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Town of Westport · Dane County · meeting of May 18, 2026 · Minutes
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TOWN OF WESTPORT
TOWN BOARD – Monday, May 18, 2026
A regular meeting of the Town Board was called to order at 6:00 pm by Vice Chair Joe Pichette
in the Community Meeting Room of the Bernard J. Kennedy Administration Building/Town Hall.
Members Present: Pichette, Manering, Crowell, and Werner. Members Absent: John Cuccia. Also
Present: Dean Grosskopf
Grosskopf confirmed that this meeting conforms with open meetings law.
There was no Public Comment on Matters not on the agenda.
The minutes of the May 4, 2026, Town Board Meeting were approved on a motion by Manering,
second Crowell.
Grosskopf gave an update on the incorporation process noting that the Boundary Agreement is
now halfway through its sixty (60) day review period at the State. If approved, the Incorporation
Review Board of the Wisconsin Department of Administration will then have 180 days to
approve the incorporation.
Grosskopf introduced a Draft Resolution for a vacation of a portion of Brickson Park Drive.
There needs to be a properly noticed Public Hearing to be held on July 20, 2026, prior to any
action. On a motion by Werner, second Manering, the Board approved moving forward with the
road vacation process.
The Board did not feel there was a need to go into Closed Session.
All Committee/Commission appointments as recommended by Chair Cuccia were approved as
presented on a motion by Manering, second Werner.
Grosskopf gave a brief introduction to Resolution
26-03, recognizing and approving the Annual Sewer
Utility “CMAR” report noting that the sewer utility received a perfect score. The resolution was approved
on a motion by Werner, second Manering.
Grosskopf reported that the upcoming Plan Commission Meeting for June 8, 2026, will include
four items. Lakestone Landscape Review, Initial Consult on a CSM for River Road, Time
Extension for paving the gravel driveway at Cross Luthern Church, and the Community of
Bishops Bay 2026 Park Improvements, which include a Performance Stage and a Multi-Use
Court. He was not aware of anything that would come before the Waunakee/Westport Joint Plan
Commission or the Middleton/Westport Joint Zoning Commission in June. Grosskopf had
nothing significant to report from the Waunakee Area EMS Commission meeting. Crowell,
Pichette, and Grosskopf updated the board on the status of the Waunakee Fire District and related
discussions with Westport’s Attorney and Planner. Werner reported on the Historic Preservation
Commission. Manering had nothing to report on the Park Committee. Grosskopf and Manering
reported briefly on the recent activity of the Waunakee Area Public Arts Commission. Crowell
reported that the Audit Committee reviewed the current bills and found all to be in order.
Current bills were paid as presented by Grosskopf and recommended by the Audit Committee, on
a motion by Crowell, second Manering.
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For Administrative Matters, Grosskopf asked the Board to review and react to a proposed
ordinance to regulate the operation of bicycles, E-bikes, electric scooters and skateboards in order
to protect public safety, indicating that this will be on the next Board agenda for discussion and
possible action.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 pm, on a motion by Werner, second Crowell.
Dean A. Grosskopf
Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer
Source: Town of Westport website. First collected Oct 16, 2026.