Jan 13, 2026, Town Board Meeting — Minutes
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REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING DATE: Jan 13, 2026
Chairman Fred Stoll called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Supervisors Kevin Mackie and Adam
Olson, Diane Nelson, Clerk; Amy Eliot, Treasurer, Keith Kesler, Fire Chief; Brent Koehn, dump
attendant; and Mark Johnson and Taylor Lindsay, Streets Dept, also attended.
Minutes: Kevin motioned, seconded by Adam to approve the minutes of last month ’s board
meeting; motion passed.
Financial Report : The financial report showed: $15,380.59 in checking, $132,703.28 in the
general money market account, $7,730.40 in real estate tax account, $147,310.68 in the capital
account for the garage, $72,053.59 in equipment account, and $577.65 in the grant account. Kevin
motioned, seconded by Adam to authorize paying the bills and accepting the treasurer’s report;
motion passed.
Town Officers Reports : Fred mentioned receiving a call from a woman hoping we pic ked up
dead deer, we do not.
Road Report: The crew has been dealing with equipment repairs and icy roads.
Fire Chief Report: They have had 3 mutual aid calls, and 2 landing zone calls, 3 car accidents, 2
medical calls, and 1 structure fire . They have 8 volunteers taking EMR training which we are
hosting. Improvements to the Engine 1 foam unit have really worked well. Fifteen people qualified
for the length of service award, showing excellent participation from our volunteers!
New Business:
Zoning: Diane submitted the paperwork to rezone the lower 6 acres of parcel BR -0060017900
from Forestry to commercial. Kevin motioned, seconded by Fred to approve rezoning a portion
of the parcel to commercial for the town garage. Motion carried.
Change of Signatory for Bank: Kevin motioned, seconded by Fred to remove Myron’s name
as a signatory for the bank and replace it with Adam Olson as he is the current supervisor
filling Myron’s term. Motion carried and paperwork for the bank was signed.
Sanitary District Appointment: Adam motioned, seconded by Fred to appoint Tom Keefe to
the Sanitary District Board. Motion carried.
Property Values for Insurance purposes: The board reviewed the insured values for town
property, considering the estimated costs for building the new garage. Fred motioned, seconded
by Adam to increase the replacement value of the town hall to $800,000. Motion carried.
Garage Progress Report: The public meeting to authorize the town to build a new garage was
held yesterday, Monday Jan 12 at 7:00 pm. Diane provided a presentation on the plans, costs,
and financial impacts. A Resolution was presented requesting authorization for the board to
proceed with the build. Nineteen electors voted by paper ballot; with fourteen voting for and
five voting against the resolution. The resolution was approved.
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Old Business: None
Town correspondence was reviewed. Adam motioned, seconded by Fred to adjourn. The meeting
was adjourned at 7:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Nelson, Clerk
Source: Town of Brule website. First collected Oct 11, 2026.