Village Board Meeting — Minutes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2025 1287 The Village Board meeting was held at the Marshall Buehler Center and also set up as a Microsoft Teams meeting. The agenda for this meeting was posted on the Municipal Building door, the entrance of the Police Department/Marshall Buehler Center, and at Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank in Port Edwards, as well as on the Village website. The Village Board meeting was called to order by President Mancl at 7:00 p.m. Present: President Mancl, Trustees Flugaur, Hess, Hummel, Radtke & Zurfluh Absent: None Also Present: B. Martinson, D. Tremmel Citizens: None Motion (Hummel/Radtke) to approve the Consent Agenda (meeting minutes from September 10, 2025 Board meeting and the October 6, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting and to approve monthly bills and the journal entries for the previous month). Motion carried. All ayes. Public Comment: None President’s Report: President Mancl nominated Rob O’Connor to fill the vacant Village Trustee position. Motion (Zurfluh/Flugaur) to appoint Rob O’Connor to fill the vacant Village Trustee position. Motion carried (3-2; Hummel – no; Radke – no). President Mancl stated that she is appointing Sue Mitchell to fill a vacant position on the Plan Commission. She is in the process of filling the second vacant position on the Plan Commission, as well as the two vacant positions on the Zoning Board of Appeals. President Mancl stated that she would like to schedule a public hearing, which would include members from the Town of Grand Rapids and Town of Saratoga, to discuss the issue of a wake boat ordinance. Airport Commission: Review of minutes. Police and Fire Commission: Review of minutes. Plan Commission: None Public Works: Review of minutes. Parks & Recreation: Review of minutes. Public Safety: Review of minutes. Planning, Legislative & Property: Review of minutes. Motion (Hess/Hummel) to approve proposed changes to Ordinance #2. Motion carried. All ayes. Finance, Human Resources & IT: Review of minutes. Unfinished Business: None New Business: None Village Administrator Report: Ben Martinson stated that Trunk-or-Treat will be held on Sunday, October 26th. Motion (Radtke/Hess) to approve Fire Contracts for 2026. Motion carried. All ayes. Clerk-Treasurer Report: None PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2025 1288 Trustee comments: Trustee Hummel stated that the bike club from Wisconsin Rapids rode on the new bike trail and thought it was very nice. He thanked Legacy Foundation for the grant and everyone who was involved in completing the bike trail. Meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m. Minutes taken by Diane M. Tremmel, Village Clerk-Treasurer The following Village bills were approved for payment: Abts Grubofski & Vruwink LLC-legal fees monthly retainer 1000.00 AgSource Coop Services-wastewater testing 1345.00 Airgas USA LLC-tools & supplies 382.48 Alliant Energy-monthly statements 3863.82 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment replace & maintain 39.13 Cintas Corp-monthly statement 684.35 Clean Power LLC (f/k/a Advance Janitorial)-monthly statement 228.89 Core & Main LP-wastewater pipe 838.80 Crockett Septic LLC-sanitary sewers (TIF) 474.75 Diversified Benefit Services-October health reimbursement 105.00 Dustin Lease-fire meeting expense (El Café) 49.92 Insight FS-street machinery; small equipment 2235.86 James Leiser-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 132.50 Lonn Radtke-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 336.32 Napa Auto Parts/Nekoosa-street machinery; parks 566.67 Port Edwards Water Utility-quarterly bills 3845.41 Postmaster/US Postal Service-postage stamps 312.00 Precision Grading & Utilities Inc-2nd St project (TIF) 156794.20 Scott Drew-unused sick leave health insurance reimbursement 2438.35 Solarus-monthly statement 1068.61 State of Wisconsin-September court report 709.60 Tactical Solutions-police radio/radar 166.00 The Dirks Group LLC-monthly Microsoft 365 39.84 WM Corporate Services Inc-monthly statement 11793.25 Wood County Highway Dept-signs on Nepco Lake Rd 829.57 Wood County Treasurer-September jail assessment 298.80 A-1 Services Wisconsin Rapids LLC-maintenance of sanitary sewers 163.90 Abednego Fire Protection LLC-fire equipment replace & maint. 70.00 Ace Hardware-miscellaneous supplies 373.72 Aflac-monthly statement 217.78 Amoco-monthly statement 1402.24 BGA LLC-monthly building inspection services 2000.00 CNA Surety-annual cashier’s bond 100.00 Diversified Benefit Services-health insurance deductible reimbursement 798.90 Energenecs Inc-wastewater outside services employed 5289.69 First Choice Fire Protection LLC-miscellaneous fire protection services 906.00 Francis Excavating LLC-black dirt for cemetery 300.00 Gannett Wisconsin LocaliQ-zoning change public hearing notice 36.75 Kim Holcomb-court clerk’s conference expenses 176.40 Marco Technologies LLC-monthly copier contract and usage 45.89 Security Health Plan-monthly statement 31728.61 Show Striping Industries-restripe railroad crossings 800.00 Summit Infrastructure LLC-wastewater outside services/manhole rehab 11540.00 Verizon-monthly statement 387.36 We Energies-monthly statement 133.65 Wis. Dept. of Administration/Milw-monthly website hosting 65.00 Wis. Dept. of Revenue/Milw-2025 manufacturing property assessment 582.78 Wis. Valley Building Products-maintenance of sanitary sewers 33.00 PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2025 1289 American Welding & Gas Inc-fire equipment replace & maint. 179.70 Applied Industrial Technologies-maint. of sanitary sewers 92.88 Chili Implement Co-street machinery 223.63 Creative Designs-fire clothing & badges 29.00 Delta Dental of Wisconsin-monthly statement 1641.13 Diversified Benefit Services Inc-health insurance deductible reimbursement 220.37 E-Con Electric Inc-street lights 2055.55 Farrell Equipment & Supply Co Inc-maint. of sanitary sewers 499.99 Foreman Fire Service & Repair-fire truck expenses 2274.76 H&H Industries Inc-maint. of pumping plant 504.97 H&H Industries Inc-street lighting 850.00 Jason Leverance-work related safety gear 100.00 Josiah Mertes-police training mileage; candy for trunk-or-treat 72.29 Karen Thiel-election training 45.50 Kenneth Murray-WWOA conference expenses 260.40 Martinson Trucking & Excavating Inc-road base 937.06 Mid-State Technical College-Firefighter I class 80.00 Nekoosa Port Edwards State Bank-monthly direct deposit fee 50.00 Precision Grading & Utilities, Inc.-2nd St project (TIF) 57054.00 Principal Life Insurance Company-monthly premium 59.41 Quill LLC-office supplies 129.59 Rebecca Taylor-election training & mileage 93.50 Toms Garage-police vehicle expense 488.48 Tweet Garot Mechanical Inc-wastewater outside services 1915.33 Utility Service Co Inc-wastewater outside services 35317.00 Wis. Dept. of Justice-TIME – quarterly police computer system 218.25 Wages & Salaries – October wages 99912.78 The following Water Utility Bills were approved for payment: AgSource Coop Services-testing 114.50 Alliant Energy-monthly statement 2889.67 Badger Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 22.75 Mailboxes & Parcel Depot-testing 30.20 Midwest Meter Inc-maintenance of meters 800.00 Pomp’s Tire Service Inc-water utility truck expense 317.82 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin 595.13 WI State Lab of Hygiene-testing 31.00 Building Permits: Rademan Building LLC/Dave & Amy Alnes-new home Jon & Anne Holy-fence (temporary 2025 and permanent 2026) Goodwin Construction Inc/Joe & LaCinda Terry- 16’ x 20’ living room addition Goodwin Construction Inc/Nick & Laura Pehler-10’ x 14’ bathroom/closet addition Mike Albert-add lean to roof onto detached barn Jacob DeBoer-fence Maribeth Lacasse Sabo-ramp Multi Service Construction LLC/Florentino & Nicole Gonzalez-new home Muddy Lake Builders/Al Crider-roof replacement and redeck Altmann Construction/South Wood County YMCA-commercial building alterations Debra Kalish-fence Gayann Becker-ramp on existing deck PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 8, 2025 1290 Sure-Dry LLC/Charles Schauer-install wall anchors to stabilize existing foundation wall Classic Sheds LLC/Dean & Katy Breunig-10’ x 18’ shed Dennis Dorshorst-bump out part of kitchen wall 8 inches to accommodate 36” refrigerator Oakwood Exteriors/Tim Geiger-roof replacement and gutter covers Electrical/HVAC Permits: Home Backup Systems/Frank Walter-generator transfer switch installation 200 amp House of Heating Inc/Dave & Amy Alnes-new home A OK Electric LLC/Dave & Amy Alnes-new home E-Con Electric/Joe & LaCinda Terry-16’ x 20’ living room addition MH Electric/Nick & Laura Pehler-10’ x 14’ bathroom/closet addition Home Run Election LLC/Florentino & Nicole Gonzalez-new home Premium Services LLC/Florentino & Nicole Gonzalez-new home (HVAC) E-Con Electric/South Wood County YMCA-commercial building alterations Coolsys/South Wood County YMCA-commercial building alterations (HVAC) E-Con Electric Inc/Hilst Dermit LLP-remove & replace mast for 3 phase, 200 amp service Plumbing Permits: Aaron’s Plumbing/Dave & Amy Alnes-new home William’s Plumbing & Heating/Nick & Laura Pehler-10’ x 14’ bathroom/closet addition Steve Radwill/Florentino & Nicole Gonzalez-new home Williams Plumbing/South Wood County YMCA-commercial building alterations Excavation Permits: None Zoning Permits: Dave Alnes (286 Nepco Lake Rd)-new home Florentino Gonzalez (1030 Michele Ct)-new home