Town Board — Agenda packet

The Town Of Boulder Junction Post Office Box 616 Boulder Junction, WI 54512-0616 Phone (715) 385-2220 Fax (715) 385-9129 Regular Town Board Meeting Tuesday October 28, 2025 6:30 P.M. Boulder Junction Community Center, Boulder Lake Room 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction, WI 54512 All items on the agenda are for discussion only and possible action unless otherwise noted AGENDA 1) CALL TO ORDER/ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ ROLL CALL 2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA /ORDER OF THE DAY(discussion & possible action). 3) CITIZENS' OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS & ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 4) ITEMS NEEDING APPROVAL (discussion & possible action) a. Licensing: (application on file in the Clerk's Office) • Approve Operator License 1. Katie LaBarge 2. lan Brown Approve Tobacco License 1. Rustic Roadhaus b. Approve Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes of September 23, 2025 c. Approve October Disbursements • October Update on 2025 budget and disbursements 5) REPORTS & CORRESPONDENCE a. Update on Landfill Venture Group b. Update on Parks Board c. Update on EDС d. Update on Road Committee e. Update on BJVFD f. Update on EMS District g. Update on Library h. Update on BJCF 6) NEW BUSINESS(discussion & possible action) a. Discussion & Possible action - Approve 2026-2027 election workers b. Discussion & Possible action - Approve Fire Department purchase of 14 Kenwood hand held radios c. Discussion & Possible action - Approve 2026 AIS Agreement with North Lakeland Discovery Center 7) OLD BUSINESS(discussion & possible action) a. Discussion and possible action - Consideration by the town board to raise room tax from 5.5% to 6.75% 8) ADJOURN(discussion & possible action) A Quorum of other town committee may be in attendance at this meeting for Information gathering purposes only and no town committee action will be taken at this meeting. Posted by Clerk/Treasurer Driscoll on behalf of Chairman Dennis Reuss 10/16/25, 10:07 AM JPG_certificate.jpg SERVERlicense.com Wisconsin Responsible Beverage Seller/Server Training KATIE LABARGE has met all training requirements and successfully completed the above course and/or exam. Certification Number: SL 198464 Date of Completion: 10/15/2025 Bily Baily Authorized Signature This certificate represents the successful completion of an approved Msconsin Depariment of Revenue Responsible Beverage Server Course in compliance with secs. 125.04(5)(a)5., 125.17(6), anp 134.66(2m), Wis. Stats. Present this certificate to your local municipal clerk's office to receive your Operator's or Retail license. Diversys Learning, Inc. 1101 Arrow Point Drive, Suite 302 Cedar Park, TX 78613 https://mail.google.com/maillu/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/WhctKLbmqHjLsdtGqvTqnghGGBnQxZpDbWzNgsmFtrmZzrJFGLrWqCsdpKIQIFsDwmlHNV?p... 1/1 LIQUORexam.comWhere Knowledge Meets Responsibility This certificate represents the successful completion of an approved Wisconsin Department of Revenue Responsible Beverage Server Course in compliance with secs. 125.04(5)(a)5., 125.17(6), and 134.66(2m), Wis. Stats. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This is to certify that an rown Has Successfully Completed the Following Course and Examination Wisconsin Alcohol Server and Seller Certification Ediand D Me. Lee Edward D. McLean, Program Director www.LIQUORexam.com Date: 10/16/2025 Expiration: 24 Months Certificate #: 243950 Birth Date: 12/13/1970 FOR CLERKS ONLY Form CTV-100 Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device Retail License Application Part A: Premises/Business Information 1. Legal Business Name (individyal name if sole proprietor) KMP Ruslic Rvakhaus LLC 2. Business Trade Name or DBA Rustic Roadhaws 3. FEIN 5. Entity Type (check one) Sole Proprietor 6. State of Organization w 9. Premises Address (do not use PO Box) 594 Hay Partnership 4. Wisconsin Seller's Permit Number 7. Date of Organization 4-2 10. City andoch waters, WI 13. Couy 14. Governing Municipajity: ☐ City ☑ of Boudder JCt 16. Mailing Address (if different from premises address) 5/94 Hiy 5t 5 51 17. City M. W. 20. Premises Phone ☑ Limited Liability Company Municipality License Perlod Corporation 8.Wisconsin DFI Registration Number 11. State 12. Zip G Town Village 15. Aldermanic District 18. State. 21. Premises Email 19. Zip Code 146 22. Website ?ykhnach 23. Premises Description - Describe the building or buildings where cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic vaping devices are to be sold and stored. Describe all rooms including living quarters, if used, for the sales and/or storage of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic vaping devices and records. Cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic vaping devices may be sold and stored ONLY on the premises described in this application. Attach a floor plan if possible. Beu/Rost at lisstad address. Part B: Questions 1.What products will be sold at this business location? (check all that apply) Cigarettes ☑ Tobacco Products 2. How will cigarettes, tobacco, and/or electronic vaping devices be sold? (check all that apply) ☑ Over the counter Vending machine 3. Is the applicant business owned by another business entity? ☑ Electronic Vaping Devices If yes, provide the name(s) and FEIN(s) of the business entity(s) below. Attach additional sheets if necessary 3a. Name of Business Entity: 3b. FEIN of Business Entity: ☐ Yes ☑ No CTV-100 (R. 3-25) -1- Wisconsin Department of Revenue Part C: Individual Information List the name, title, and phone number for each person or entity holding the following titles or positions in the applicant business and any businesses listed in Part B, Question 3: sole proprietor:all officers, directors, and agents of a corporation: ail partners of a partnership: and all members and agents of a limited liability company. Attach additional sheets if necessary. Include Form CTV-101, Individual Questlonnaire, for each person listed below. Last Name Potter First Name Title Phone Rurt Managing Mahen Part D: Attestation One of the following must sign and attest to this application: • sole proprietor ⚫ one general partner of a partnership one corporate officer ⚫ one managing member of an LLC READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING: I understand and agree to the following: I willonly purchase cigarettes, tobacco, and vapor products from distributors, jobbers, or subjobbers permitted by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, unless I also hold the proper distributor's permit and pay all applicable excise taxes. I will not purchase or exchange products from another retailer, including transferring existing stock to a new owner. I will provide tobacco sales training that has been approved by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to my employees. (https://witobaccocheck.org). I will not sell single cigarettes. I will not sell, give, or otherwise provide cigarettes, tobacco, or any nicotine products to minors. I will keep product invoices on the licensed premises for two years and ensure the records are available for inspection by law enforcement. Failure to comply with this will result in criminal penalties, including loss of inventory. I will not sell cigarettes or roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco products unless listed on the Wisconsin Department of Justice's directory of certified tobacco manufacturers and brands. Further, under penalty provided by law, I state that this application has been truthfully answered to the best of my knowledge. I agree to operate this business according to law and that the rights and responsibilities conferred by the license(s), if granted, cannot be assigned to another. Any lack of access to any portion of a licensed premises during inspection will be deemed a refusal to allow inspection. Such refusal is a misdemeanor and grounds for revocation of this license.Any person who knowingly provides materlally false information on this application may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 if convicted. Signature er Name (Last, First, M.1.) Rurt PatterKort "Marginy Mander Aae Part E: For Clerk Use Only Date application was filed with clerk Email ת DND 10-7-25 Phone License fees CTV-100 (R. 3-25) Date license issued Date license expires License number Signature of Clerk/Deputy Clerk -2- DRAFT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY BOARD Regular Town Board Meeting Tuesday September 23, 2025 6:30 P.M. Boulder Junction Community Center, Boulder Lake Room 5392 Park Street, Boulder Junction, WI 54512 MINUTES 1) CALL TO ORDER/ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ ROLL CALL • This Regular Town Board Meeting was noticed according to WI State Statute 19.85. Chairman Dennis Reuss called the meeting to order and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Also present were Supervisor Laura Bertch, Supervisor Dylan Schutt, Clerk/Treasurer Dan Driscoll, Trevor Greene of The Lakeland Times and 49 guests. 2) APPROVAL OF AGENDA /ORDER OF THE DAY(discussion & possible action), MOTION BERTCH/SECOND SCHUTT. To approve agenda. VOTE: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. 3) CITIZENS’ OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS & ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDА 4) Dennis Duke spoke on behalf of opening roads to ATV/UTV Traffic. His statement is attached to the minutes as Exhibit A Tom Basting spoke on behalf of keeping town roads closed to ATV/UTV Traffic. ITEMS NEEDING APPROVAL (discussion & possible action) a. Licensing: (application on file in the Clerk's Office) • Approve Operator License o Christian Tessem Ο Tiffany Colloton MOTION REUSS/SECOND BERTCH. To approve operator license for Christian Tessem and Tiffany Colloton. VOTE: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. Approve Picnic License o Boulder Junction Chamber for Hops and Shops Beer Walk Ο Friends of the Library - Taste of Boulder Junction MOTION REUSS/SECOND BERTCH. To approve picnic license for Boulder Junction Chamber for Hops and Shops Beer Walk and Friends of the Library - Taste of Boulder Junction. VOTЕ: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. b. Approve Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes of August 26, 2025 c. MOTION BERTCH/SECOND SCHUTT. To approve Regular Town Board Meeting Minutes of August 26, 2025. VOTE: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. d. Approve September Disbursements September Update on 2025 budget and disbursements Ο September Disbursements totaled $303,142.70. Payroll accounted for $36,439.84 (including town board and FD officer pay), $2861.00 for Ee in lieu of benefits, $219,141.40 to Northwoods EMS District for operations, $3,565.00 to Garys Truck Repair (FD), $4,535.00 to Chain Reaction Golf for disc golf course, $1076.10 to County Materials for DG course, $1000.00 to Gresham Lake (AIS donation), $3,543.75 to Landfill DRAFT SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY BOARD Venture Group, $2,600.00 to Municipal Group for property assessment, $2,291.01 to Pitlick & Wick for cold patch, $3,042.13 to Republic Services, $1,415.66 to Skarlupka for truck repairs, $12,744.00 to Volm for garbage bags. A full list of disbursements can be found in the agenda packet. MOTION BERTCH/SECOND SCHUTT. To approve September disbursements. VOTE: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. 5) REPORTS & CORRESPONDENCE a. Update on Landfill Venture Group • Supervisor Schutt provided report. LVG is working with DNR on new landfill. Making headway. Looking at cost of leachate processing. • LVG raised fee of tonnage from $75 to $80. b. Update on Parks Board C. • Supervisor Bertch provided report. Town received a $3500.00 grant from the Boulder Junction Community Foundation for Winter Park. Basketball court is 95% complete. Disc Golf course to have a soft opening in October. Hope for a grand opening in May or June of 2026. • Supervisor Bertch thanked Dennis Duke for all of his work on completing the basketball court and disc golf course. Update on EDC • No update d. Update on Road Committee • Greg Van Grinsven and Chairman Reuss provided report. Paving is completed on 2026 road project which was approved by the town board on April 9, 2025 and funded partially by a LRIP grant with the State of Wisconsin. • Pitlick & Wick will completing shoulder and driveway repairs connected to the project soon e. Update on BJVFD • Chairman Reuss provided report. FD held fundraiser on September 13, 2025. f. Update on EMS District • EMS District Chief Jolin provided report. His report is attached to the minutes as Exhibit B. EMS District Board Member Dan Wahlgren stated that cost of EMS district will go up in 2026. Response time for EMS calls has be cut by 50% due to district. AED Training will be held at the Boulder Junction Community Church on October 7, 2025. g. Update on Library h. i. Library Director Sanderson provided report. Her report is attached to the Minutes as Exhibit C. Update on BJCF Mary Van Grinsven provided report. Her report is attached to the Minutes as Exhibit D Update on Snowmobile Club Chairman Reuss provided report. Snowmobile Club plans to build new barn on town property with donation funds received by the club. Plans have been revised several times. 6) OLD BUSINESS(discussion & possible action) a. DRAFT SUBJECТ ТО АPPROVAL BY BOARD Discussion and possible action - Consideration by the town board to raise room tax from 5.5% to 6.75% • MOTION REUSS/SECOND BERTCH. To raise room tax from 5.5% to 8.00% beginning in the year 2026. VOTE: MOTION UNANIMOUSLY NOT APPROVED. 7) ADJOURN(discussion & possible action) Chairman Reuss adjourned the meeting at 7:10 pm Eubrt A 23 SEPTEMBER, 2025 TO: Boulder Junction Town Board of Supervisors FROM: Dennis Duke (Resident & Business Owner) SUBJECT: ATV/UTV Recreation -Access to Town Roads You've had in your possession since 2017, and more recently since May of 2025, a Draft Ordinance that addresses ATV/UTV Recreational Sports in Boulder Junction. As a tax payer, business owner, and a home owner, I am asking the Town Board to approve an Ordinance governing ATV/UTV Recreation in Boulder Junction, which includes controlled access to Town Roads, and allows for the continued development of a TrailSystem in coordination with the Wisconsin DNR. This Is not, and never has been, a difficult issue. A faction of our residents and outsiders have made this a contentious issue using unfounded claims and fear as their strategy. 1) In the history of Boulder Junction, we have never debated for 7 years over how and why to exclude a group of people from visiting out town and using it as their base for a vacation or weekend getaway. This is a dangerous precedent, one that will lead to the demise of our town as we know It. We can never become a snobbish enclave that only welcomes 'certain kinds of people'. This stand-off has already tarnished our reputation as a welcoming community. 2) The recent advisory vote showed us that nothing has changed. People with strong opinions on both sides showed up to vote. But over half of the electorate is not concerned enough about the topio to register their vote or have their volces heard. Less than 25% of the electorate stand publically opposed to ATV/UTV Recreation. Much of the energy and money for this opposition effort is coming from out of town and out of state. You only have to look at the opposition filer, posted in Illinois, which we all received prior to the vote, and recall all the non-Boulder Junction residents that have spoken in opposition at this summer's Board Meetings. 3) Our Town is at a key, historical inflection point. We have many young business owners, lots of 'available' retail space, and large Investments being made in the town existing and planned. The Town Board has an obligation to help support and maintain the economic health of our community. ATV/UTV Recreation offers our community an easy, proven, addition to our economic landscape - AT NO TAXPAYER EXPENSE. It is FREE for the Town to take advantage of this opportunity. 4) We are a gateway for people to access the outdoors and enjoy their public lands. We should be open to all forms of legal outdoor recreation. We are a crossroads in Vilas County. Our refusal to particlpate in county wide trail networks, negatively impacts the County and points Northwoods visitors away from our town. Take Action now. Approve an ATV/UTV Ordinance that allows our residents and visitors to enjoy ATV/UTV Recreation in our town. Follow State statutes, and learn from all the towns that have gone before us. Address concerns where appropriate. Do what is right for Boulder Junction. Sincerely Dennis Duke Tax Payer, Home Owner, Business Owner Cc: Town Clerk, for permanent record with the minutes Northwoods EMS District Monthly Report-August 2025 Ethibit B Date Time Town Unit Transport Billing Level Response 1 8/1/2025 1554 91 Y BLS Fall 2 8/2/2025 1541 91 Y ALS2 Allergic Reaction 3 8/2/2025 1722 91 Y ALS Chest Pain 4 8/2/2025 1946 MW 91 Y ALS2 Syncope 5 8/3/2025 0001 MW 91 Y ALS Hip Injury 16 8/3/2025 1523 92 Y CALS Fall 7 8/5/2025 0058 MW 91 Y FALS Stroke 8 8/5/2025 1209 92 Y ALS2 Cardiac Arrest 9 8/5/2025 1925 91 Y ALS ATV Accident 10 8/7/2025 2104 92 11 8/7/2025 2211 91 Y ALS Altered Mental Status Fall 12 8/8/2025 957 MW 91 N Not Billed Vehicle Accident 13 8/8/2025 1135 621 N Not Billed Altered Mental Status 14 8/8/2025 1927 MW 91 N Not Billed Medical Alarm 15 8/8/2025 2245 MW 91 N Not BILled Fall 16 8/9/2025 1710 MW 91 N Not Billed Medical Alarm 17 8/9/2025 4835 92 BLS Allergic Reaction 18 8/10/2025 1426 92 Y ALS2 Allergic Reaction 19 8/11/2025 403 91 ALS 20 8/12/2025 1754 MW 91 Y ALS 21 8/13/2025 1342 92 N Not Billed Stroke Altered Mental Status Fall-Cancelled 22 8/13/2025 1533 92 Y ALS Seizure 23 8/14/2025 207 91 Y BLS Fall 24 8/15/2025 2258 92 Y ALS2 Vehicle Accident 25 8/15/2025 2258 91 Y BIS Vehicle Accident 26 8/18/2025 1925 91 ALS Stroke 27 8/19/2025 1019 91 N Not Billed Welfare 28 8/20/2025 1737 91 Y BLS Stroke 29 8/21/2025 0025 91 N Not Billed Lift-Assist 30 8/23/2025 1854 92 Y BLS 31 8/23/2025 2101 92 32 8/24/2025 125 92 Y ALS Fall Allergic Reaction Fall 33 8/25/2025 116 92 N Not Billed Lift-Åssist 34 8/26/2025 2337 92 EN Not Billed Lift-Assist 35 8/27/2025 1315 92 N Not Billed Lift-Assist 36 8/28/2025 102 92 N Not Billed lft-Assist 37 8/28/2025 310 92 ALS 38 8/28/2025 税込1453 91 Y ALS Difficulty Breathing Bicycle Accident 39 8/28/2025 2158 92 N Not Billed aift-Assist 40 8/29/2025 835 91 Y BLS Fall 41 8/29/2025 1214 92 ALS Fall 42 8/29/2025 1424 92 N Not Billed Fall 43 8/30/2025 1710 MW 91 ALS Fall 44 8/30/2025 1844 91 N Not Billed Allergic Reaction 45 8/30/2025 2102 91 Y ALS Chest Paln 46 8/31/2025 1416 92 N Not Billed Fall 47 8/31/2025 2049 MW 91 Y ALS Fall Response and turnout time Turnout time, from dispatch until responding, was under 90 seconds 80% of the time. August average turnout time is 1.41 minutes. Average response time for the month of August was 12:02 minutes. This is from the time of 911 call received to arrival at patient. Response times are obtained through Vilas Dispatch Center Transport and Billing NORTHWOODS 31 of the 47 responses were transported. "Not Billed"responses included those that refused transport following medical evaluation or no patient identified. Of the 31 responses that were transported, 24 responses benefitted from Paramedic Level care with one requiring signiticant intervention. Paramedic levellev care is defined as intervention beyond IV placement Since the start of the district, 76% of patient transports receive paramedic level intervention. 744.9 loaded miles were recorded. Billing Rates Jan Feb March Aprit May June July August Not Billed 5 8 6 9 11 17 14 16 BLS 1 8 5 2 11 7 ALS 14 17 11 22 18 10製 ALS2 4 Crew Activity NEMSD crews provided stand-by for the Musky Jamboree event in Boulder Junction. They were able to interact with numerous residents and visitors. Additionally, they attended the August training focusing on "The 1st 5 Min" which provided training on critical intervention in the first few minutes of a patient encounter. Fortunately,there were no incidents, but crews remained ready for several WIN-MIN events with large number of participants. NEMSD crews also completedacombined 37 hours ofcontinuing education Response by Town January February March April May June July August Total Boulder Junction 6 13 14 12 10 18 13 22 108 Presque Isle 4 9 기 12 4 14 13 9 72 Winchester 2 2 1 1 3 10 5 6 30 ManitowishWaters 3 3 8 기 8 9 11 10 59 Mutual Aid Glven 0 0 이 이 이 0 2 0 2 August Events NORTHWOODS Conducted EMS Training for Patient and Scene Assessmente Attended NEMSD Board Meeting Attended Musky Jamboree Attended North Central Chiefs Meeting Attended meeting with Bayfield County to discuss benefits of the District Response Type 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Accident Fall/ Lift Pain Assist General Medical Generat Trauma Fire Assist Deceased July Annuat Respectfully Submitted, EMS DISTRICT Jason Joling-Chief Northwoods EMS District