Town Board — Minutes

Town of Dodgeville Town Board Meeting Minutes July 7th, 2026 *6:00 p.m.* 1) Call to order. Town Chairman, Curt Peterson called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Town Supervisors in attendance were Kyle Levetzow and Peter Vanderloo Absent were: David Pope and Pam Johnson-Loy. Also in attendance were Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson, Kevin Zajicek, Jim Senzig, Susan Malmanger, Brandon Turner and Melissa Watson. Everyone in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 2) Approval of Public Notice/Agenda. Supervisor, Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the public notice and agenda seconded by Supervisor, Peter Vanderloo. Motion carried. 3) Public Comment. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented information in regards to the Dairyland Dare Event that will be taking place on August 1st and a request from Dark Horse CDL Testing to utilize the parking lot to perform CDL testing. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to suspend the agenda and move to Item #9. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 4) Discussion & possible award re: Norwegian Hollow Road Improvements Bids. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented bids that were received from Scott Construction and Rule Construction for the Norwegian Hollow Road Improvements. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to award the Norwegian Hollow Road Improvements to the lowest bidder Scott Construction. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 5) Discussion & possible award re: Evans Road Improvements Bids. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented bids that were received from Scott Construction and Rule Construction for the Evans Road Improvements. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to award the Evans Road Improvements to Scott Construction contingent upon being able to accept a higher bid. If determined the project must be awarded to the lowest bidder the project will be awarded to Rule Construction. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 6) Discussion & possible action re: Recycling Center – Recycling Services. Susan Malmanger from Republic presented information in regards to the current contract for recycling services, the amount of recyclables currently being received and the need to eliminate the recycling toters and add an additional 8-yard container so all items can be co-mingled together with the cardboard. The Town Board and Susan discussed the current containers and the different options available to eliminate the recycling toters and utilize roll-off containers. Susan Malmanger recommended the Township look into purchasing a 2nd compactor for all the recycling material due to space limitations and the amount of material. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to delay the Recycling Center project until further notice due to recycling complications. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to phase out the toters and add an additional 8-yard container. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 7) Approval of Meeting Minutes from June 2nd, 2026. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from June 2nd, 2026 as presented. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 8) Approval of Treasurer’s Report for General, Sanitary District #1 and Tax Collection Account. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the Town of Dodgeville’s June 2026 Treasurer’s Report stating the following fund balances: General Checking $ 253,548.53 General Checking – Tax Funds $ 0.00 Farmer’s Savings $ 512,731.22 Farmer’s Savings – Tax Funds $ 0.00 Local Government Investment Pool $ 8,840.53 Farmer’s Savings Tax Account $ 0.00 Farmer’s Savings Tax Account – Town $ 0.00 Intra-Fi CD’s $ 668,652.31 Township Funds: $1,443,772.59 Tax Funds: $ 0.00 ARPA Funds: $ 0.00 Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve Sanitary District #1 Treasurer’s Report as submitted stating the following fund balances: Sanitary District #1 $ 14,124.54 Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9) Bills to be approved. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to approve the July 7th, 2026 vouchers in the amount of $11,609.02 and the Sanitary District #1 vouchers in the amount of $22,102.89. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 10) Town Roads/Equipment Report. Town Patrolman, Kevin Zajicek updated the Town Board in regards to the equipment, trees from storms and roadways. 11) Clerk/Treasurer Report. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson indicated that she would be out of the office the rest of the week on vacation. 12) Discussion & possible action re: Appointment of Planning Commission Member. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to appoint Dee Dochnahl to serve on the Planning Commission for a three-year term. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 13) Discussion & possible action re: Appointment of Room Tax Committee Member. Curt Peterson made a motion to appoint Pam Johnson-Loy in lieu of David Pope to the room tax committee. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 14) Approval/Denial of Operator’s License: McKenna Wetter. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the operator’s license of McKenna Wetter. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 15) Discussion & possible action re: Garrison Grove Cemetery – Soil Sample Request. Clerk/Treasurer Sara Olson presented information in regards to a soil sample request received by a Ph.d student at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to allow the soil sample request. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. 16) Discussion & possible action re: Potential Changes to regulating short-term rentals (Iowa County Zoning). The Town Board discussed an e-mail that was received from Scott Godfrey in regards to potential changes to regulating short-term rentals. The Town Board indicated that they are in favor of short-term rentals obtaining a conditional use permit but not a rezoning change. The Town Board also indicated concerns in regards to how a municipality would know what short-term rentals exists if regulation of the uses were eliminated in the ordinance and indicated there aren’t any issues or concerns with the existing short- term rental establishments. 17) Discussion & possible action re: Scheduling of Fall Clean-Up. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to schedule the Fall Clean-Up for Saturday, October 10th, 2026. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 18) Discussion & possible action re: WTA Fall Workshop – 9/15/26. Kyle Levetzow made a motion to approve the attendance of any Town Board member and the Clerk/Treasurer for the WTA Fall Workshop to be held on September 15th, 2026. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 19) Discussion & possible action re: Temporary Vacancy Sec. 60.30(5). Kyle Levetzow made a motion to seek candidates and appoint an individual for the temporary vacancy. Peter Vanderloo seconded the motion. Motion carried. 20) Adjournment. Peter Vanderloo made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Kyle Levetzow seconded the motion. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Sara J. Olson, Clerk-Treasurer