October 21st

Village of Cecil Board Meeting Minutes 10/21/2025 The meeting was called to order at 4:00PM by Pres J Nolan The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Those attending the meeting were: J Nolan, P Westcott, B Weier, M Hendricks, D Sperberg, C Wallrich, A Kallies 5:35PM Announcements- Public Comment Motion made by P Westcott to approve and deviate from the agenda, seconded by M Hendricks, motion carried. The meeting is in compliance, both posted and published. Motion made to approve the meeting minutes and treasurer’s report from September 16th, 2025 by B Weier, seconded by P Westcott. Motion carried. Baseball-Tom Betzner-Looking for the board to increase the budget from $1000 because the ball club has put in approximately $7000 this year in improvements. Sprinkler system upgrades, sound system upgrade, infield work, outfield work, top dressing all have been done this year by the ball club. Maintenance Report-D Sperberg-Blacktopping(wedging) has been completed on N Warrington near the bridge and wedging done on Bon St, shouldering will be done on Bon Street next week by maintenance. The head of maintenance is considering moving and is letting the board know for future. The park is winterized and the docks have been taken out for the season. The showers in the men’s room will need some attention, this will wait until spring. One pontoon owner will need to reminded that the end of the month was the date to be removed. K VanDenPlas has volunteered to help plow the village this winter, he already has a CDL license. Tires are needed for the dump truck before winter, a $3505.00 cost for new tires from Pomps. Motion made by R Weier to purchase tires for the dump truck, seconded by M Hendricks, motion carried, all ayes. The plow for the loader needed some bushings, which Dewey made from steel. All the compost from the Yard Waste Site was taken to the Amish neighbor. Force Main on Meyer Street-The project is on schedule for replacement before November 20, 2025. The USDA is on shut down due to the government closure. Sewer Grinder-eliminated due to Crane Engineering discussion that system is not required at this time. Additional parts for the pumps will be put into the village stock. Solar, Wind-Update Recycling has been done, will need to talk to the village Lawyer on the chicken numbers. Equipment Review-John Deere tractor needs tires and a roll bar, is it worth keeping for village use? Is it possible to be traded in on a new mower? There is also a portable generator that can be traded in for the mower. The brush hog may be traded or sold. This will be investigated. Fire Dept-CO2 Alarm, Fire out of the county-Oconto County, trucks have been serviced, October 31st will be Open House for the Fire Department. The same band has been booked for the Fireman’s Fest for next year. St Martin’s CSM-The Village has signed the CSM for St Martin’s. Motion made by P Westcott to approve the CSM for St Martin’s, seconded by C Wallrich, motion carried. Yard Waste Site-Forrester-Logging-there is a request that has been made from another logger. This will be discussed next month. Short Term Rentals-Suggestion to amend the dollar and percentages currently charged this year. This will be worked on for November. Road Grants-Palladin-Gary Kennedy will facilitate the road projects and grants for the Village of Cecil. Wallrich Road from the corner of Meyer Street to the end is one suggestion. There are also 4 situations that can be considered for the LRIP grant/meeting in November. Limit Street should also be under consideration for reconstruct. Town of Washington will also need to be involved in the decision for Limit Street. Pine Road could be double chipped if the Town of Washington would apply for the grant, towns can apply for double chipping, villages cannot. 318 Wallrich Road-George Buttke-is looking to see if the board would be opposed to allowing a variance of the garage toward the road. The set back would still be 30 feet from the edge of the road. Act 12-Projects-Zoom Meeting this week-there is $300 Million dollars left to give out, 70% of communities attending do not intend to apply. A 3 year contract for services is the new requirement, this is out until March 31st before we need to apply. Combine with another community, entity, or turn it over completely to make this Act 12 work. Operator Licenses-74, 75, 79 Motion made by C Wallrich to approve the licenses, seconded by D Sperberg, motion carried. Budget-meeting will be held October 22, 2025 on the budget. Correspondence-SLSD proposed increases and generator purchase for their station closest to the village. R Weier will call the SLSD board member in regards to the proposed increases. Next month-Yard Waste Site, Budget, Short Term Rentals Motion made by P Westcott to pay bills, seconded by M Hendricks, roll call vote, all ayes. Motion carried. Motion made to adjourn the meeting by M Hendricks, seconded by P Westcott, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:40PM. Teri Westerfeld, Clerk/Treasurer Village of Cecil