Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting-REMOTE, 10:00 AM, August 12, 2026

https://bayfieldcounty.sharepoint.com/sites/countyadministrator/Shared Documents/General/Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee/Agendas/2026/AUGUST 12, 2026 BUSINESS PARK AGENDA.doc Bayfield County Administrator 117 E 5th Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891 Ph: 715-373-6181 Fx: 715-373-6153 Mark Abeles-Allison, County Administrator Kristine Kavajecz, Human Resources Director Kim Mattson, Finance Director Gail Reha, Bookkeeper Paige Terry, Clerk III BAYFIELD COUNTY AD HOC BUSINESS PARK PLANNING COMMITTEE Brian Tochterman, Marty Milanowski Lynn Hall Mark Abeles-Allison Brian Gardner Preston Mikula Jake Hipsher Dear Committee Members: This letter is written to inform you of the Bayfield County Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m., This will be a REMOTE meeting held via Microsoft Teams. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Mark Abeles-Allison at 715 373-6181 or mark.abeles-allison@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2196465332775?p=fiLfYCEZ6gLfJU QndH Meeting ID: 219 646 533 277 5 Passcode: FL7JL6sF Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 715-318-2087,,543865039# United States, Eau Claire Find a local number Phone conference ID: 543 865 039# For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN ________________________________________________________________________________ The agenda for this meeting is as follows: Notice is hereby given that a majority of the Bayfield County Board may be present at the meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have decision-making responsibility. This constitutes a meeting of the Bayfield County Board pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v.Greendale Village Bd., 173 Wis. 2d 553, 494 N.W.2d 408(1993), and must be noticed as such, although the County Board will not take any formal action at this meeting. https://bayfieldcounty.sharepoint.com/sites/countyadministrator/Shared Documents/General/Ad Hoc Business Park Planning Committee/Agendas/2026/AUGUST 12, 2026 BUSINESS PARK AGENDA.doc AGENDA 1. Call to Order AND Introductions 2. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 3. Public Comment 4. Minutes 5. Discussion, Business Park Occupant Overview 6. Discussion Regarding Arganbright Road Construction 7. Discussion Regarding Xcel Lease Update 8. Discussion Regarding Sign Repair 9. Closed Session: The Committee may entertain a motion to move in and out of Closed Session pursuant to §19.85(1) (e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session: a) Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Land Sales Should you have any questions in the meantime, please contact Brian, Mark or Paige. Sincerely, Mark Abeles-Allison Bayfield County Administrator MAA/ejt Any person planning to attend a Bayfield County meeting that has a disability requiring special accommodation should contact 373-6100, 24-hours before the scheduled meeting, so appropriate arrangements can be made. cc: Bayfield County Board of Supervisors The Daily Press, via email AD HOC BUSINESS PARK PLANNING MEETING Item 2: This advisory committee has not met in two years. Some of the members have changed. Election of new officers is needed. Item 4: I am searching for minutes to this last meeting. Will share once I locate them Item 5: The business park now has the following tenants: • Superior Sauna • St. Izz’s Acres • Bayfield Foods Cooperative • KV Build • Ritola • Xcel Energy (Lease, 2 years remaining) Item 6: The second half of Arganbright Road is under construction. The County received funding ($150k) through the Wisconsin DOT for a part of the project based on new job creation. Total project cost, $500k. Ritola Inc was awarded the project after competitive bidding (5 bidders). Construction commenced in late July and is underway now. The project should be completed by end of the summer. The project includes connecting the road to Highway 137 and construction of a rainwater detention pond per DOT specifications. Following DOT requirements will make us eligible for a future project, ie: paving. Item 7: Xcel is leasing 12 acres on the corner of State Farm and Arganbright Road. Their lease expires in summer of 2028. Item 8. The Business Park sign is listing to one side. We have contacted the contractor that built the sign and they will take a look at it.