May 22, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Town of Fence Regular Board Meeting Minutes (Amended) May 22, 2026 The Chairman called the meeting to order. Roll call noted Chairman Smith, Supervisor Stebane, Supervisor Woehler were all present. Also present was Clerk/Treasurer Smith. Motion to approve the agenda was made by Supervisor Woehler and with a second from Supervisor Stebane, the motion carried. Motion was made to approve the April 24, 2026 meeting minutes by Supervisor Stebane and with a second from Supervisor Woehler, the motion carried. Sealed bids received for the LRIP project were opened and bids were as follows: Northeast Asphalt $167,672.1 0 Pitlick & Wick $185,042.10. Motion made by Supervisor Stebane to accept the lowest bid, Northeast Asphalt and with a second from Supervisor Woehler, the motion carried. Clerk/Treasurer Smith will send out an award letter and contract and will notify Pitlick & Wick that their bid was rejected as they were not the lowest bid. We will need to amend the budget to accommodate the higher amount for the project. Motion made by Supervisor Stebane to open a checking account at Nicolet National Bank for the playground equipment and with a second from Supervisor Woehler, the motion carried. Chairman Smith made a motion to put $100 from the Laona checking account and into this account and with a second from Supervisor Stebane, the motion carried. Clerk/Treasurer Smith explained the reason for this is that Uncle Richard's Fence Post will be donating from the monies received for the playground fund raiser during the Fence Days on June 27th and he requested a separate account to deposit any monies received for the playground fundraiser. Motion made by Supervisor Ste bane to approve resolution #05-26 Authorizing the sale of fermented malt beverages in town parks by town employees; fire department personnel. With a second from SupervisorWoehler, the motion carried. The resolution was posted in three places. Road Report: Will haul sand and put into shed. They can run both trucks with two CDL drivers. Both Tom and Karen will not be working the week of June 8th• Pressure washer will be used to clean hoses. Need a two person crew for the patch trailer. A torch on the trailer would be helpful to burn of patch material build up on shovel. Lunds hill needs to be cleaned up. Scrape back on West River Rd. BY culvert. Will work on it next week. Roads are better than last year at the time of road inspection. Two loads were spread on Yobbs Rd and brushing Morgan Lake Rd and Newald Tower Rd needs to be done. Brusher on the front-end loader. The Fire Department Report informed that they helped out with a wildfire in Goodman. A battery was donated by Mike & Renee Raby for the defibrillator. Fire Department personnel will sell beer for Fence Days. New batteries in tinder. Clerk/Treasurer report noted that she took care of the demographic paperwork that the shared revenue is based on. She received the paperwork and fees for 1 0 operator's licenses at Uncle Richard's Fence Post. She created the ordinance. The checking account had $51,710.74 in credits and $38,397.61 in debits. Ending balance of $4482,666.80. She gave the board informational packet on the EMS Preliminary Report . Motion to pay the bills made by Supervisor Ste bane and with a second from Supervisor Woehler, the motion carried. During public comment it was discussed that a couple in the store asked if there could be lower speed limits for ATV/UTV'S set at 25 miles per hour between Twin River's Rd and Newald Rd. Motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Woehler and with a second from Supervisor Stebane, the motion carried. Theresa Smith, Town of Fence Clerk/Treasurer