Regular Board Meeting — Minutes

Village of Withee Phone: 715-229-4319 511 Division * P.O. Box A * Withee, Wisconsin 54498 The Village of Withee Board met on August 10, 2026, in the Municipal Building Conference Room at 6:30 pm for the regular board meeting. ROLL CALL-President Pro Tem Shelton called the meeting to order. Roll call was answered by President Pro Tem Shelton, Trustees Amacher, Kroeplin, and Kalepp. President Klabon was absent. Clerk Niemi recorded the minutes. Also present were DPW Derek Schad, Cindy Cardinal, and Forward Bank Commercial Lender Dave Krause. MINUTES-An Amacher/Kalepp motion to approve the minutes of July 13, 2026, regular meeting carried with all ayes. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-A Kalepp/Kroeplin motion to approve the monthly financial statements for the General, Water, and Sewer Accounts carried with all ayes. PAYMENT OF BILLS-A Kalepp/Amacher motion to approve General Account checks 37565 thru 37580, Water Account checks 7659 thru 7669, Sewer Account checks 2643 thru 2645, and the online payments as presented carried with all ayes. PAYROLL REPORT-The board reviewed the payroll report. COMMUNITY INPUT-Trustee Kroeplin inquired on a house missing shingles. COMMITTEE REPORT-Trustee Amacher presented pamphlets for ATV/UTV trails and the Regional Business Fund for helping businesses. Trustee Kroeplin said the Library Board is still looking for a director; Holly Wilke is doing some of the duties. RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ZONING CHANGE-A Kroeplin/Amacher motion to approve the Planning Commission recommendation to change the zoning from R-1 Single-Family Residential to R-2 Multi-Family Residential for parcels 191.0036.001, 191.0037.000, 191.0038.000, and 191.0039.000 for Forward Bank to build two duplexes carried with all ayes. POLICE REPORT-There was no report. CLOSED SESSION-President Pro Tem Shelton announced that the Village Board was going to convene to CLOSED SESSION PER 19.85(1)(e)§ for the purpose of 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 to discuss/consider Site Lease Agreement regarding Clark County parcel #191.0231.006. A Kalepp/Amacher motion to invite Clerk Niemi and DPW Schad into closed session carried with all ayes. A Kalepp/Shelton motion to convene into closed session at 6:41 pm carried with all ayes. A Kroeplin/Kalepp motion to reconvene into open session at 6:54 pm carried with all ayes. An Amacher/Kalepp motion for the terms that were discussed for future negotiations, and that the Village attorney will work with Country Wireless to finalize the Agreement carried with all ayes. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS-DPW Schad reported he has done a lot of water sampling with lead and copper samples to be done. The aerator blower motor in plant has been having issues due to a caustic environment and needs to be replaced though only three years old. One bid was received for the Local Roads Improvement Program (LRIP) from American Asphalt for pulverizing, grading, and 2.5” overlay. A Kroeplin/Amacher motion to approve the American Asphalt bid to overlay North Street from Pine Street to Division Street for the LRIP project in the amount of $56,544.00 carried with all ayes. Schad attended the O-W Lions meeting where they decided to pay for the culvert replacement at the Lions Park with the hopes that the Village will blacktop the lot in the future. A Kalepp/Kroeplin motion to approve the Dennis Ovyn Trucking quote of $5,060.00 to replace the 15” x 150’ culvert at the Lions’s Park Front Street parking lot carried with all ayes. An Amacher/Kalepp motion to send questions on the draft building code to Pat Kilty and request response and attendance at a regular meeting or a conference of a few board members carried with all ayes. GENERAL DEPARTMENT- An Amacher/Kroeplin motion to approve applying for the 2026 Election Security Subgrant program by submitting invoices from purchasing a laptop for the clerk’s office and the monthly Yellowstone Computing maintenance charges carried with all ayes. A thank you was read from the Millie Gehrke-Lindgren family. A Kalepp/Kroeplin motion to adjourn at 7:43 pm carried with all ayes. Ellen Niemi, Village Clerk *** These minutes are unofficial and will be formally approved at the next regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, September 14, 2026, at 6:30 pm. ***