Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Monthly Town Board Meeting – August 5, 2025 The Town Board of the Town of Brothertown met at 7:00 p.m. at the town hall to audit and pay all bills and take care of agenda items before the board. The meeting was properly announced. All said the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Chairman: Larry Propson, Supervisors: Henry Hecht and Doug Marcelle, Highway Supervisor: Logan Schmitz Treasurer: Lori Fhlug, Clerk: LeAnne Karls and three citizens. Supervisor Hecht made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Marcelle, to accept the agenda as printed with moving Item #9 listed as opening bids up to Item #4. Motion carried. Four bids for the cold storage building were opened and reviewed. Supervisor Hecht made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Marcelle, awarding the bid of $108,940 to Cleary Building Corp pending review of clarifications. Motion carried. Supervisor Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Hecht, to accept the minutes of the July 1st, 2025 meeting as read. Motion carried. Lori Fhlug gave the Treasurer’s Report for June 2025. Supervisor Hecht made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Marcelle, to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried. Bills were presented. Supervisor Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Hecht, approving the disbursements for July 2025. Motion carried. There were no certified survey maps. Supervisor Hecht made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Marcelle, approving the fireworks permit for Larry Propson for August 23, 2025. Motion carried. Chairman Propson discussed a changed in the statutes regarding recycling. Town must offer a secondary pickup or drop-off for recycling per month. Options are this second service will be budgeted for next year for two pickups per month or the other option is to have a dumpster brought to the town hall. More information being obtained if the town offered an additional recycling cart would bring the town into compliance. Supervisor Hecht made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Marcelle, to table the implementation discussion of the new state recycling program until the September meeting. Motion carried. No Parking This Side signs for Harbor Road have been ordered. Supervisor Marcelle recommends the speed limit be reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph. Chairman Propson to reach out to the Wisconsin’s Towns Association. Logan Schmitz gave the Highway Supervisor Report. DNR approval obtained. They changed the east side culvert to be the same as the west side culvert. WPS will be moving some telephone poles. Second round of cutting is almost complete. Signs have been stolen recently again. Some signs were found in the river. Building permits were reviewed. Being no further business, Supervisor Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Supervisor Hecht, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m. LeAnne Karls, Town Clerk