Town Board — Minutes

1 MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2025 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, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF, CLERK-TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 3 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA. WIEGAND MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES NOVEMBER 17, 2025 SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING, LEVY APPROVAL—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. NOVEMBER 17 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING—WIEGAND MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION. 7. PROPOSED RETAIL SHOP LOCATED AT 5739 HIGHWAY 42. OWNER SHERRIE PATTEN WAS IN ATTENDANCE. THE PLAN COMMISSION APPROVED ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. THE PROPOSED PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY CATER PLUMBING’S OFFICE. WILL NOT BE CHANGING THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING. THEY ARE PROPOSING A CANDY/ICE CREAM RETAIL SHOP . THEY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE TO OPERATE AS A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. WEIGAND MOVED TO APPROVE THE RETAIL SHOP , SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PROPOSED BAYSIDE DOCK COMPANY LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD T, OWNER ALVIN MCFEELY. MCFEELY WAS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. THE BOARD AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ADDRESSING THE PROPOSAL. THE BOARD HAD A COPY OF THE SITE PLAN LOCATION ON COUNTY T ALONG WITH PLANS OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING TO HOUSE BAYSIDE DOCK COMPANY . THE PLAN COMMISSION DID APPROVE ARCHITECHTURAL REVIEW. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 9. APPROVAL OF POLL WORKERS FOR ELECTION YEARS 2026-2027 GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE POLL WORKERS LIST AS PRESENTED, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. GAUGER OBSTAINED BECAUSE SHE IS ON THE POLL LIST AND WIEGAND OBSTAINED BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS ON THE LIST. 2 10. INSPECTION SPECIALIST, PERMIT FEE INCREASE, INFORMATIONAL. THE BOARD WAS GIVEN A COPY OF 2026 FEE LIST FROM INSPECTION SPCIALIST THAT SHOWED A FEW INCREASES FROM 2025. 11. UPDATES WITH AT&T FIBER SCOTT DAVIS SUBMITTED AN EMAIL UPDATE IN REGARD TO THE AT&T PROJECT EXPLAINING SOME DELAYS DUE TO REPLACING TELEPHONE POLES ALONG WITH PROJECT MANAGEMENT DEMAND AND BRINGING ON NEW STAFF. HE INDICATED THAT ALL MAIN LINES WILL BE COMPLETE BY MARCH OR APRIL 2026. FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LEFT FOR THE WINTER AT&T WILL REACH OUT AGAIN THIS SUMMER TO THOSE RESIDENTS. 12. TOWN ORDINANCES—NO DISCUSSION. 13. TOWN ROADS SCHOPF INDICATED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT STARTED RAINBOW RIDGE COURT THIS AFTERNOON. 14. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY & PAVILION. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WAS DELIVERED LAST WEEK AND UNLOADED INSIDE THE BALLFIELD ALONG THE FENSELINE. KRAUEL REPORTED ANSCHUTZ HEATING CAME TO LOOK AT THE MODENE HEATER IN THE FIRE STATION THAT WASN’T WORKING AND DID A TEMPERARY FIX UNTIL THE PARTS CAME ALONG WITH DOING MAINTAINANCE ON THE OTHER MODENES AND FURNANCES. 15. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION THE COMMISSION APPROVED ARCHITECHTURAL REVIEW ON THE PATTEN RETAIL SHOP AND MCFEELY BAYSIDE DOCK COMPANY . B. LICENSE, BUILDING & SIGN PERMITS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SLOW ON BUILDING PERMITS. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT GAUGER REPORTED TOMORROW IS THE COUNTY BOARD MEETING. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONTESTED RACES THIS YEAR ON COUNTY BOARD. BROADBAND COMMITTEE GOING INTO A NEW PHASE AND THEY ARE KEEPING JESSICA HATCH FOR ONE MORE YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN A NEWLY FORMED CITIZEN COMMITTEE TO LOOK FURTHER INTO THE SPEED LIMIT ON BAY SHORE DRIVE. 3 THE COUNTY BOARD WILL BE ADDRESSING THE NEXT PHASE OF RENIVATING SOME OF THE COUNTY MUSEUM BUILDINGS. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT. DANNHAUSEN REPORTED THE TOWNS ROOM TAX REVENUE KEEPS GOING UP . 16. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/ CEMETERY/RECYCLING. WIEGAND REPORTED HOPING TO HAVE LANGUAGE IN JANUARY TO CHANGE THE FEES AT THE CEMETERY . B. FIRE COMMISSION. NO REPORT. 17. CORRESPONDENCE—NO ADDED CORRESPONDENCE. 18, APPROVE VOUCHERS GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 19. ADJOURNMENT WIEGAND MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 7:10PM. RESPECTFULLY , PAM KRAUEL, CLERK-TREASURER