Committee of the Whole — Minutes

VILLAGE OF HORTONVILLE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 MEETING MINUTES APPROVED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 President Jeanne Bellile called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Community Center at 531 N. Nash St., Hortonville, Wisconsin. Trustees present: Therese Abitz, Dalton Davis, Carrie Lathrop, Jim Moeller arrived at 5:50, Jane Olk arrived at 5:05, Julie Arendt Vanden Heuvel Trustees excused: Officials/Staff present: Administrator Nathan Treadwell, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lauren Prochnow, Library Director Alexandrea Krause Discussion on Downtown Amenities and Maintenance Plan Administrator Treadwell – the things we need to know – is there anything in particular you would want with the hanging baskets and planters? The timeline in purchasing that – we weren’t purchasing baskets or planters until winter. Ideally, we have time to look at what we would want. Planters would be removed for winter. Trustee Arendt Vanden Heuvel – the planters in New London are amazing with their plants. Maybe we inquire because they have a vessel of water that remains in there. Administrator Treadwell – we can do that too. An ATV/UTV with something on the back to water them would be more beneficial. Parking on the road could get tricky because we’re relying on the parking space to be open. Trustee Arendt Vanden Heuvel asked, “Is there going to be a spicket out downtown to get hosed down by memorial square? Looking to save on water capacity”? Discussion ensued. Trustee Arendt Vanden Heuvel – I want to make sure we’re set in case we need to budget for these items. So if we’re buying the planters/hanging baskets, I want to make sure we’re meeting the expectations. The utv would be multi-purpose. I want to have stuff we can maintain but also don’t want artificial plants either. Concerns regarding Alonzo splashpad were addressed. Discussion on Holiday Decorations and Banners Administrator Treadwell addressed the Board: We do have money in our CIP for holiday lights. I think it’s hard for you all to imagine what it would look like. I asked if there was anything that was polar bear related. Looking for something that would attach to poles. We are probably towards the end of ordering lights for the year. Question posed: What are we doing in memorial square? Probably a tree and lights we can wrap around the pole. Before we sell the flagpole, can we use that for the downtown. Seasonally, banners would be nice to have. Once the lights are up, we would be able to present more options so you could visually see it. Adjourn Motion [Davis, Olk] to adjourn. Unanimous voice vote, motion carried. The Committee adjourned at 5:51 p.m. Minutes submitted by Lauren Prochnow, WCMC Deputy Clerk-Treasurer