Town Board Meeting — Minutes

TOWN OF MARION THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 – 7 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order - Chairman Garrel Walejko opened the regular board meeting at 7:16pm on Thursday, May 14, 2026, immediately following the Annual Meeting. Present were Chairman Garrel Walejko, Supervisor Dave Chase, Supervisor Bill Behnke, Clerk Tonya Nigh, Deputy Adam Spitler, Chief Paul Mott, Bob Savignac, Marc Pindel, Emily Blader, Bonnie Kissinger, Ed Kissinger, Jeff Wesner, Cathy Roark and Barb Bartel. Treasurer Karen Savignac was not present. 2. Approval of Minutes a. April 9, 2026 Regular Board Meeting - Chase made a motion to approve the April 9, 2026 minutes. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. 3. Reports a. Deputy Sheriff Spitler – Town Patrol Update – Deputy Spitler stated he’s been very busy. -- He was able to get the wrong decal removed from the new squad. -- He stated that Flynn’s Quarry is going back to the County and the County is going to allow public to go on it. -- Spitler stated there have been some parking issues at Chase’s farm, but it has been handled. -- There have been 4 arrests from traffic stops…Domestic, Warrant, OWI and Operating After Revoked. -- There has been excess speed on County F and County YY, but the County would have to change the speed limit since they are County Roads. b. Wautoma Police Chief Mott – Boat Patrol Update – Chief Mott said he went to DNR Safety Class and there have been changes on what is going to be covered. There is no more depreciation left for the boat. -- They have been giving out footballs on the lake. -- The Irogomi Boat is in the Lake but the Silver Lake Boat is in the shop as it’s not starting. Mott said he will get the canopies on the boats. 4. Public Comments - None 5. Treasurer’s Report – Since Treasurer Savignac was not at the meeting, Clerk Nigh read her Treasurer’s Report. Walejko offered the Report for audit. 6. Clerk’s Report – Nigh stated that Mark from Waushara PC said that we shouldn’t print checks and secure documents on an ink jet printer; should be done on an ink jet printer. When the Brother print dies, we can bring the hp from the police office to use it. - Voting Machine maintenance completed. – August Elections (8/11) is the same week as the scheduled board meeting (8/13). Would like to change board meeting to the following week. – Reports done: 2025 Room Tax Report, Open Book & Board of Review (BOR) Calendar Report, BOR Member Training Affidavit, SLFRF Certification, Occupational Employment & Wage statistics Report, 2025 Financial Report and 2025 Form CT. – Fire Inspection done and all is good. – Liquor, Cigarette & Operators License Renewal paperwork has been handed out to the 4 businesses. – IPS Credit Card Machine parts have been delivered, but Nigh still can’t get them to respond to her calls or emails after months. Brian Ronspies found the phone number to the guy that installed the machine. Nigh was able to make contact with him on 5/12/26 and he’ll be coming next week Tues to repair the machine. 7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION BY THE TOWN BOARD: a. Parking on the Road/Road Right Away - No Parking Sign Ordinance – There was a lot of discussion on what was the best way to handle this: No parking on both sides or only one side and probably not on all the lakes. No parking in the boat launch parking. The Board wants to get input from the people and then come up with something, as there are a lot of things to consider. Discussion was probably needed on Silver Lake, Irogami Lake, Hills Lake and Deer Lake. – Cathy Roark, Lucerne Lake, talked about the shared access to their lake and the small parking lot. She wants the Board to think about disability issues. – Ed Kissinger wondered if they could vary by location on one side of the road. He also wondered if there was any liability for the Town if emergency vehicles couldn’t get thru the road. Spitler stated that fire trucks will push vehicles out of the way – Jeff Wesner, Cedar Spring Lake Assn, stated that their lake was a private lake and they wanted to be exempt from this no parking, but if it was one side of the road, they could probably live with that. He thanked the Board for all their help thru the years when they’ve asked for help and for working with them for the improvements to their lake. -- Walejko stated that on these busy weekends they should start watching the parking to figure out where the issuers are. Chase made a motion to table the discussion until 2027 when they had more information. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. b. Credit Card for Brian Ronspies for Boat Fuel – Discussed that the Shell Credit Card was not a good option. Behnke made a motion to cancel the 4/9/26 7.f. motion and approve getting Brian a BankFirst Credit card. Motion was seconded by Chase. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. c. Collision Clinic Estimate to fix 2025 Ford Explorer from 4/22/26 Deer Damage – Chase made a motion to approve the Collision Clinic Estimate to fix 2025 Ford Explorer. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. d. Amend 3/12/2026 meeting – 7.f. Old Squad Vehicle-Auction Motion - Behnke made a motion to rescind Ripon and change to Bonduel in the 3/12/2026 meeting – 7.f. Old Squad Vehicle- Auction Motion. Motion was seconded by Chase. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. e. Boat Launch at Spring Lake – Walejko wants to get a piece of cement for the boat launch. He stated he’s getting a quote and he needs to get a permit from the DNR. f. Hire New Business to Put Boat Lifts & Buoys in the Lakes – AJ’s Dock Service put the lift in Irogami Lake a couple days ago, as Blackhawk was too busy. Behnke made a motion for the Town to use AJ’s Dock Service for the docks & buoys and to keep Blackhawk for the boat maintenance. Motion was seconded by Chase. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. g. Sunrise Telecom Bore on Cree Ave - Chase made a motion to approve Sunrise Telecom’s Bore on Cree Ave. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. h. 2026-1 Resolution Supporting a Comprehensive & Sustainable Transportation Funding Solution - Chase made a motion to move forward with getting the Ordinance typed up. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. 8. Correspondence – Walejko and Nigh shared the correspondence they had received. 9. Complaints – Cathy Roark stated that people are riding horses around Lake Lucerne and the Horses are leaving their “dumpings”. Spitler is looking up the rules, as the horse people have already asked Spitler about it. – Ed Kissinger stated that wake boats do damage. Silver Lake Management District Board is looking to set up a wake surfing boat area in the East Bay towards Foxtail, as their main goal is to protect the Lake. Kissinger is going to put up signs to voluntarily do it now. He wondered if the Board would write an ordinance on this. Walejko said to let’s see how it goes. a. Approval of payment of current bills - Chase made a motion to approve the current bills. Motion was seconded by Behnke. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. 10. Announcements: a. Next Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, June 11, 2026 – 7:00P.M. 11. Adjournment - Behnke made a motion to adjourn at 8:29pm. Motion was seconded by Chase. All favored the motion, so the motion carried. Minutes taken by: T. Nigh, Town Clerk