for 50th avenue from 50th street to County Highway T. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. 11) Future Agenda Items: Set date for the 2026 budget planning meeting, Piercy CSM, nitrate water testing, and 65th avenue N and 66th avenue N tree removal. 12) The next meeting date was set for Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7pm. 13) A motion by Rudd/Books was made to adjourn. Motion carried by a unanimous voice vote at 8:57pm. Submitted by Scott Deutscher Scott Deutscher Town Clerk