Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES—TOWN BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 20, 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; MARK GRAUPMAN, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF, CLERK- TREASURER PAM KRAUEL ALONG WITH 7 INDIVIDUALS IN THE AUDIENCE. ABSENT, DALE WIEGAND. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ADOPT THE AGENDA GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. 4. APPROVE MINUTES AUGUST 18, 2025 TOWN BOARD MEETING—DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 5. APPROVE FINANCIAL REPORT DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN. MOTION CARRIED. 6. OPEN SESSION GRAUPMAN SPOKE ON BEHAVE OF WILLIAM STREUR WHO INDICATED FERRELL GAS HAS NOT FENCED IN THE EAST END OF THE TANK THAT IS BEHIND HIS PROPERTY . SCHOPF WILL FOLLOW-UP . 7. PROPOSED CERTIFIED SURVEY MAPS; A. FOUR LOTS ON WAYSIDE ROAD. OWNER, B & R HOLDINGS LLC. PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. IN ATTENANCE WERE JERRY BALSA AND ROBIN RICHARD, OWNERS OF B&R HOLDINGS. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY GAUGER, MOTION CARRIED. B. ONE 3-ACRE LOT ON MONUMENT POINT ROAD. OWNER, GERALD KUEHN WHO WAS IN ATTENDANCE. THE PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. GAUGER MOVED TO APPROVE, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL TYPE BUSINESSES, SET DATES FOR PUBLIC HEARING. A. DOCK COMPANY LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD T, OWNER ALVIN MCFEELY. NOBODY WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE MEETING TO SET DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. B. PROPOSED RETAIL SHOP LOCATED AT 5739 HIGHWAY 42, OWNER SHERRIE PATTEN WAS IN ATTENDANCE. SHE EXPLAINED THEY RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CATER PLUMBING PROPERTY ON HIGHWAY 42 AND ARE PROPOSING A RETAIL SHOP IN THE EXISTING BUILDING. A PUBLIC HEARING DATE WAS SET FOR NOVEMBER 11TH AT 6:OOPM AND THEN IN FRONT OF THE PLAN COMMISSION AND TOWN BOARD IN DECEMBER. THIS WILL BE THE DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ALSO FOR MCFEELY’S PROPOSED BUSINESS IF HE MOVES FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. 9. DOOR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORTATION—2026-2028 STRATEGIC PLANNNG UPDATE DEVIN VANDERTIE, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF DCEDC GAVE A PRESENTATION WITH HANDOUTS TO THE TOWN BOARD THAT HIGHLIGHTED THEIR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF MEMBERS ALONG WITH THE BENEFITS AND RESOURCES FOR THE TOWN OF EGG HARBOR. BASED ON THE TOWN’S POPULATION OF 1,458 THEY ARE SUGGESTING INVESTMENTING IN DCEDC FOR 2026 AT $4,797. 10. PROPOSAL ON COMMUNITY WI-FI FOR CARLSVILLE. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CELLCOM. MIKE O’MALLEY FROM CELLCOM ADDRESSED THE TOWN BOARD. THEY ARE WORKING ON A COMMUNITY WI-FI PROPOSAL. HE PROVIDED A HANDOUT TO THE BOARD AND GAVE A PRESENTATION. GAUGER HAD QUESTIONS AS WHAT WOULD BE THE ADVANTAGE TO THIS SERVICE WHEN THE BUSINESSES ALREADY HAVE WI FI FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS? HE EXPLAINED FURTHER HOW THIS WOULD PROVIDE A CONNECTION OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS AND TO FIND PLACES TO GO FOR MEALS ETC. IT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC, HOWEVER THERE IS A COST TO THE MUNICIPALITY FOR THE HARDWARE AND CONSTRUCTION WHICH HE PROVIDED IN THE HANDOUT. IT ALSO INCLUDES A MONTHLY COST TO THE MUNICIPAITY . HIS COSTS ARE ONLY COVERAGE FOR THE CARLSVILLE AREA. THEY CURRENTLY DO NO HAVE A PLEDGE NUMBER AND ARE NOT LOOKING FOR FUNDS AT THIS TIME. 11. UPDATES WITH AT&T FIBER. EVERYONE RECEIVED LATEST UPDATE FROM ROBYN GRUNER AT AT&T AND THE LATEST MAP SHOWING THEIR PROGRESS. 12. TOWN ORDINANCES NO DISCUSSION. 13. TOWN ROADS NO REPORT. 14. STATE CONVENTION REPORT KRAUEL, SCHOPF AND WIEGAND ATTENDED THIS YEAR. SCHOPF GAVE A REPORT AS TO WHAT HE ATTENDED AND GAVE HIGHLIGHTS. KRAUEL INDICATED SHE ATTENDED THE 3.5 HOUR ELECTION TRAINING PUT ON BY THE WI ELECTION COMMISSION. NEXT YEARS CONVENTION WILL BE AT STEVENS POINT. 15. SET DATE FOR BUDGET WORKSHOP THE BOARD AGREED TO OCTOBER 29TH STARTING AT 3:00PM. 16. TOWN HALL, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS, TOWN PROPERTY & PAVILION. NO DISCUSSION. 17. REPORTS A. PLANNING COMMISSION. SCHOPF REPORTED THE COMMISSION MET ON OCTOBER 15TH AND APPROVED TWO CSM’S THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BOARD EARLIER. B. LICENSE, BULDING AND SIGN PERMITS PERMITS KEEP COMING IN. C. COUNTY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MONTHLY REPORT GAUGER GAVE A REPORT THAT INCLUDED RESTRUCTURING OF THE DOOR COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. D. TOURISM COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE & TRAILS INITIATIVE MONTHLY REPORT DANNHAUSEN REPORTED THE TOWN HAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $250,000 SO FAR THIS YEAR OF THEIR 30% ROOM TAX AND THERE ARE FEWER LODGING UNITS. 18. JOINT TOWN AND VILLAGE MATTERS A. FIRE STATION/BALL FIELD/CEMETERY/RCYCLING. SCHOPF REPORTED JOINT BUDGET WAS APPROVED LAST THURSDAY AT THE JOINT MEETING. B. FIRE COMMISSION. SCHOPF REPORTED THEY DID MEET AND APPOINTED A NEW OFFICER. 19. CORRESPONDENCE. NOTHING WAS REPORTED. 20 APPROVE VOUCHERS DANNHAUSEN APPROVED THE VOUCHERS, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. 21. Town Board to convene into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. Section 19.85 (1)(g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel of the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or likely to become involved. A. Discussion and possible action regarding a potential lawsuit regarding the Board of Review Pursuant to Wis. Stats. Section 19.85 (2), the Town Board may reconvene in open session immediately after conclusion of the closed session to take action, if any, on any closed session agenda item. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN, MOTION CARRIED. ROLL CALL, MARK GRAUPMAN, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF AND CLERK- TREASURER PAM KRAUEL. OPEN SESSION. DANNHAUSEN MOVED TO CONVENE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION, SECOND BY GRAUPMAN. ROLL CALL, MARK GRAUPMAN, MYLES DANNHAUSEN, ELIZABETH GAUGER, STEVE SCHOPF AND PAM KRAUEL. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. 22. ADJOUNMENT. GRAUPMAN MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECOND BY DANNHAUSEN, MOTION CARRIED. 7:45PM. RESPECTFULLY; PAM KRAUEL, CLERK-TREASUER