Town Board — Minutes

MINUTES REGULAR MEETING Three Lakes Town Board of Supervisors May 19, 2026 Meeting called to order at 5:29 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, and announced that an unveiling for the Veterans Memorial is planned for July 2 nd at 5:00 p.m. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Olkowski) to approve the amended agenda (April minutes listed in error) Motion carried. 5:0 Minutes from May 5, 2026, regular meeting were distributed in advance to the Supervisors. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the regular meeting minutes of May 5, 2026, as presented and in lieu of April 21st regular meeting minutes as the agenda proposed. M otion carried. 5:0 Ben Niffenegger, Executive Officer with the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company (WVIC) briefed the board on the request for town sponsorship to apply for a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Recreational Boating Facilities Development Renovation Grant for Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist Rehabilitation and Enhancements. The WVIC was publicly charted by the Wisconsin State Legislature in 1907, and the lands and recreational facilities are open to the public without discrimination however, under their Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license they are a private company and ineligible to apply as the grant applicant. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Baltus) to allow Clerk Harris to apply for the Recreational Boating Facilities Development Renovation Grant application on behalf of the Town of Three Lakes. Motion carried. 5:0 Motion by Chairman Brisk (Olkowski) while we apply for the grant to work on a memorandum of agreement or something similar in the coming months to formalize that the town is the applicant but WVIC is assuming all financial obligations as well as committing to the operation and maintenance of the facility for twenty (20) years which is a requirement for the grant. Motion carried. 5:0 Motion by Chairman Brisk (Boehm) that we approve the grant project resolution which you will find under 9a, I mentioned I was going to put them up together. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the Chamber/Visitor’s Bureau report for the 1 st Q 2026. Town Board reviewed the Room Tax Accommodations report for the 1 st Q 2026. Town Board briefly discussed bank rates. Motion by Supervisor Boehm (Baltus) that we would authorize our treasurer to obtain the rate quotes when applicable. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board discussed temporarily reallocating road money for loader and attachments and police squads. Motion by Supervisor Boehm (Baltus) that we would temporarily reallocate the road money for the loader/attachments and police squads as presented. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board reviewed the Reed Road small structure inspection report. Town Board discussed reducing the speed limit on Winkler Road. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to recommend our public works superintendent apply for lowering the speed limit on Winkler Road to the southern property line of the Three Lakes School District and possibly the rest of Winkler Road with the Wis.DOT. Motion carried. 5:0 Town Board discussed the request from Joe Garcia (Taco Joe) for parking on the west side of W. School Street. The board suggested using private property for his taco stand. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Baltus) to approve the request. Motion failed 0:5 Joe Garcia withdrew his request. Clerk Harris presented Operator Licenses for Elizabeth Boogren, Mark Geis, Bonnie Lamb, James Pike, Jill Pike, Joshua Pike, Susan Riebe, Ryan Spitz and Bonnie Zienkiewicz and certified the applicants had met the requirements under state statute and local ordinance. Motion by Chairman Brisk (Baltus) to approve the operator licenses as certified by Clerk Harris. Motion carried. 5 :0 Town Board reviewed the Park Commission reappointment for Craig Mandli. Motion by Supervisor Olkowski (Brisk) that we accept the Park Commission reappointment for Craig Mandli for a seven (7) year term ending 11/15/2029. 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 $29,600.72. The electronic payment of payroll taxes was $10,842.23. Wire Transfers were in the amount of $571,017.00. Checks #59100-59137 were used to pay expenses in the amount of $86,290.30 and the employer portion of employee benefits was $875.61 for a total of $698,625.86. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to approve the payment of the bills. Motion carried. 5 :0 Public comments were heard. Motion by Supervisor Baltus (Meyer) to adjourn at 6:23 p.m. Motion carried. 5 :0 Susan Harris Town Clerk.