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F:\1 DEAN - JESS DOCUMENTS\Plan Commission\Plan Commission Minutes 1.12.2026.docx10/17/2024 12:47 PM TOWN OF WESTPORT PLAN COMMISSION – January 12, 2026 The regular monthly meeting of the Plan Commission was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2026, in the Community Room of the Bernard J. Kennedy Administration Building by Chair John Cuccia. Members present: Dennis Tande, Deana Turner, Cynthia Kennedy, Amy Freidig, Joe Pichette (via zoom), and John Cuccia. Members absent: Chris Moore. Also present: Dean Grosskopf, Jim Arneson, Nicole Burg, Mark Brooks, Orrie Walsvik, David Shea, Adina Gasser, Angie Black, Dana Asmuth, Eric Udelhofen, Noah Stumpf, and Jessica Duffrin (via zoom) Grosskopf confirmed compliance with open meetings law. There was no public comment on matters not on the agenda. The minutes from December 8, 2025, meeting were approved on a motion by Kennedy, second Tande. Representatives from Madison Country Day School presented the Design Review plans for a new facility, adjacent to their existing school. The design includes a gymnasium, locker rooms, and support spaces, and incorporates elements from the existing building’s architecture. The application also includes stormwater management and landscaping plans with approximately 40 trees being retained and 12 being removed. The building will be used for PE classes and practice gymnasium activities operating between the hours of 7:45 am to 9:00 pm. Concerns were raised over; adequate exits, the facility is to be non-sprinkled, the free standing design (as opposed to it being connected to the main building), and the loss of significant trees in the building and drainage areas. After a thorough question-and-answer period a motion for approval of the design as presented with several conditions was made by Cuccia, second Kennedy. Conditions include: • Consulting with neighboring property owners prior to start of construction. • Having a certified arborist evaluate the health and survivability of trees scheduled for removal that are greater than 24” in diameter, the results of which need to be evaluated by Westport staff prior to the start of construction. • Not removing any trees over 30” without Town Plan Commission approval following the results of the study required above. Grosskopf then introduced the One Solar application for a 6-megawatt solar installation on 30 acres of farmland on Kennedy Road currently in the Village of Waunakee. The Plan Commission is being asked to recommend appropriate action to the Waunakee / Westport Joint Plan Commission F:\1 DEAN - JESS DOCUMENTS\Plan Commission\Plan Commission Minutes 1.12.2026.docx10/17/2024 12:47 PM Grosskopf reported on public comments received, and the Joint Planning Commission (JPC) discussion from December. The JPC did not make a decision on the project, indicating that additional review was necessary and that additional conditions would need to be considered. Grosskopf stated that Town and Village attorneys, staff, and administrators worked collaboratively to develop proposed conditions for the project. A total of 30 proposed conditions were developed. The applicant’s attorney voiced concerns with conditions 13 through 16, 19, and 21. The conversation ended with extensive discussions about appropriate conditions for a solar development project, including property value concerns, and operational requirements. A motion was made, while acknowledging that the project faced significant community opposition, to recommend approval to the JPC with the conditions set forth, and with continued review of all the conditions (including those questioned by the applicant), with the attorneys and the applicant, by Freidig, second Turner. Chair Cuccia called for a roll call vote from the members of the Commission. Tande No Turner Yes Cuccia No Kennedy Abstains Freidig Yes Pichette No The motion failed. A motion was then made to recommend denying approval of the application to the JPC as presented, regardless of proposed conditions, by Cuccia, second Tande. Chair Cuccia again called for a roll call vote from the members of the Commission. Tande Yes Turner No Cuccia Yes Kennedy Abstains Freidig No Pichette Yes This motion carried. There was nothing to report on for the Park Committee and the Historic Preservation Commission. Under Miscellaneous Matters, Grosskopf briefly provided updated information on the proposed boundary agreements and the status of Westport’s Incorporation. Motion to adjourn by Tande, second Kennedy. The meeting adjourned at 7:47 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Cynthia Kennedy / Dean A. Grosskopf