Minutes

Minutes from The Martell Town Board Monthly Meeting held on April 14th, 2026 at 7:00 PM at The Martell Town Hall, located at W5581 800 th Avenue, Spring Valley, WI 54767 1. Chairman Brathol called the meeting to order at 7 pm 2. Roll Call: all board members present 3. Verification of Public Notice: affidavit on file 4. Kidd made a motion to approve the Agenda, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 5. Kidd made a motion to approve the minutes from the 3/10 Board Meeting, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 6. Kaminski made a motion to approve the notes from the March 27th Road Tour, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 7. Received March Treasurer’s Reports: Beginning: $214,006.21 and ending $1,936,653.43 8. Kidd made a motion to approve the March Disbursements, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 9. Kaminski made a motion to approve the Liquor License for Blooming Barrel Event Center/Trent Schug, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 10. Kidd made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-03 State Road Improvement, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 11. Kaminski made a motion to approve Resolution 2026-02 to Adopt the Schedule of Cash Deposits and Citation Form, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 12. Kidd made a motion to approve updates “270: Remote Meeting Attendance for Board Members by Telephone” and “360: Pay Schedule for Town Board Members” to the Town Policies, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 13. Kidd made a motion to put the discussed road repairs out for bids: (1) 490th (from 2025) (2) 730th (3) 870th St Double Chip Seal, (4) Emulsion or Hot Oil Seal downtown Martell. Discussion: Heather reminded the board to reference the budget; Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries. 14. Receive March Building Permits: Stafki, Rosemary 7122 Cty Rd J Electrical - Residential $1K, 15. Receive Pierce County Land Use Permits and Address Report: a. Marvin & Ruth Bamman, W5450 820th Ave, Shed, $40K b. Herbert Bennet III, W6750 St Rd 29, Pole Shed, $100K c. 2025 Investments, N6597 610th St, Uniform Address Number assignment 16. Planning Commission: Drafting Road Ordinance meeting had a good crowd, lots of issues brought up around liability and enforcement and who pays and how to know who did the damage. Draft is similar to the Rock Elm Ordinance but broader to cover all types of heavy vehicles. Mary Brand will be speaking at the next PC meeting (4/28) about a prototype for working together on ways to deal with the road stuff. There will be more discussion after the presentation. Kaminski made a motion to table this until we know more from the PC after their meeting with Mary Brand. It was suggested to bring this to the attention of WTA and the State. Towns doing work that should be done at the county or state level. Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries. 17. Employee’s report: March 187 hours. New tires on pick up, road rake delivered & works great, spring work has begun. Road blew up at Cty N and 650th. Bridge Abutment out by Rush River. No one will attach a guard rail to 870th culvert due to the precast culvert being too short and poor planning. Bob is installing reflectors and will look at it w/Elliot from the county. 18. Cemetery Report: Sexton fees paid. 19. Kidd made a motion to accept the lawn care proposal from Outdoor Lawn Management, Kaminski 2nd, all in favor, motion carries 20. Read correspondence: Insurance renewal, Tax exempt property reporting, Cemetery flags; LRIP/TRIP grant application denied 21. Next meeting date(s): Board of Review convene/adjourn at May meeting, 7pm add open Board of Review, June 9th with Beth joining by telephone 22. Public Comment: Fred Lehmann: Are The Friends of Martell adhering to their lease? The Board has no concerns. Lori Larson: More chip debris on 690th than previously; Bob says that is normal. 23. Next meetings’ agenda items: 690th Bridge Structure and Road Budget 24. Kaminski made a motion to adjourn, Kidd 2nd, all in favor, motion carries.