June 8, 2026 Minutes

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ROOM JUNE 8, 2026 The regular board meeting of the Village Board, of the Village of Strum, Trempealeau County, was held in the Village Community Room on June 8, 2026 Meeting called to order: The meeting was called to order by the Village President, Dean Boehne at 6:3 0 pm. Village Clerk, Tish Nelson, took the minutes of the meeting. The following board members were present: Maki, Rindal, Thompson. Absent: Berge, Hanson, Schiefelbein. Also, present Brad Olson. Open Meeting Law Requirements have been complied with: President Boehne announced the open meeting laws have been met for the meeting. Approval of minutes: A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on May 11, 2026, as printed. Motion carried. A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Maki to approve the minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on June 1, 2026. Motion carried. Appearances of citizens and others: a. Mike Rehberg presented the board with an issue that arose on his property along with his sewer repair invoice asking that the Village pay for the repairs. Mike also presented the board with a packet of instances where a municipality did cover costs of a resident ’s invoice. It was discussed that ownership of the sewer line takes over as the property owners responsibility beginning at the curb stop as it does for the water line. The issue that arose happened to be on the property owners’ side as the pictures in the board meeting packet had showed. The board will discuss this. b. Marsha Girtman appeared before the board asking what is being done to prevent the back up that occurs in the sewer line on Woodland, specifically in her basement more so during the summer months. Marsha stated that when her toilet in the basement begins to bubble, she knows that its indicating a probable back-up occurring then calls Brad. The line is then flushed and cleaned out. She asked if there was a plan in place to flush and clean the line more frequently. The board will discuss this. c. Aaron Rosman came to the board asking why Robbe Ct is being re -paved when the potholes on Woodland, 2nd Ave, Hickory, ect. are in need of repair. The possibility of using a cold mix and/or gravel to fill the more problematic potholes was suggested until hot mix can be obtained from Tremp ealeau County. d. Kayley Kelly and Jillian Knutson from CCU presented the Back to School Bash they intend to hold at Crystal Lake Park on Wed nesday, August 5 th. They have already booked the pavilion through the campground. Reports from Officers: a. Zoning Commissioner i. A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve the deck permit as submitted for Darla Rosman, 524 5th Ave S. Motion Carried. ii. A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Maki to approve the deck permit as submitted for Ryan and Tess Cateria, 145 W Walnut St. Motion Carried. iii. A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve the building permit as submitted for Josh Stendahl, 361 Butternut Dr. Motion Carried. b. Clerk i. Reminded the board of the summer office hours. ii. Garbage Hauler Permit – A motion was by made Rindal to approve E-S Sanitation and Waste Management Hauler’s permits for 2026-2027. Seconded by Thompson, motion carried. 1. E-S Sanitation 2. Waste Management 3. Tri-City Sanitation iii. Alcohol Licenses 1. Class “B” – A motion was made by Thompson to approve the 3 Class ”B” licenses submitted. Seconded by Rindal, motion carried. a. Jeremy Shermo, d/b/a Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC: 114 5th Ave N b. Timothy Mitchell, d/b/a M&M Bar: 113 5th Ave N c. Melissa Evenson, d/b/a Viking Golf & Dine, LLC: 2. Class “A” – A motion was made by Rindal, seconded by Thompson to approve the 2 Class ”A” licenses submitted. Motion carried. a. Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company, d/b/a Strum Cenex: 107 W Balsam St b. Robbe’s Store Inc, d/b/a Robbe’s Family Market: 207 5th Ave N iv. Operator’s Licenses 1. New – A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve New Operator’s Licenses. Motion carried. a. Destiny Carr, Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company b. Phoenix LaMarche, Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company 2. Renewal – A motion was made by Rindal, seconded by Thompson to approve renewals with condition that Wasson gets Police Chief sign off. Seconded by Thompson, motion carried. a. Karla Knudtson- M&M Bar b. MaryAnne Rehberg- M&M Bar c. Paul Gullicksrud- Robbe’s Store Inc d. Jodi McElwaine- Robbe’s Store Inc e. Tabatha Kolve - Robbe's Store Inc f. Hailey Patterson- Viking Golf & Dine, LLC g. Gracie Evenson - Viking Golf & Dine, LLC h. Molly Sylla – Viking Golf & Dine, LLC i. Ann Haas – Viking Golf & Dine, LLC j. Josh Dubiel – Viking Golf & Dine, LLC k. Michelle Jacobson- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC l. Shawn Kalebic- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC m. Debra Prudlick- Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC n. Cody Fink – Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC o. Tanya Wasson - Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC p. Matthew Glasspole - Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company q. Ashley Hyett - Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company r. Emma Thomas - Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company s. Ahvanalyn Frederickson - Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company t. Samantha LaMarche - Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company u. Mary Steffenson- Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company ii. Tobacco Licenses - A motion was made by Maki, seconded by Thompson to approve the 3 submitted Tobacco licenses. Motion carried. 1. Consumer’s Cooperative Oil Company, d/b/a Strum Cenex: 107 W Balsam St 2. Robbe’s Store Inc, d/b/a Robbe’s Family Market: 207 5th Ave N 3. Foolish Pleasure Firehouse, LLC: 114 5th Ave N iii. Fireworks Permit – A motion was made by Rindal to approve permit with proof of insurance. Seconded by Maki, motion carried. 1. Mike Studebaker Reports from Committees: a. Personnel i. Flexible Time Off, no discussion. ii. Recycling Center was briefly discussed, this will be taken up by the committee at a later date. b. Finance i. Viking golf course update was brought to the board, financials have yet to be provided. It was also discussed weather to list, lease or land contract out the golf course. This will be sent to the committee for further discussion A land survey was presented to the board. A motion was made by Rindal, seconded by Thompson; amended with correction by Rindal to assure the Viking signage is within the sur vey lines and that a utility easement is able to be added after certification. Amendment seconded by Thompson. Carried. c. Public Works i. A motion was made by Rindal, seconded by Thomspon to approve CMAR Resolution 2026-4. Motion carried ii. A discussion about Rehberg’s sewer issue amongst the board members was had. A motion was made by Rindal to deny Rehberg’s request for the Village to pay the invoice for the repairs made to his side of the sewer line. Seconded by Thompson, motion carried. iii. Girtman’s sewer issues was discussed. It was decided a committee meeting will be set to decide how to proceed. iv. A discussion about the temporary deduct meters was brought about. The Village currently has 4 working temp deduct meters that residents can ‘check out ’ for pool fills, lawn or garden watering, etc. The Village runs into the issue of not being able to keep them on hand for everyone because they are being taken for long periods of time and/or are brought back broken. A core fee of $50 and duration of 30 days wa s discussion. A motion to approve was made by Rindal, seconded by Maki. Motion carried. d. Public Safety i. A finalized new ordinance for Open Burning was read aloud to the board by Greg Rindal. A roll call vote was called: Maki, aye; Rindal, aye; Thompson, aye. Ayes have it, motion carried. ii. A finalized new ordinance for E-Scooters and E-Bicycles was read aloud to the board by Greg Rindal. A roll call vote was called: Maki, aye; Rindal, aye; Thompson, aye. Ayes have it, motion carried. e. Public Welfare i. Four mower bids were presented to the board for discussion. A motion was made by Rindal, seconded by Thompson to approve the purchase of a new mower. f. Joint Sewer Commission i. A motion was made by Maki, seconded by Thompson to approve the CMAR Resolution 2026-3 Motion carried. Miscellaneous a. It was brought up that the old light poles from Spangberg were disappearing. This will be taken up by a committee. b. A Sewer Ownership Ordinance was brought to the board. This will be taken up by a committee to go through. Approval of the Vouchers and Journal Entries Motion made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to approve Vouchers & Journal Entries as presented. Motion carried. Adjournment Motion made by Thompson, seconded by Rindal to adjourn meeting @ 9:12pm. Motion carried. Dean Boehne, Village President Natisha "Tish" Nelson, Clerk