Airport

TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, May 11, 2026 Hurd Hangar – Taylor County Airport Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Diane Albrecht, Sue Swiantek and Mark Hoffman Members Absent: Bill Hall Other attendees: Pat Colwell, Nicole Hager, Tracy Hartwig and Andria Farrand Approve the Agenda: Motion by Albrecht, seconded by Swiantek to approve the agenda with 8 items. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of April 7, 2026 Meeting: Motion by Swiantek, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the minutes. Motion carried. Vouchers: Committee reviewed vouchers since last meeting. Motion by Hoffman, seconded by Swiantek to approve vouchers. Motion carried. Resolution for easement at the airport: A resolution was presented to approve an easement to WE Energies for the installation and maintenance of natural gas service at the airport. Installation will cost approximately $5000.00 - $7000.00 and will result in approximately $3000.00 in savings per year. Motion by Hoffman, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the resolution. Motion carried. Coordinator update: • We have seen an increase in airport activity with better weather. More single engine aircraft. We had a few transitioning jets which resulted in 3000.00 in Jet A. Pella has two flights scheduled this week. We also have a transitioning aircraft making a fuel stop on 5/12. Governor Evers flew in last week to go bike ride on a trail in Athens. • The terminal well was sanitized and water sample sent off last week. I have been working on repainting it to give it a more modern look as this is the first thing visitors to our community see when they fly in. • The lawn mowers have the oil changed and are ready for the summer mowing season. With that Rick stated he cannot mow due to his health. We hired Tim Farrand and he will start at the end of May. Jeff Mayer only wants to cover my vacation time as he has a lot of family things planned. • The natural gas is moving forward and all applications are in and WE Energies is waiting on the signed easement papers. • Last month I attended the BOA seminar in Stevens Point, WI. They discussed all the challenges with staffing and how they plan to streamline the process for getting things done. The hangar project is being pushed up to have it started by late fall. • The control contactor for the runway lights failed and needed replacing. I found a replacement at CTC in Wausau. • The Hamburger fly ins are set for June, 17 th and August 19 th. Billy Zawacki ’s family will take care of the food and we plan to host it in the maintenance terminal. • Replaced the cutting edge on the snowblower and ordered filter set for New Holland tractor. • I purchased a new gate sensor to replace the ground loop system that continues to fail. Other items from the committee: There was a discussion about setting the price of fuel. The committee asked that it be adjusted weekly to market price and tracked. It was also suggested that Colwell reach out to Pro Designs to have the sign updated. Adjournment: Motion by Hoffman, seconded by Albrecht, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:37 a.m. Andria Farrand County Clerk TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Hurd Hangar – Taylor County Airport Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Diane Albrecht, Sue Swiantek, Bill Hall. Members Absent: Mark Hoffman Other attendees: Pat Colwell, Nicole Hager, Tracy Hartwig Approve the Agenda: Motion by Albrecht to approve the agenda with 8 items; Seconded by Swiantek. Motion carried. Approve the Minutes of January 6, 2026 Meeting: Motion by Swiantek to approve the minutes; Seconded by Albrecht. Motion carried. Vouchers: Committee reviewed vouchers since last meeting. Motion by Hall, Seconded by Swiantek to approve vouchers. Motion carried. Hours of Airport Coordinator : Discussion held on the number of hours being worked by the Airport Coordinator. At the last meeting it was determined that hours would be reviewed the end of March. Hager explained that Colwell has consistently been working 32 hours per week. She recommended we move the position to a permanent position on our compensation plan, as when it went vacant we classed it as casual/seasonal while we determined the capacity of the position. Full-time employees with Taylor County work a minimum of 35 hours per week and receive full benefits. Because the position is classed less than that benefits are prorated and employee contribution is higher. Motion was made by Hall, Seconded by Swiante k to make the Airport Coordinator position a permanent full -time 35 hour per week position to be placed on the county’s compensation plan. Motion carried. Lay members: Zenner explained that the Committee on Committee and Rules has suggested one of the lay members on the Airport Committee be replaced with a county board supervisor. The Committee on Committee and Rules asked Zenner to reach out the lay members and ask if they would be willing to step down. Mark Hoffman relayed to Zenner he would step down if needed. Zenner re-affirmed the change has not passed the County Board and would only occur if approved at the April board meeting. Coordinator update: • Airport hangar build in progress – low bid was M&J at $714,000 and will be awarded in the fall • Natural gas service to airport – applications to WE Energies were submitted by the tenants and airport • Hangar space – there are two aircraft hangered in Weather Shield hangar and three in the Hurd hangar. Four additional individuals have reached out for hangar space. Based on interest, Taylor County could consider selling one of the county owned hangars (Hurd or Weather Shield) after the three -bay hangar has been completed. • A videographer pilot will be coming in May to create a promotional video for MDZ. It’s free of charge. Zenner will share with Economic Development as well. • The two part -time employees (Jeff & Rick) have indicated they would like to reduce hours at the airport. This leaves a need for someone to assist with lawnmowing and snow removal. Pat and Nicole will work to fill the position(s) once they receive confirmation of the status of the two part-time employees. • The contactor that controls the airport lighting failed. Pat installed new w iring and contactor. • The airport sold 284 gallons of fuel in March. Sales should pick up as Pella is now starting to fly in again. • Hager shared notification from the FAA on a wind project that will be approximately eight miles from the airport. Adjournment: Motion by Albrecht to adjourn; Seconded by Hall. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:54 a.m. Nicole Hager Administrative Coordinator/HR Manager TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT COMMITTEE Monday, January 5, 2026 Multi-Purpose Room Call Meeting to Order: Chuck Zenner called the meeting to order at 10:24 a.m. Members Present: Chuck Zenner, Diane Albrecht, Sue Swiantek and Bill Hall. Members absent: Mark Hoffman. Other Attendees: Pat Colwell, Nicole Hager, Tracy Hartwig, Karl Kemper - Becher Hoppe, Mandee Ellis- Star News and Andria Farrand. Other Attendees via Zoom: Colin Davidson, DOT -BOA, Ryan Porter, DOT -BOA, Fabienne Placide, DOT -BOA, Kevin Hahn, Becher H oppe, Marc Sippel, Becher Hoppe, Nick Bancuk, Marathon Technical Services and Pat Vanderwerf, Marathon Technical Services. Approve the agenda: Motion by Albrecht, seconded by Swiantek, to approve the agenda of 11 items. Motion carried. Approve the minutes of the November 24, 2025 meeting: Motion by Swiantek, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the minutes of the November 24, 2025 meeting. Motion carried. Vouchers: Motion by Swiantek, seconded by Hall, to approve the vouchers as presented. Motion carried. Review/approve Airport Aid Petition: This was tabled as it was not included in the meeting packet. Resolution petitioning the Secretary of Transportation for Airport Improvement Aid: Motion by Swiantek, seconded by Albrecht, to approve the resolution. Motion carried. 30% airport hangar design meeting with Karl Kemper and BOA @ 10:30: Kemper led the meeting to review the construction plan for the 3 bay box hangar and apron at the Taylor County Airport. Each element was reviewed in detail and disc ussed. There was an addition made to the plans, to add a winch to each bay on the center back wall. The 90% meeting was scheduled for January 14, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. and Chuck, Nicole, Pat and Karl will attend. Swiantek left at 10:55 a.m. Natural gas service to the airport: Colwell stated that the airport would have saved approximately $3800.00 in 2025 if there was natural gas instead of LP. Colwell said that the gas company is working on engineering costs and he will bring more information to the next meeting. Deicing and anti-icing service equipment: Colwell stated that the airport sold no Jet A Fuel, as Pella has been cancelling due to weather and the fact that we don’t have de-icing capabilities. A used portable de -icing unit would cost approximately $20 -$25,000.00, used deicing trucks would be approximately $45,000.00. The customer pays for the service. Colwell will bring back more information to the next meeting. Coordinator update: The bid to fix the hangar door was $12,800.00. Colwell was a ble to do the work himself for a few hundred dollars. Adjourn: Motion by Albrecht, seconded by Hall, to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 p.m. Andria Farrand- County Clerk