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Jan 13, 2026, Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Brule · Douglas County · Jan 13, 2026, Town Board Meeting · meeting of Jan 13, 2026 · Minutes

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1 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. 2 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.