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Village of Oregon · Dane County · meeting of Sep 9, 2026 · Minutes
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Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.84, notice is hereby given to the public by the Village President, that the following meeting
will be held:
Meeting: Ad Hoc Public Art Committee Date: August 12, 2026
Location: Community Room (Second Floor) Time: 5:00 PM
101 Alpine Parkway, Oregon, WI 53575
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Note: Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the
meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at
(608) 835-3118, 101 Alpine Parkway, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the commencement
of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.
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MEETING MINUTES
1) Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
2) Roll Call.
Present: Randy Glysch, Michelle Marx, Tom Kirchdoerfer, Marilea Groves, Desere Mayo, Derek
Benoist
3) Approval of June 2, 2026, meeting minutes.
Unanimously approved.
4) Public Appearances, Comments, and Communications (items are for discussion and / or possible
action).
Tara Ingalls with Tingalls Graphics appeared to help with marketing. Emma Dehlinger (will be
approved at next September Village Board meeting to be new member)
5) Unfinished Business (items are for discussion and/or potential action).
6) New Business.
a) Update regarding $500 donation to Derek and MorningStar Tattoo for the purchase of a
projector for community movie nights. First movie night will be August 15th at 8:30pm
at Waterman Park.
Discussed the $500 donation for the projector to Derek/Morningstar Tattoo for the
Community move night which is August 15th. Glysch asked about reaching out to Hy-
Vee to request a donation of hot dogs/buns for movie night.
b) New Art Project Initiatives regarding building murals and concrete planter wraps.
The committee discussed new projects for bringing more art downtown or throughout
Oregon. Chad Wachtl with Torhorst Insurance has four wooden benches he had made and
currently has 14 South Artists painting flowers on them. Michelle will reach out to
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Wachtl and Francine Tompkins with 14 South Artists to collaborate about getting more
benches. Michelle also suggested making wraps for the downtown flower planters.
Ingalls asked about obtaining access to the Facebook page and expressed interest in
creating an Instagram page. Marx stated she will get Ingalls along with one other person
Facebook moderator access, followed by the rest of the committee members.
Additionally, Ingalls requested photos from past art fairs to be added to the website.
Marx will email Frank Caruso with Oregon Community Access Media (OCA) about
photos he took at the Art Fair.
Kirchdorfer noted that the village budget includes funds for painting two water towers
and suggested that the Art Committee develop prospective ideas or designs. He suggested
that the art committee develop prospective ideas or designs, and Groves and new member
Emma Dehlinger can collaborate on ideas.
7) Old Business.
a) Review of the Art Fair donations, silent auction funds, and art fair booth fees.
The Art Fair raised $2,100.00 from donations, t-shirts and totes sales, and the silent
auction. Glysch and Groves both submitted the collected funds to the Village Hall in
June.
8) Future Agenda Items & Member Assignments.
a) Michelle Marx to review with Village Finance Director Lisa Novinska Art Committee
fund balance.
Marx’s will contact Finance Director Lisa Novinska to see if she will give the Committee
quarterly budget updates.
9) Upcoming Meeting Date.
The next Ad Hoc Public Art Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at
5:00 p.m.
10) Adjournment.
The Ad Hoc Public Art Committee was adjourned at 5:58 p.m. on Wednesday, August 12,
2026.
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Source: Village of Oregon website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.