Meeting Minutes

Theien Clerk : Carolyn Jones Treasurer : Cindy Theien E-mail: townofsuperior@centurytel.net Web: www.townofsuperiorwi.gov Chairman: William Conner Supervisor: Dave Drinkwine Supervisor: Katie Stenroos Supervisor: Jeremy Olson Supervisor: Jodi Kebhart Town of Superior 4917 South State Road 35 Superior WI 54880 Phone: 715 399-8385 MINUTES OF THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Town Board Meeting called to order by Chairman Conner at 7:00pm Compliance with the open meeting law was met with postings at Pirks Auto Body, Superior Meats, Four Corners Store, the Town Hall, and posted on the website. Present: Chairman Bill Conner, Supervisor Dave Drinkwine, Supervisor Jodi Kebhart, Supervisor Jeremy Olson, Supervisor Katie Stenroos, Treasurer Cindy Theien and Clerk Carolyn Jones. Meeting sign-in sheet had a total of six attendees. Supervisor Stenroos motioned and Supervisor Kebhart seconded the approval of March 11, 2026, Regular Board Meeting minutes. Motion carried. Vote: Yes – 5; No – 0 Jones reported the bills paid under the Alternative Claims Procedure. Vouchers presented for payment from March 12 through April 8, 2026, were processed with check numbers 10554 through 10598 and three ACH transactions totaling $73,923.17. Stenroos motioned and Drinkwine seconded to accept the alternative claims procedure report and approve 04/08/26 payments. Motion carried. Vote: Yes- 5, No-0 Fire Department Report Chief Fiegle reported that the department responded to 14 calls total in March (10 in Town of Superior, 1 in Oliver, 1 in Parkland and 2 in Oakland), comprised of 8 EMS calls, 1 MVC, 1 Alarm, 2 Cancel, and 2 Service. No information to update fire hall defect. Engine 1 radiator hose rupture has been repaired. Overhead Garage Door did some preventative maintenance on the overhead doors. TSFD provides on average 9 event coverages per year. Will be applying for the 2026 DNR FFP Grant that opens May 1 to purchase (2) new 20’’ electric chainsaws with 60v batteries ($599/kit), 10 pails of firefighting foam ($113 each). Total estimate $4200, 50% DNR, 50% Town. Treasurer Report Treasurer Theien provided a cash summary report and the treasurer and clerks separate reconciliations. The ending balance for March 2026 was $540,163.63. Chair/Supervisor Report Chairman Conner reported that the garage staff has been out grading and graveling. Road work has been tough with the latest weather. A rim and tire were purchased as a spare for the graders. 20 roads were not cleared this last storm. Baumgartner and Irondale were graded today. Some roads are still slush covered. Inspection Services Report Did not receive one. 2 Correspondence. Douglas County Surveyor. Town Road Projects – Survey Monument Preservation. Milestone Materials. 20 cent/ton fuel surcharge starting April 20. Old Business a. Fire Hall Building Defect. TKDA responded to the insurance email with architectural study, Clerk forwarded it to insurance. Supervisor Drinkwine asked where the “as built plans” were, Chairman Conner had reached out to Troy at Four Star Construction and was told they turned them over to the town. Conner will search the town cabinets for documents and call Ben at TKDA to see if they have anything. Drinkwine suggested asking insurance if town can hire a firm to look at building and if insurance would cover the cost. Conner directed the Clerk to arrange for a call between insurance adjustor, Richard Abbott and Town Board. b. TSFD Services. Chief Fiegle stated the TSFD does on average 9 event coverages a year. Fiegle did not have answers to the few items need to be determined from last month – time deadline to submit service contract for board approval? Payment – at time of application or after services? How would cancellation fee apply if no monies were collected at time of application? How would last minute service requests be approved? Is there enough staffing to cover requests? Chief Fiegle will email questions to members of department. Put on agenda for May. c. 2026-2027 Local Small Structures Improvement Program (LSSIP). Clerk Jones submitted application with estimate of $79,410 for the culvert replacement on Darrow Road (Rocky Run). Chairman Conner would like to submit the bridge on Darrow Road as well, but will need new estimates as they are outdated. New Business a. Annual Meeting. April 21, 2026 – 7pm at the town hall. b. Other. Residents who live on Baumgartner Road spoke up about the conditions of Baumgartner, proper maintenance, the busyness, high traffic and cross-traffic. Would like a traffic study done, cost of how much it is to maintain Baumgartner annually and requested the road to be blacktopped as they believe it would save the town money with the cost of labor, equipment and repair of gravel road. Chairman Conner stated that the town is trying to keep road repair within budget. This weather, rain and snowstorms this spring have affected the roads. The cost of pavement (no labore, gravel, ditches) to pave 1.5 miles of Baumgartner would be approximately $235,000. The town pursues all funding available. The replacement of Darrow Road bridge is on hold due to funding as cost is $265,000 and town will be responsible for 50%. Approximately 11% of property taxes collected within the town stays within the town. Gravel costs approximately $110.00/load. Conner called Monarch today and requested them Highway A & B, not Baumgartner. Due to increase in cost, dust control is only done on roads that are required by the state. The speed limit had already dropped from 55mph to 45 mph. Conner will talk with garage staff and see if ditch work needs to be done. Conner also requested Baumgartner be put on agenda for May to reduce the speed limit to 35mph. Supervisor Stenroos questioned about the snow removal process and who determines when the garage staff is called out. Chairman Conner stated he calls down to a resident closer to town to determine what the snow totals are as they are different from where he lives. Typically, he will wait to call the garage staff out until the wind and snow stops. Meeting adjourned 7:08pm DRAFT MINUTES 4-09-26 MINUTES APPROVED ON THIS ________ DAY OF ______________, 2026. CHAIR SIGNATURE __________________________________________ CLERK SIGNATURE___________________________________________