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TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING Douglas County Board of Supervisors Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 9:30 a.m. Douglas County Highway Department 7417 S. County Road E, Hawthorne, WI 54873 Chair Nick Baker called meeting to order. 1. ROLL CALL Present – Nick Baker, John Lohse, Mark Cummings, Randy Skowlund, Steven Long. Other – Mark Liebaert, Shelley Nelson, Alec Fowler, Ben Johnson, Craig Plummer, Jason Jackman, Lindsey Conley (Acting Committee Clerk). 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Motion by Skowlund, second Lohse, to approve June 3, 2026, minutes. Motion carried. 3. ACTION ITEMS / REFERRALS a. 2027 County Aid to Bridges Request: Included in agenda. Request from Town of Gordon in the amount of $8,015 from the 2027 budget, to be reimbursed in 2028. ACTION (REFERRAL / RESOLUTION): Motion by Lohse, second by Skowlund, to approve the 2027 County Aid to Bridges Request for Town of Gordon in the amount of $8,015 , and refer to the Administration Committee for inclusion of the 2027 budget, and fo rward to County Board . Motion carried unanimously. b. Functional Classification Resolution : Resolution and map included in agenda; Wisconsin Department of Transportation suggested local transportation committees approve Functional Classification map that set clear boundaries for what Douglas County can apply for. No changes to current map. ACTION (REFERRAL / RESOLUTION ): Motion by Cummings, second by Skowlund, to approve Functional Classification Resolution, and refer to County Board. Motion carried unanimously. 4. INFORMATIONAL a. Highway Utility Permit Fee: Utility permit history and utility permit fee breakdown distributed to committee. Permit fee of $50 recommended by committee. Resolution to come to next meeting. 5. REPORTS a. The following departmental areas provided updates: Projects, Administrative, Maintenance, Equipment, and Budget. 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Highway Utility Permit Fee Resolution Budget 7. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Long, second Lohse, to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:27 a.m. Submitted by, Lindsey Conley (Acting Committee Clerk)