2026 08 13 minutes approved

Town of Mercer Regular Board Meeting August 13, 2026 at 5:30 Mercer Town Hall 1. Order of business of the Regular Meeting a. Call the regular meeting to order: Mike called the meeting to order at 5:30 b. Pledge of allegiance c. Roll call: Present were Supervisors Boes, Towne, Lutgen and Lundquist, Chairman Lambert, Attorney Schellgell, Treasurer Bettin and Clerk Hohner. Road Foreman Saarnio was on the phone for a portion of the meeting d. Acknowledge that the meeting was properly posted: The Clerk acknowledged that the meeting was properly posted e. Approval of previous meeting minutes: Lundquist made a motion to approve June 15 and July 2 meeting minutes, seconded by Lutgen. Carried 2. Open comment- limit 2 minutes per person- no formal discussion or action will be taken a. Representative of the Turtle Flambeau Flowage Association thanked for getting the sign on the agenda. b. Bill Brundage asked about what the town can do to get the disgraceful trailer park cleaned up. 3. Items for Discussion/Possible Action a. Reapply- Tourist Rooming House Permit at 2598W Mercer Lake Circle N, Mercer, WI for Andrew Wendt and Dian Baehr of Trilobite Properties LLC: Lundquist made a motion to approve with no more than 6 guests, seconded by Lutgen. Carried with Boes voting no b. Sign/Billboard Permit at 2518W Martha Lake Road, Mercer, WI submitted by Northwoods Senior Citizens Club d/b/a Northwoods Hub in the Town of Mercer: Lundquist made a motion to approve, seconded by Towne. Carried c. Little Pike Lake Road: Lundquist made a motion to have no action on moving Little Pike Lake Road, seconded by Boes. Carried d. 310 Road: Lutgen made a motion to have Jake look at the road to give his opinion. No second-motion does not pass. Lutgen made a motion to ask the ATV Club to post 10MPH signs to Bruce Bacon’s house. No second- Motion does not pass. Lutgen made a motion to post a 25MPH sign for vehicles to Nathan’s Pass and ask the ATV Club to post 10MPH signs for ATV’s from Hwy 51 to Bruce Bacon’s House, seconded by Boes. Carried e. Wake Boat Ordinances sign: Lutgen made a motion to postpone, seconded by Boes. Carried f. Transfer station policy: Lutgen made a motion for Jerry to purchase a sign similar to the visitors guide, seconded by Boes. Carried g. Library insurance: Lundquist made a motion to set up a spreadsheet to present to the Board of the policy, seconded by Boes. Carried h. Library FFP grant: Lundquist made a motion to give conditional approval to the Chairman to sign the grant paperwork when completed and approved by Attorney Schllgell, seconded by Towne. Carried with Boes voting no i. Town of Mercer Town Board Meeting Policy and Procedure: no action j. Maintenance/cleaning position: Towne made a motion to post a job opening for two jobs averaging 20-25 hours per week with salary based upon experience starting between $20-$25/hour job starting in January, seconded by Lundquist. Carried k. Firetruck: no action l. Standards and procedures for TRH infractions: no action m. Infraction(s) of TRH permit at 5878N Mays Road, Mercer Wi for Traci Martinez: no action 4. Legal Attorney Schellgell stated that Jake has not worked the end of Golf Course Road and that there is no proof that it is a town road; thus issues related to this are a private party issue. The Town has received two letters regarding a TRH on Bambiland Road. A portion of the old railroad grade from Cty J to 310 Road is up for sale but it looks as though Iron County is buying it. 5. Approvals a. Vouchers (issue of checks): Lundquist made a motion to approve, seconded by Boes. Carried b. Treasurer’s report: Lundquist made a motion to approve as presented, seconded by Boes. Carried c. Operator’s licenses: Lundquist made a motion to approve licenses for Laken Hiller, Karen Keskey, Lynne Allen, Anthony Pemble and Erik Warlstad, seconded by Boes. Carried d. Liquor licenses: Lundquist made a motion to approve picnic licenses for ATV Club on September 6 at the park and for the Park Board on August 14 and September 5 at the park, seconded by Towne. Caried e. Cemetery deeds 6. Operation Reports a. Chair’s report: none b. Supervisor’s reports a. Lutgen: pavement looks good in the parking lot next to the grade and glad it got done prior the Loon Day. b. Lundquist: none c. Boes: the FD and EMS Steak Feed is next weekend and thanked the town crew for their work. d. Towne: meeting coming up for the Room Tax Commission later this month c. Clerk’s correspondence: Thanked the great election crew the town has. d. Road report: none e. Planning Commission report: none f. Park Board report: has upcoming events and net tables in the pavilion Adjourn Respectfully submitted, Debbie Hohner, Clerk Town of Mercer Approved