January 21, 2026 Minutes

930 Proceedings of the Town of Pine Lake Board Meeting held on January 21, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., in the Pine Lake 1 Community Building, Fire Department Meeting Room #1, 4197 River Road. 2 3 Notice of meeting was posted in two (2) locations within the Town of Pine Lake and on the town website at 4 www.townofpinelake.com according to Wisconsin Statutes. 5 6 Present: Chairman Jim Flory, Supervisors Tim Oestreich, Ron Lueneburg, and Clerk Cindy Skinner. 7 Absent: Brian Gehrig, Jennifer Cordy, Treasurer Cory Hoffmann 8 9 Chairman Jim Flory called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Motion by Ron Lueneburg to approve the agenda and 10 the chairman to move items as needed, second by Tim Oestreich. Motion carried by voice vote. 11 12 Motion by Ron Lueneburg to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2025, Town Board Meeting, second by Jim 13 Flory. Motion carried by voice vote. 14 15 Library Report. Pam Winchell reported the December usage for Pine Lake was 827 and for 2025, 11,337. A 16 breakdown of several of the services for 2025 – Total Circulation – 184,000, eBooks – 40,717, Computer, etc. usage – 17 52,041, Information Services – 6,056, Adult added items – 2,056, Books-on-the-Go – over 4,000, Kids items – 5,140 18 and kids programming – 9,000+ attending. The library received another 200 refurbished laptops and those are to be 19 given out by January 31, 2026. The Emergency Procedures are being updated. The board is still searching for a grant 20 writer for the building project. 21 22 County Board Supervisor report. No report. Wayne Kulhanek was sworn in this month at the county board meeting 23 to represent Pine Lake until the April election. 24 25 Constable Report. Jake Nitzel reported that he had a complaint from a resident on Manor Loop regarding another 26 resident shoveling snow onto the road. He checked on it and didn’t find any issue. Also checked on a motorist who 27 had slid off the road and been pulled out but was unable to leave because not feeling well. She was waiting for 28 someone to pick her up. Jake waited with her until that person arrived. 29 30 Citizens Concerns. None. 31 32 Eric Rempala from Oneida County Clean Waters Action (OCCWA) to update the board on the DNR PFAS well 33 testing. Eric had provided the board with lists of the number of letters sent out to residents in the closest towns to 34 Pine Lake as well as list of the number of tests done and numbers for the ones testing above health advisory levels, 35 below those levels and none detected. Pine Lake only had 13 wells tested so far with 3 detecting over state health 36 advisory levels, but just barely over the limit. He also had information regarding legislation for the funding of the 37 testing, etc. Currently the EPA is funding some of the expenses. Discussion continued about the activities in the 38 other towns. 39 40 The renewal of the contract for beaver control services with Jim Pond from January 1, 2026, thru December 31, 2026, 41 for a fee of $500. Motion by Jim Flory to approve, second by Ron Lueneburg. Motion carried by voice vote. 42 43 Oneida County Planning and Zoning requested any comments for possible amending of Chapter 9, Article 7, 44 Section 9.77, Off-Street Parking and Loading Space. Discussion. No comments at this time but to be looked into 45 further. 46 47 Financial Report. Cory Hoffmann report – Book Balance – 12/31/2025 - $751,522.61, Income for December - 48 $1,358,008.66, Expenses for - $543,472.10, Book Balance – 12/31/2025 - $1,566,059.17. Peoples Checking Balance 49 - $1,245,024.21. Peoples Money Market Balance - $321,034.96. Bank Balance 12/31/2025 - $1,566,059.17 50 Amending the 2025 budget – Cindy supplied a short list - $34,000 into the 48303 Sale of Highway Equipment Income 51 account and $1,000 into the 48500 Donations/Contributions Income account. For the expenses to balance the budget 52 is $34,000 into the 53323 Hwy Truck Replacement Fund Expense account and $1,000 into the 55301 Pine Lake 53 Ballpark. Other amounts were suggested for moving into reserve accounts, but may wait until after the audit is done 54 before moving those amounts. Motion by Jim Flory to amend the 2025 budget by the $34,000 and the $1,000 as 55 outlined above, second by Tim Oestreich. Motion carried by voice vote. 56 931 Motion by Tim Oestreich to approve the January vouchers for payment, second by Ron Lueneburg. Motion carried 57 by voice vote. 58 59 Jim Flory left meeting early. 60 61 No Personnel Committee or Building and Grounds Reports. 62 63 Highway Shop Committee Report. Tim reported that the crew has been plowing and sanding roads and pushing up 64 snow. 65 66 Fire Department Report. Ryan Larsen reported that December had 38 EMS calls and 6 fire calls. The 2025 annual 67 numbers – 456 EMS calls and 80 fire calls for a total of 536 calls. Compared to 2024 with a total of 457 calls. One of 68 the calls in December was for use of the ladder truck to help a man whose ladder had fallen away from a tree that he 69 was trimming and he was hanging by his ankle. Nicolet Bank Foundation donated $1,245 to the department. The 70 plans for the use of the DNR 50/50 grant will be to purchase 5 pagers for $450 and 10 pails of foam for $1,050. The 71 Appreciation Dinner will be March 7th at Holiday Acres. February 28th is scheduled for airboat training with other 72 area departments. 73 74 Communications: Cindy had several letters from Oneida County Planning and Zoning – Property at 75 4788 Highway 17 after several notices was served with a notice of a court date on February 9th. Property at 3826 76 Trails End Loop follow up of an August letter regarding inoperable vehicles/junkyard significant decrease and 77 requesting to finish up the removal by January 31st. Property 4337 Roosevelt Road siting a junkyard and request to 78 contact the Planning and Zoning office to discuss. Property at 4516 County C as a follow up to previous letters 79 regarding junkyard and for owner to contact the office within 10 days. Property at 3952 Trails End Loop that a 80 business sign needed to be moved out of sight – the sign has been moved but can still be seen by traveling traffic and 81 needs to be moved again. 82 Oneida County Unit Meeting of the WTA is January 28, 2026, at the Pelican Town Hall. 83 The WTA District Meeting is February 13, 2026, at the Pines Event Center, Town of Newbold. 84 Letter from resident regarding the dates for dump openings in 2026. 85 Information regarding the claim by a driver against the town after being unable to stop at an intersection and being hit 86 by another vehicle and the guidance given by the insurance company. 87 Oneida County contacted the town for any interest in purchasing a tax delinquent foreclosed lot off Poplar Drive. 88 89 Next Board meeting is set for February 18, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. 90 91 Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. 92 93 Cindy Skinner, Clerk 94 95 . 96 97 98 99 100