Bayfield County Library Committee 4:00 PM, August 11, 2026

D August 11, 2026 Dear Library Committee Members, This letter is written to inform you of the Bayfield County Library Committee Meeting is scheduled for 4:00pm Tuesday, August 11, 2026. This meeting will be held Remotely only. Supervisors and the public will be able to participate in the Meeting via voice either by using the internet link or phone number below. Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/219598005452763?p=8Wdx1MOV7BzxC WBhL9 Meeting ID: 219 598 005 452 763 Passcode: jM9gp6q8 Need help? | System reference Dial in by phone +1 715-318-2087,,162698247# United States, Eau Claire Find a local number Phone conference ID: 162 698 247# For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN Contact Bayfield County at 715-373-6181 if you have access questions. Any person wishing to attend who, because of a disability, requires special accommodation, should contact the County Clerk’s office at 715-373-6100, at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time, so appropriate arrangements can be made. Bayfield County Library Committee Bayfield County Courthouse 117 East 5th Street, Washburn, WI 54891 County Board Representatives: Jeff Holte Jan Lee Sue Rosa Bayfield County Library Representatives: Vicki Redenbaugh, Bayfield; Jennifer McBain, Drummond-Committee Vice-Chair; vacant, Washburn; Tara VonThoma, Cable/Namakagon; Jeff Holte, Iron River; Connie Cogger, Northern Waters Library Service-Committee Chair Bayfield County Library Directors: Darrell Pendergrass, Washburn; Teresa Weber, Bayfield; Jacqueline Pooler, Iron River; Addie Arens, Drummond; Amanda Westlund, Cable/Namakagon; vacant, Red Cliff; Katherine Elchert, NWLS AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Introductions 3. Public Comment 4. Motion Regarding the Minutes of January 20, 2025 5. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Updated Five-Year Library Plan 6. Discussion and Possible Action on 2027 Reimbursement Requests 7. Review 2026 Building Strong (BSL) Library Projects Progress 8. Possible Action Regarding 2027 Building Strong Library applications. 9. Next Meeting Date (tentative): Tuesday, January 19, 2027, 4pm. (Discussion regarding virtual or in person) 10. Library Reports 11. Adjournment Respectfully, Mark Abeles-Allison, Bayfield County Administrator On behalf of Bayfield County Library Committee MAA/ejt cc: Ashland Daily Press, via e-mail LIBRARY COMMITTEE NARRATIVE, VIRTUAL MEETING Tuesday, 4pm, August 11, 2026 Item 5: Katherine with Northern Waters is compiling statistics and working on the five year plan for Bayfield County libraries. If you have suggestions for Katherine please email her asap. kelchert@northernwaters.org A five-year library plan serves as Bayfield County’s long-range roadmap for maintaining and improving public library services. It outlines the County’s mission and vision, establishes priorities for equitable access, funding, staffing, technology, and infrastructure, and ensures compliance with Wisconsin’s statutory requirements for county library planning and reimbursement. By reviewing past performance and setting coordinated goals for the next five years, the plan helps libraries, municipal partners, and the County work together to strengthen services, support community needs, and guide investments that improve facilities, collections, and digital access across all Bayfield County libraries. Item 6. Attached is the library’s proposed reimbursement plan for 2027 as submitted by Darrell Pendergrass. The plan calculates a 100% reimbursement amount of $304,399 and 70% reimbursement rate, (minimum required under state statute) of $213,079. Page 2. The reimbursable circulation to Bayfield County in 2025 is 36,425 an increase of 10% over 2024! The cost per circulation in 2025 is $13.89 a 21% increase over 2024. Generally, cost per circs go down as volume goes up, but expenditures impact that too. Total circulations in 2025 were 89,529 across the 5 county libraries. The proposed funding distributions is on the top of page 4, and copied here below (highlighting added) =================================== An option Bayfield County has used in the past in reimbursing local libraries is to fund individual libraries at 70-% when that total is at or above the previous year’s reimbursement; and increasing individual totals above for other libraries when 70-% doesn’t at least match the previous year’s reimbursement. In 2027 that option would be: Bayfield Public Library - $89,528.47 Forest Lodge (Cable/Namakagon) - $5,124 Drummond - $18,913.91 Evelyn Goldberg Briggs (Iron River) - $48,515 Washburn Public Library - $62,526 The total reimbursement in 2027 would be $224,607.38. In doing so Bayfield County would meet the letter of the law for everyone, including Iron River and Cable. In 2026 the reimbursement total was $221,089. This would allow for $79,791.62 for Building Strong Libraries in 2027. In 2026 there was roughly $50,000 for Building Strong Libraries. ======================================================= Item 7: Review of status of 2026 Building Strong Libraries (BSL) program. Three BSL projects were approved in 2026: • Iron River Library: Funds to run electricity to the carriage house and purchase new computers. • Bayfield Library: Replace the library lift • Digital Navigator program continuation fund Item 8. Four BSL applications were received for 2027: Minutes of the: Bayfield County Library Committee Meeting January 20th, 2026 - 4:00 p.m. Meeting Held Remotely Via Teams Members Present: Connie Cogger, Vicki Redenbaugh, Amanda Westlund, Addie Arens, Katherine Elchert, Darrell Pendergrass, Charly Ray, Diane Posner, Sue Rosa, Jeff Holte, Teresa Weber, Jacqueline Pooler, Lin Gokee, Jenni McBain, Amanda Westlund Members Excused: Jan Lee, Tara VonThoma Other Members Present: Mark Abeles-Allison-County Administrator, Kelly Westlund-County Deputy Administrator, Alison Loewen-Librarian for the Mead Public Library Items 1 & 2: Call to Order and Introductions: The meeting of the Bayfield County Library Committee was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Committee Chair Connie Cogger. Introductions of members were made. Item 3: Public Comment: None. Item 4: Guest Presentation – Alison Loewen, Wisconsin Librarian of the Year, 2025. Mister Rogers and His Work Promoting Early Literacy: Wisconsin Librarian of the Year, Alison Loewen delivered a presentation on Fred Rogers and his work on promoting early literacy to the committee. Item 5: Motion Regarding the Minutes of the August 21, 2025 Bayfield County Library Committee Meeting: Motion by Ray, seconded by Holte to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2025 Library Committee Meeting. Motion carried. Item 6: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Updated Five-Year Library Plan: A draft copy of the updated plan was included in the packet and Abeles-Allison reviewed the revisions with the committee. Cogger suggested that there may need to be a language change regarding the increase in circulation and mentioned that the topic of Gale Courses should be removed as they are no longer available. Abeles-Allison asked that all members review the draft plan and send him any and all update recommendations. Item 7: Review 2025 and 2026 Building Strong Library (BSL) Projects: Each of the libraries reviewed BSL projects that were completed in 2025 as well as gave status updates on the projects that were approved for 2026. Item 8: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Final Cable Library BSL Payment: Abeles-Allison informed the committee that he received a letter from the Forest Lodge Library requesting the remaining 2025 BSL funds that were allocated to the library expansion project. A. Westlund gave a brief update on the project. Discussion took place regarding the funding request. Motion by Posner, seconded by Rosa to approve the final payment to the Forest Lodge Library for their 2025 Library Expansion BSL project. Motion carried. Item 9: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding 2027 BSL and Digital Navigator Program: Abeles- Allison reviewed some of the revisions to the 2027 Building Strong Libraries Program, which included the removal of a committee goal to encourage county libraries to become AI resources and adding a goal of offering device lending and digital navigation services. Sections pertaining to the Digital Navigator were also removed. Motion by Holte, seconded by Ray to approve the 2027 Building Strong Libraries Program with the proposed changes. Concern was raised regarding the lack of specifics pertaining to the Digital Navigator portion of the document. Abeles-Allison stated changes would be made to include more details in the final document. Motion carried. Item 10: Discussion Regarding Act 420 Funding in 2027: Abeles-Allison stated that the county currently funds adjacent county libraries at 70% and stated that the county is seeking the committee’s opinion on funding those libraries at 100%. Discussion took place regarding increasing the funding for adjacent counties. Item 11: Review 2026 Library Budget Approved by County Board: Abeles-Allison reviewed the 2026 budget figures with the committee. Item 12: Discussion Regarding Ideas for Upcoming Bayfield County Fair – August 2026: Holte explained that organizations outside of 4-H are now able to participate in the Bayfield County Fair and stated that the Iron River Library had a booth at the previous fair and proposed each of the libraries trying to get a booth at the 2026 fair. Pooler reviewed the Iron River library’s booth activities for the previous year as well as potential ideas for the next year. Item 13: Discussion Regarding “Free Trees for Earth Day” Celebration Activity Opportunity – April 2026: Holte informed the committee that the organization that is also responsible for the SEED Program are giving away trees for Earth Day and the state wants to know if the county libraries would like to participate. Pooler explained that the Iron River Library was looking for a forester to come to the library to educate kids on how to plant a tree and read literature on the life cycle of a tree. Holte stated that any other library that may be interested in participating can contact the Iron River Library. Item 14: Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The next meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Item 15: Library Reports: None. Item 16: Adjournment: There being no further business to discuss, committee chair Cogger adjourned the meeting at 5:29 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Paige Terry as transcribed from a recording. 2027 Bayfield County Library Reimbursement Plan Bayfield County Librarians: Teresa Weber, Jacqueline Pooler, Addie Arens, Amanda Westlund, Darrell Pendergrass 1 Statutory Basis for Reimbursement As provided in Wisconsin Statutes 43.11(3) and 43.12(1), established by Act 150 in 1997, the libraries in Bayfield County are submitting this plan for reimbursement in 2027 to the Bayfield County Board of Supervisors. The reimbursement is for costs incurred by Bayfield County’s five municipal libraries in 2025, which is the statistical year that is the basis for 2027 reimbursement. Act 150 established a county’s statutory responsibility to provide funding for library services for its residents living in municipalities without libraries. As of January 1, 2001, Bayfield County is required to annually reimburse its public libraries at least 70% of their cost of serving patrons who are residents of Bayfield County but live outside the library’s municipality and have no municipal library of their own (hereafter referred to as “Bayfield County patrons”). The basis for reimbursement to each library is the cost to that library of circulating an item such as a book or video or music CD (hereafter referred to as “cost per circulation”), and the number of such items it circulated to Bayfield County patrons (hereafter referred to as “reimbursable circulation”). Table 1 (Forest Lodge Library is a joint library operation between Cable and Namakagon) Reimbursement percentages in 2027 (with 2026 actual) 2026 2027 @ 100% 70% Bayfield Carnegie Library $89,528.47 $124,204 $86,943 Forest Lodge Library (Cable/Namakagon) $4,520.39 $7,320 $5,124 Drummond Public Library $18,913.91 $21,746 $15,222 Iron River Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Library $45,600.65 $69,307.23 $48,515 Washburn Public Library $62,526 $81,822 $57,275 Total $221,089.42 $304,399 $213,079 1 2 3 The minimum reimbursement for Bayfield County in 2027 is $213,079 total (column #3) – or 70-%. Bayfield County has traditionally used the difference between actual funding and 100-% (column #2) for Building Strong Library Grants, in 2027 this would be $91,320 if the County holds to 70-%. If Bayfield County were to fund Bayfield, Drummond and Washburn at the same level in 2027 as 2026, it would require an additional $11,528.38. This would still leave $79,791.62 for granting purposes. 2 Table 2 Reimbursable Circulation to Bayfield County Patrons 2024– 2025 2024 2025 Bayfield Carnegie Library 11,092 13,514 Forest Lodge Library (Cable/Namakagon) 350 419 Drummond Public Library 1,272 767 Iron River Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Library 12,463 12,519 Washburn Public Library 7,856 9,210 Total 33,033 36,425 Table 3 Cost per Circulation 2024 – 2025 2024 2025 Bayfield Carnegie Library $9.83 $9.19 Forest Lodge Library (Cable/Namakagon) $13.93 $17.47 Drummond Public Library $19.17 $28.35 Iron River Evelyn Goldberg Briggs Library $5.23 $5.54 Washburn Public Library $8.85 $8.88 Average $11.40 $13.89 Explanation of Reimbursement Formula The reimbursement formula is calculated using circulation and financial statistics collected from each library annually. Every library eligible for reimbursement from Bayfield County under Wisconsin Act 150 must provide to the county clerk, by July 1, the following statistics for the previous year: (1) the total number of items circulated to all patrons; (2) the net annual operating expenditures of the library (total operating expenditures less capital expenditures and any federal funds expended); and (3) the number of items circulated to Bayfield County patrons (reimbursable circulation). These statistics provided to the county by July 1 are used to calculate the following year’s reimbursement. Circulation of materials is the primary measure of library service. “Materials” are defined as books, magazines, videotapes, music CDs, audio books and other items physically circulated by a library. When a patron checks out materials, the number of items and the municipality of that patron are noted. Each item constitutes one circulation for statistical purposes. Each renewal of an item counts as an additional circulation. Net Operating Expenditures  Total Circulation = Cost per Circulation Cost per Circulation X Reimbursable Circulation = Reimbursement 3 Table 4 (The Cost Per Circulation extends beyond the number provided) 2025 Statistics and Requested 2026 Reimbursement Total Circulation Net Operating Expenditures Cost per Circulation Reimbursable Circulation 100 percent reimbursement Bayfield PL 22,492 $206,720 $9.19 13,514 $124,204 Cable/Namakagon PL 7,989 $139,566 $17.47 419 $7,320 Drummond PL 3,622 $102,694 $28.35 763 $21,746 Iron River PL 30,694 $169,927 $5.54 12,519 $69,307.23 Washburn PL 24,732 $219,720 $8.88 9,210 $81,822 89,529 $838,627 $13.89 36,425 $304,399 Table 5 (percentage of ‘county’ library use) 2025 total circulation vs reimbursable circulation Total Circulation Reimbursable Circulation Reimbursable percentage of checkouts 2026 county funding County funding percentage 2025 Bayfield PL 22,492 13,514 60.08% $89,528.47 43.30% Cable/Namakagon PL 7.989 419 5.24% $4,520.39 3.24% Drummond PL 3,622 763 21.06% $18,913.91 18.42% Iron River PL 30,694 12,519 40.79% $45,600.65 26.84% Washburn PL 24,732 9,210 37.24% $62,526 28.46% Total 89,529 36,425 40.68% $221,089.42 28.59% Table 5 shows that of the total circulation for libraries in Bayfield County nearly 41% of the checkouts are by Bayfield County residents (reimbursables). Of the total money spent by the libraries less than 29% percent is reimbursed by Bayfield County. It should be noted that county funding is a reimbursement for monies already spent. Unlike other departments in local government, library funding from the county isn’t for work we expect to do, it’s for work done. The numbers and percentages outlined here are specific to ‘physical’ checkouts – books, DVDs and CDs. What isn’t counted here are the thousands of e-books, e-audio and e- videos that are accessed by all residents in Bayfield County. There are thousands of hours spent on public computers at your libraries. There are hundreds of programs, from story- time to movies to crafts to speakers that hundreds of patrons choose to take part in. Space at your libraries is used for city, county and state meetings. For workshops and job interviews. For a variety of reasons. Your libraries offer 24-hour Wi-Fi service, allowing tourists, police, residents – everyone – to go online at any hour of any day. There are newspapers. There are magazines. There is value to all of these. 4 An option Bayfield County has used in the past in reimbursing local libraries is to fund individual libraries at 70-% when that total is at or above the previous year’s reimbursement; and increasing individual totals above for other libraries when 70-% doesn’t at least match the previous year’s reimbursement. In 2027 that option would be: Bayfield Public Library - $89,528.47 Forest Lodge (Cable/Namakagon) - $5,124 Drummond - $18,913.91 Evelyn Goldberg Briggs (Iron River) - $48,515 Washburn Public Library - $62,526 The total reimbursement in 2027 would be $224,607.38. In doing so Bayfield County would meet the letter of the law for everyone, including Iron River and Cable. In 2026 the reimbursement total was $221,089. This would allow for $79,791.62 for Building Strong Libraries in 2027. In 2026 there was roughly $50,000 for Building Strong Libraries. To begin with, Bayfield County would have to approve this measure. And the Iron River and Cable libraries would have to agree, also, as their percentage would be less than the other libraries, while they would receive additional total monies over last year. Request for Reimbursement above 70-percent While s.43.12(1) allows a county to reimburse libraries at 70 % of their cost of serving county patrons, the Bayfield County Library Committee believes strongly that it is desirable to provide additional reimbursement to Bayfield County’s public libraries when it is fiscally possible and responsible to do so. This belief is founded on several considerations: • Wisconsin Act 150 requires Bayfield County to reimburse only library service provided to Bayfield County patrons — not to municipal patrons or vacationers — and its funding to the public libraries is a reimbursement for costs already incurred by the libraries providing service to those Bayfield County patrons. Reimbursement paid in 2027 is for costs incurred in 2025. • Bayfield County reimburses libraries only for the materials circulated to Bayfield County patrons. But libraries do much more than lend books and videos, including providing free high-speed Internet access, reference help, story times, children’s reading programs, adult educational and cultural programs, proctoring for distance and continuing education, home-schooling resources, and free community meeting facilities for non-commercial purposes. Bayfield County patrons make use of all of these services. 5 • The libraries of Bayfield County do wish to express their appreciation to Bayfield County for the development of the Building Strong Libraries Grant program. This program has enabled libraries to acquire needed fixtures, effect important building repairs and implement new programming efforts without having to budget them from general operating expenses. This effort demonstrates strong and essential support for the libraries of Bayfield County, especially in budgetary times when 100% reimbursement is not feasible. Bayfield County Building Strong Libraries (BSL) Program 2027 Bayfield County Building Strong Libraries Program 2027 2 The Bayfield County Library Committee recommends the continuation of the Building Strong Libraries (BSL) program. This program recognizes that accredited libraries in Bayfield County need capital/infrastructure development assistance. The primary goal of this program is to cost share library building and other capital expense improvements to ensure the long term viability of libraries within Bayfield County. In 2027 a secondary goal of the Library Committee is to encourage Bayfield County library involvement with Digital Navigator and Device lending, funded with unexpended / left over, BSL capital improvement funds. Program Guidelines: 1. Capital Projects: Program funding will be used for capital expenses as defined by the Department of Public Instruction as listed below: a) Site acquisition; b) New buildings; c) Additions to or renovation of library buildings; d) Furnishings, equipment, and initial collection (print, non-print and electronic) for new buildings, building additions, or building renovations; e) Computer hardware and software used to support library operations to link networks or to run information products; f) Foundational purchases to initiate a category of programs/services not currently offered by a library; g) Purchases of fixtures or equipment for library grounds that augment the patron’s library experience; h) One-time major requests approved by the Library Committee. i) Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Acquisition * Vehicle purchases are excluded from this program. 2. Digital Navigator/Device Lending: Provide funding for Digital Navigator services and device lending associated with Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Bayfield County Building Strong Libraries Program 2027 3 Investment Board grant applications. Supplemental funding through BSL could be a local match for other grant applications. Guidelines: a) Recommendations - The Bayfield County Library Committee will review projects and make recommendations to the County Executive Committee and the County Board for funded projects the following year. b) Funding – will be limited to the difference between the 100% library funding and the amount distributed by formula to county libraries. c) All projects (except digital navigator) require a local contribution of at least 25% of the project cost/request. Project submittal and local contribution share need local library board authorization prior to submittal. Digital Navigator projects do not require a cost share. d) To be eligible to participate, municipalities must have provided no less than the prior year operating expenses in the current year. e) Projects shall be completed in the next calendar year unless otherwise approved by the County Library Committee; f) County funding shall be provided after the local contribution is completed for capital projects and authorization from the local library board is made to make payment . Digital Navigator projects will be made as required. g) County funding is limited to the approved amount regardless of actual project cost, cost overruns, change orders, etc.; and h) All projects funded will provide a brief, 1 page, project summary upon completion with photographs. 3. Project Ranking – Project approval will be based on the following criteria for capital projects: Bayfield County Building Strong Libraries Program 2027 4 a) Demonstration that the project is part of a long -term plan for the library; b) Demonstration that County user needs will be addressed with the project; c) Local contribution level; d) How projects address community and county goals; e) Annual goals of the Library Committee; and f) Community support for the project. 4. Calendar: a) Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Priorities for 2027 set. b) May 2026 County determines amount of funding available and sends out request for proposals to the Bayfield County libraries; c) Friday, July 24th, 202 6: DUE DATE for c ompleted project proposals to be submitted to the County. c) Tuesday, August 11st, 20 25: 4 pm. Committee reviews and recommends 2027 projects to fund to County Board. e) End of October, Early November: Bayfield County Board acts on budget for next calendar year. f) November 2026, Bayfield County notifies libraries of funding. 5. Each application shall be submitted with the following information a) Description of project including how the project addresses goals: b) Who will be overseeing the project? c) List the timelines for the project. d) Describe the project budget and what will be accomplished. e) What is the local share and how will this be paid for capital projects. Bayfield County Building Strong Libraries Program 2027 5 f) Application submittals requires action by the local Library Board committing funds; g) Application submittal requires action by the local library board committing funds. BSL FUNDING REQUESTS FOR THE 2027 YEAR Local LIBRARY TOTAL LOCAL COUNTY PROJECT DESCRIPTION % share Bayfield Carnegie Library 182,000 $ 158,000$ 24,000$ Retaining wall repair 87% Forest Lodge Library - $ -$ - $ No project Evelyn Goldberg Briggs, Iron River 129,750 $ 8,000$ 24,000$ Tree removal/stump grinding for parking 6% Drummond Library 12,043 $ 3,010$ 9,033$ Fill sinkhole and stain exterior 25% Washburn Library - $ -$ - $ No project Digital Navigator 22,758 $ TOTAL 323,793 $ 169,010$ 79,791$ TOTAL FUNDING AVAILABLE 79,791 $ DIFFERENCE -$ Available Funding Net request (79,791) $ The Drummond Public Library seeks funding assistance through the Building Strong Libraries Capital Improvement Program from Bayfield County, to address two critical building preservation needs: continued stabilization of a settlement area beneath the library and restoration of the exterior cedar siding. The library building, constructed in 2001, serves as the primary public library for the Town of Drummond and surrounding rural communities. The facility provides access to library collections, public computers, internet service, educational programming, community meetings, and local history resources. As the library celebrates its Centennial Year in 2026, preserving the facility that supports these services remains a priority for the community. Project Need In recent years, a sinkhole developed beneath a portion of the library building near the director's office and adjacent storage area. The resulting settlement created visible cracking and separation in walls, ceilings, flooring, and trim throughout the affected area. The library engaged DBS Residential Solutions to lift and level the affected section of the building and seal identified joints. While this work addressed the immediate sinkhole condition, evidence of structural movement remains visible throughout portions of the building, including wall cracks, floor separations, and movement in nearby restroom finishes. The continued presence of these conditions indicates that additional evaluation and stabilization measures may be necessary to fully protect the building and prevent future damage. In addition to the settlement concerns, the library's cedar shake exterior has experienced significant weathering from northern Wisconsin's climate. The siding has lost much of its protective finish and is showing signs of deterioration. To preserve the building envelope and prevent more costly repairs in the future, the exterior requires cleaning, preparation, and staining. Sprague's North Country Color provided an estimate of $8,500 for this work. Proposed Project Funding will be used to: Fill sinkhole. Stain Exterior. Structural Stabilization Continue addressing the settlement area beneath the building. Evaluate remaining signs of structural movement. Complete recommended stabilization measures necessary to protect the building. Exterior Preservation Prepare exterior cedar siding surfaces. Apply protective stain and finish. Preserve the appearance and integrity of the building envelope. The combined estimated project cost is $12,042.70. Community Impact The Drummond Public Library is one of the community's most heavily used public facilities and serves residents of all ages throughout the year. Maintaining a safe, functional, and welcoming library building ensures continued access to educational resources, technology services, literacy programs, local history collections, and public meeting space. Addressing these preservation needs now will protect a significant public investment, reduce future maintenance costs, and ensure continued service to residents of Drummond and the surrounding area. Future Planning The library recognizes that building settlement is a condition that requires ongoing monitoring. Following completion of this project, the library will continue evaluating the effectiveness of stabilization efforts and monitoring the structure for any additional movement. Should future engineering evaluations identify additional corrective measures, the library may pursue subsequent phases of work through future capital improvement funding opportunities. At this end of this file, you’ll find pictures with descriptions. Attached to the email are also the bids for the work requested. ½ inch separation Interior separation opposite the initial separation. Bathroom floor separation Interior look at exterior wall movement. Interior floor, office Interior floor, office. Original site of Sinkhole. Wall floor and wall that separates the vestibule and kitchen. Exterior Front Doors Exterior South Wall. Above Museum exit. Nor Pines Plumbing Inc From: Sent: To: Subject: Shelley Sprague <spragues.ncc@gmail.com> Wednesday, August 13, 2025 9:24 AM norpi nes@cheqnet.net Drummond Library Estimate The estimate is for the Drummond Library. Prep work and supplies included. Same colors as current. All labor included. We are insured. Estimated at $8500 Thank you, Gary Sprague Sprague's North Country Color 1 / DBS ..... 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Completing the work in this Proposal at the time scheduled is contingent upon accidents or delays beyond our control. This Proposal is based primarily on the Customer's description of the problem. This Proposal may be withdrawn if not accepted by the Customer within 30 days. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CANCEL: YOU, THE BUYER MAY CANCEL THIS TRANSACTION AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE THIRD BUSINESS DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS TRANSACTION. SEE THE A TT ACHED NOTICE OF CANCELLATION FORM FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THIS RIGHT. Authorized Signature Date Acceptance of Contract-I am/we are aware of and agree to the contents of this Proposal, the attached Job Detail sheet(s), and the attached Limited Warranty, (together, the "Contract"). You are authorized to do the work as specified in the Contract. I/we will make the payment set forth in this Contract at the time it is due. I/we understand that this work may be separated into projects and will be invoiced as each project is complete, and I/we will make payment to each foreman or team leader onsite.I/we will pay your finance fee of 2% per month if my/our account is not paid upon completion, plus your attorney's fees and costs to collect and enforce this Contract. In the event that I/we should cancel beyond the "3 day right to cancel date" I/we understand that 10% of my/our project is nonrefundable. All payments by Credit and Debit Card will be charged a 3% convenience fee. Customer Slpature Customer has reviewed payment note. Customer has reviewed MN & WI LIEN LAW NOTICES. DBS Residential Solutions, Inc. 5116 Jean Duluth Rd Duluth MN 55803 Date Job Location 14990 Superior St Drummond WI 54832 Initial ______ _ Initial ______ _ Page1/8 8-4-25 (3)