Town Board Meeting — Minutes

MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Three Lakes Town Board of Supervisors June 2, 2026 Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Brisk. Supervisors present: Ella Baltus, Jeff Boehm, Kevin Meyer and Matt Olkowski. Clerk Harris was present to record the minutes. Clerk Harris reported on the agenda posting in accordance with Wisconsin Open Meet ing Law. Quorum of Supervisors (5 of 5) established. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to approve the agenda in any order. Motion carried. 5:0 Chairman Brisk welcomed everyone and once again announced that the 4 th of July fireworks will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at dusk and announced that an unveiling for the Veterans Memorial is planned for July 2nd at 5:00 p.m. Chairman Brisk went on to thank the sanitary district for contributions to the memorial and town crew for all their hard work putting all the sod in place around the memorial. Minutes from May 19, 2026, regular meeting and Board of Review Adjournment were distributed in advance to the Supervisors. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the regular meeting minutes of May 19th as presented. Motion carried. 5:0 Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the special meeting minutes of Adjournment of Board of Review on May 19th. M otion carried. 5:0 Jim Cleveland, Rural Development Specialist with the Office of Rural Prosperity under the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) along with Town of Phelps Supervisor Jeremy Ryan and Executive Director Jacqui Sharpe of the Three Lakes Visitors Bureau provided a Thrive Rural Wisconsin presentation. Thrive Rural provides technical and financial support to small communities in Wisconsin to help with workforce housing, downtown revitalization and business growth. The Visitors Bureau submitted an application that was selected and they were awarded two (2) twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) planning grants that will pay the consultant fees to obtain a final strategic plan for Three Lakes. Chairman Brisk provided a brief update on West School Street where a second-round meeting took place with the school district and clarified some misunderstandings on both parts. We will have this on a future agenda for the board to discuss what options we have to clean up the end of West School Street and the plowing. Fire Department Administrator John Fink provided the May monthly department update. Public Works Superintendent Josh Paetow provided an update on the Winkler Road speed limit and thanked Police Chief Lea for all his support obtaining speed data. Clerk Harris presented twenty-three (23) Operator Licenses (list attached) and certified the applicants had met the requirements under state statute and local ordinance. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve all operator licenses as submitted and further certified by Clerk Harris. Motion carried. 5:0 Clerk Harris presented a new Liquor License for Opi’s Pine Isle LLC, (2025-2026) Rebecca McCormick, agent. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Boehm) that we approve the new liquor license as presented for Opi’s Pine Isle LLC. Motion carried. 5:0 Clerk Harris presented a list of Liquor License renewals and new licenses (list attached) (2026-2027) and certified they had met the requirements under state statute and local ordinance. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Boehm) to approve all licenses as submitted by Clerk Harris. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the Aqua Devils 2026 event form for practice and show times at the Phyllis B. Felland Memorial Ski Park from June 1, 2026 through mid-August 2026. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Olkowski) to approve the 2026 practice and show times for the Aqua Devils pending certificate of insurance. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the non-DOT Street Closure for Downtown Three Lakes Inc., Summer Solstice Night Market on June 19, 2026. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Olkowski) to approve the non-DOT Street Closure as presented. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the non-DOT Street Closure for Veterans Memorial Committee, Veterans Memorial Unveiling Ceremony on July 2, 2026. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Meyer) to approve the non-DOT Street Closure as presented. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the non-DOT Street Closure for Golden Pear Interiors, Three Lakes Art Market on July 3, 2026. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the non-DOT Street Closure as presented. Motion carried. 5:0 Clerk Harris read the summary of bills requested for approval by the Board. The bi -weekly direct deposits were in the amount of $34,618.97. The electronic payment of payroll taxes was $11,778.66. The electronic payment of retirement was $22,725.37. Checks #59138-59181 were used to pay expenses in the amount of $109,258.45 for a total of $178,381.45. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Boehm) to approve the payment of the bills. Motion carried. 5:0 Public comments were heard. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to adjourn at 6:26 p.m. Motion carried. 5 :0 Susan Harris Town Clerk.