Town Board — Minutes

Town Board December 9, 2025 1. Chairperson Przywojski called Town Board Meeting to order on December 9, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Town of Onalaska, Town Hall, N5589 Commerce Road. Present: Chairperson Paula Przysojski, Supervisors Frank Fogel, Emy Monroe, Betty DeBoer, and Luke Marcou. Mary Rinehart was also present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Motion by Fogel/DeBoer to approve agenda passed unanimously. 3. Public Comment (3-minute time limit): None 4. County Board Report: None 5. Chairperson report: Przywojski reported one additional seasonal part-time snow plow driver has been added. Przywojski and Marcou are preparing for the December 18, 2025 Shoreline resident informational meeting. Przywojski reported she attended the La Crosse County Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting, ATV/UTV application for county roadways within the Town was presented and was approved to move onto the County Board. 6. Correspondence: Rinehart presented several holiday cards that has been received at the town office. Dempsey Law office is offering virtual training for public officials December 16 at 6:00 pm. Town of Campbell public hearing notice relating to their incorporation process was read. City of Onalaska Plan Commission notification relating to development of property near the municipal border was read. Tax bills were mailed on December 9 and will be arriving in the mail this week. Election activities for the 2026-2027 term are underway. 7. Consent Agenda: (All items listed are considered routine or have committee recommendation and will be acted upon in one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and be considered on the Regular Agenda) A. Approve minutes of November 11, and November 18, 2025, meetings, B. Approve bills and finance book, C. Approve placing proceeds from hall property sale into reserved equity for hall property improvements, D. Approve election worker list for 2026-2027 term: Motion by Monroe/Marcou to approve consent agenda items. Motion passed unanimously. Regular Agenda Items Items Relating to Public Works Department 8. Shop Report: Shop employee PI was presented report. Winter activities have been ramping up, morale remains good. Shop employees are working on winter projects as time allows around plowing and road maintenance. Parks were winterized prior to snow fall. Road sign review and inventory update is ongoing. Snow fence has been installed at the town shop property. 9. Discussion and possible action on the purchase of new pickup truck: Motion by DeBoer/Fogel to table until April 2026. Motion passed unanimously. 10. Discussion and possible action regarding updated proposal for mini loader/skid steer replacement: Points of discussion included the weight and length of the proposed loader as related to the existing larger loader and skid steer. Positives and negatives of existing skid steer design were discussed. Motion by DeBoer/Fogel to not approve the purchase. Motion passed unanimously. Items Relating to Shoreline Committee 11. Discussion relating to public hearing feedback from residents adjacent to leased land including but not limited to Shoreline Lease with the US Army Corp of Engineers: Consensus of discussion included waiting until the RFP is reviewed to have better cost analysis and to postpone any new or renewal permits until those numbers are known. No action was taken. 12. Discussion relating to committee recommendation to approve the draft signage for shoreline structure permittees: Motion by DeBoer/Fogel to table this discussion on signage. Motion passed 3-2 (Przywojski, Monroe). DeBoer volunteered to do additional research and bring back to the board next month. 13. Discussion relating to committee recommendation regarding process for approval of permitting process for shoreline structures: Motion to approve recommendation by Monroe/Marcou passed unanimously. Items Relating to General Government 14. Discussion relating to possible participation in collaborative fire study with the Village of Holmen, Town of Holland, and City of Onalaska, including but not limited to funding cost share: Motion by Fogel/Marcou to make no commitment at this point, and to continue to cooperate and coordinate with the City of Onalaska. Motion passed unanimously. 15. Motion to adjourn by Fogel/Monroe passed unanimously at 8:04 pm. Respectfully submitted Mary Rinehart Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer