Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING JANUARY 19, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER WITH ROLL CALL THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00PM BY CHAIRMAN SCHOPF WITH THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT; DALE WIEGAND, MARK GRAUPMAN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF, CLERK- TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 3 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. EXCUSED, MYLES DANNHAUSEN. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA. WIEGAND MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES OCTOBER 20, 2025 CLOSED SESSION—GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. DECEMBER 15, 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING—GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION. 7. PRESENTATION FROM DOOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON FIRE SIGN REPLACEMENTS. JEB SAELENS, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD. HE GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL FIRE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT DOOR COUNTY . THEY STARTED LAST WEEK IN SEVASTOPOL. NEW SIGNS WILL BE BLUE, REFLECTED, TWO-SIDED AND PERPINDICULAR TO THE ROAD. IF THE ORIGINAL POST IS IN GOOD CONDITION WILL REUSE THAT POST. IF NEED TO REPLACE THE POST NEED TO CONTACT DIGGERS HOTLINE FIRST. WHEN IT COMES TO PRIVATE ROADS THE COUNTY IS NOT ALLOWED TO CALL DIGGERS HOTLINE, THAT IS UP TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SAELEN INDICATED HE IS HAPPY TO MEET WITH GRAUPMAN TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION WITHIN THE HORSESHOE BAY DEVELOPMENT. 8. PRESENTATION FROM DOOR COUNTY TRAILS ON THEIR STRATEGIC MASTER PLAN PROJECT. SOPHIE PARK FROM THE TRAILS INITIATIVE GAVE A PRESENTATION. WORKING ON A COUNTY WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRAILS FOR WALKING AND OR BIKING. BY MID MARCH PUTTING TOGETHER A DRAFT PLAN THAT THEY WILL BRING BACK TO MUNICIPALITIES TO REVIEW. THEY WILL THEN BE ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT WHICH WILL HELP FOR APPLYING FOR GRANTS. 9. E-PLAN PROPOSAL IN RESPECT TO BUILDING INSPECTIONS. THIS IS IN REGARD TO COMMERCIAL PLAN REVIEW. E-PLAN CAN APPROVE ANY PLANS THAT THE STATE CURRENTLY DOES IN A MUCH SHORTER TIME PERIOD AND THEY ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE STATE. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO CONTRACT WITH E-PLAN TO PERFORM STATE PLAN REVIEW FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, SECOND WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 10. UPDATES WITH AT&T FIBER THE TOWN BOARD WAS GIVEN AN EMAIL PRINTOUT UPDATE THE CLERK RECEIVED TODAY FROM ROBYN GRUNER, AT&T EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR. SCOTT DAVIS WAS IN ATTENANCE TO EXPLAIN FURTHER. 11. TOWN ORDINANCES—NO DISCUSSION. 12. TOWN ROADS SCHOPF REPORTED A LOT OF SNOW PLOWING WITH THIS MONTH’S WEATHER. THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETED RAINBOW RIDGE COURT UNTIL SPRING. 13. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY & PAVILION. **GRANT SUBMISSION OF NEXT DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY CYCLE. GRAUPMAN WILL WORK ON THIS PROJECT IN RESPECT TO A WALKWAY TO THE PLAYGROUND AT THE TOWN HALL AND START REACHING OUT FOR COST ESTIMATES. **P .A. RECORDING SYSTEM. KRAUEL REPORTED THAT QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES WAS HERE LAST WEEK AND INSTALLED THE NEW RECORDING SYSTEM THAT WILL RECORD RIGHT FROM THE PA SYSTEM. 14. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION—DID NOT MEET THIS MONTH B. LICENSE, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS. REVIEW LIQUOR LICENSE FEES. THE BOARD WAS GIVEN A SPREADSHEET THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY KRAUEL THAT PROVIDES THE TOWN’S CURRENT FEES ALONG WITH FIVE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO INCREASE CLASS A AND B LIQUOR LICENSE TO $300 FOR THE LICENSING YEAR TO START IN JANUARY , SECOND BY WIEGAND. MOTION CARRIED. WIEGAND OPPOSED. GAUPMAN SET THE ABOVE QUOTA LICENSE FOR EVENT VENUES TO $400.00, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. THIS REFLECTS THE SAME LICENSING FEE’S FOR CLASS B COMBINATION LICENSES. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT GAUGER HAD NOTHING MORE TO ADD TO THIS MONTH’S REPORT. THE FIRE# SIGNS WERE ADDRESSED EARLIER. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. DANNHAUSEN IS NOT PRESENT TO GIVE A REPORT. 15. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RECYCLING NO UPDATES. B. FIRE COMMISSION. SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION MET LAST THURSDAY . FIRE CHIEF GAVE ANNUAL REPORT. 16. CORRESPONDENCE NO DISCUSSION. 17. APPROVE VOUCHERS WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 18. ADJOURNMENT GAUGER MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY WIEGAND, MOTION CARRIED. 7:30PM. RESPECTFULLY; PAM KRAUEL, CLERK-TREASURER.