Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Monthly Town Board Meeting – February 4, 2025 The Town Board of the Town of Brothertown met at 6:00 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: Chuck Schneider, Supervisors: Doug Marcelle and Larry Propson, Treasurer: Lori Fhlug, Highway Supervisor: Logan Schmitz, Clerk: LeAnne Karls and no citizens. Larry Propson made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, to accept the agenda as printed. Motion carried. Chuck Schneider made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, to accept the minutes of the December 30th, 2024 meeting as read. Motion carried. Lori Fhlug gave the Treasurer’s Report for December 2024. Larry Propson made a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, to accept the Treasurer’s Report. Motion carried. Bills were presented. Chuck Schneider made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, to cancel the land line service through Frontier. Motion carried. Doug Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, approving payment of bills and disbursements for January 2025. Motion carried. There were no certified survey maps and no citizen comments. Chairman Schneider advised on what occurred at the Broadband Meeting held at Calumet County Courthouse on 01/05/2025. The entire town board was in attendance. Several presentations were made that night. The BEAD Program was discussed. Larry Propson makes a motion, seconded by Doug Marcelle, endorsing all four internet service providers: Charter, Bertram, Frontier, and Bug Tussel to complete the project. Motion carried. Tree removal bids by Halbach Excavating were reviewed. Saint Charles Rd comes in at $13,000 and Paradise Rd at $8,500. The board compared this to the Abler bid at $13,500-$18,000 based on 30-40 hrs total. Chairman Schneider indicates permission was obtained from the landowners. The town board now proposes to split the cost with the landowners. The town will pay for half and the other half will be divided between all the landowners based on time spent on their land, to be determined by the company performing the service. If the landowners wish to take care of it themselves, they have that option as well as long as completed by the end of 2025. Logan is to contact the landowners and Chairman Schneider to contact WTA to determine landowner legal liability and legal authority for town to address the matter. Matter tabled until the March meeting. Logan Schmitz gave the Highway Supervisor Report. 80 tons of salt came in today. Being no further business, Doug Marcelle made a motion, seconded by Larry Propson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m. LeAnne Karls, Town Clerk