Village Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 1 1 A meeting and public hearing of the Fox Point Village Board was held by a combination 2 of in-person and virtual attendance via telephonic and video conferencing on Tuesday, May 3 12, 2026 in Schwemer Hall, 7200 N. Santa Monica Boulevard. Village President Symchych 4 called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked the Village Clerk Treasurer to take roll call. 5 Roll Call of the Village Board present included: 6 7 Village President Christine Symchych 8 Trustee Greg Ollman 9 Trustee Liz Aelion 10 Trustee Mark Freedman 11 Trustee David Miller 12 Trustee Max Barry 13 Trustee Mike McDonagh 14 15 Also, present were Village Manager Steve Kreklow, Village Attorney Eric Larson, Public Works 16 Director Scott Brandmeier, and Village Clerk Treasurer Jennifer Boehm 17 18 Notice of the meeting was provided to the North Shore Now and to all others as required by 19 State open meetings laws and posted on the official bulletin board at 7200 N Santa Monica 20 Boulevard, as well as the village website at www.villageoffoxpoint.com, as per 2015 Wisconsin 21 Act 79 and as described in Village Ordinance Chapter 116-2, 116-2(C). 22 23 PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD 24 25 Louise Petering, 7229 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point – Spoke in favor of the Fox 26 Point Swimming Pool. 27 28 Jennie Stoltz, 175 W Blackhawk Rd., Fox Point – Spoke in favor of the Fox Point 29 Swimming Pool. 30 31 Hearing no other comments, President Symchych closed public comment. 32 33 COMMITTEE REPORTS 34 35 Plan Commission 36 37 Trustee Miller reported that there were two items on the agenda, the Conditional Use 38 Permit for Nihao located at 8673 N Port Washington Road and the Cultural Overlay 39 request by Uihlein Electric, on behalf of the Chipstone Foundation to allow a backup 40 generator under Section 745-22 of the Village Code, on the property located at 7820 41 North Club Circle. Both matters were approved by the Plan Commission and 42 recommended for the Village Board to approve. 43 44 Centennial 45 46 Emily Silverson, 8305 N Links Way, Fox Point reported on the upcoming events for the 47 Centennial celebration. On June 13, there will be a run-walk passing a number of Fox 48 Point landmarks, a farmers market, a Village Open House, and a short ceremony. There 49 will be food trucks, music, and fun. The fall event will be on September 5. 50 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 2 51 52 PUBLIC HEARING 53 54 Conditional Use Permit application for Nihao, located at 8673 N Port Washington Road 55 56 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 57 open the public hearing at 7:17p.m., regarding the Conditional Use Permit for 58 Nihao. 59 60 Public Comment 61 62 There were no public comments. 63 64 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Freedman, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), 65 to close the public hearing at 7:19p.m., regarding the Conditional Use Permit for 66 Nihao. 67 68 CONSENT AGENDA 69 70 a. Approve the minutes of the April 14, 2026 Village Board meeting. 71 72 b. Approve the proposal of Munson Fence in the amount of $12,375 to replace 75 feet of 73 fencing along the railroad tracks and $9,162 for 80 feet on the west side of the DPW 74 yard per the Director of Public Works memorandum dated May 6, 2026. 75 76 c. Accept the proposal of Crawford Tree & Landscaping, Inc.in an amount not to exceed 77 $29,000 for the 2026 Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Project and authorize the Village 78 President and Village Clerk/Treasurer to sign the contract per the Village Forester’s 79 memorandum dated May 1, 2026. 80 81 d. Approve payment of the bills in the amount of $489,867.88 for the period April 1, 2026 to 82 April 30, 2026 per the report submitted by the Village Manager. 83 84 85 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 86 approve the consent agenda. 87 88 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 89 90 None 91 92 NEW BUSINESS 93 94 Confirm and approve President Symchych’s list of appointments to various Boards, 95 Committee, and Commissions. 96 97 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Barry, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 98 approve the list of Committee members to various Boards, Committees, and 99 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 3 Commissions with the addition of Loren Regan as the 3rd alternate on the Board 100 of Review. 101 102 Consideration and Possible Action on Resolution 2026-04 of Commendation and 103 Appreciation for Former Village Trustee Jennie Stoltz. 104 105 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Aelion, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 106 approve Resolution 2026-04 of Commendation and Appreciation. 107 108 With unanimous consent, the Village Board moved Items H and I before the update on the Fox 109 Point Pool. 110 111 Report on the April 2026 flood event. 112 113 Scott Brandmeier gave a comprehensive report on the April flood event. 114 115 Comments/Questions: 116 Ann D’Arienzo, 7236 N Crossway Rd., Fox Point inquired where to report water damage. 117 Vicki Swartzell, 137 W Suburban Dr., Fox Point inquired on the size of the piping on the street. 118 She is concerned about the flooding and residents getting sick from it. 119 Nora Meissner, 7674 N Seneca Rd., Fox Point inquired if the code can be changed to require 120 residents to properly regrade their property and move downspouts so it does not negatively 121 impact neighbors. 122 Glen Salisburg, 7242 N Beach Dr., Fox Point inquired about the ravine on Beach Dr. 123 Mary Sussman, 7209 N Lombardy Rd., Fox Point is concerned about the berm on 68. 124 Lisa Imbert, 8140 N Mohawk Rd., Fox Point inquired if the 8100 block is included in the repair 125 plans. She is concerned about flooding. 126 Cindy Amini, 8327 N Regent Rd., Fox Point is concerned about flooding. Her home was 127 flooded in the August 2025 flood. 128 Sara Stemper, 8324 N Indian Creek Pkwy., Fox Point is concerned about flooding. She stated 129 that her basement flooded in August 2025 and April 2026. 130 Chris Pawlak, 308 E Dean Rd., Fox Point inquired about lining the laterals and who to work 131 with to fix the problem. 132 Brad Phillips, 8340 Indian Creek Pkwy., Fox Point is concerned about flooding. His home was 133 flooded in August 2025 and displaced his family. 134 Ricky Bond, 8415 N Indian Creek Pkwy., Fox Point is concerned about flooding His house 135 flooded in August 2025. Inquired if the retention pond could be dug deeper to reduce flooding. 136 Trustee Ollman inquired how the water drains west of Hwy I43. 137 138 139 Consideration and possible action of a Proposal from Miller Engineers to address Bluff 140 Failures along Beach Drive. 141 142 Motion by Barry, seconded by Symchych, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 143 approve the proposal from Miller Engineers to address bluff failures along Beach 144 Drive in the amount of $24,900 and authorize an additional expenditure of up to 145 $25,000. 146 147 148 149 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 4 Update on Fox Point Municipal Pool. 150 151 President Symchych spoke on how the Village has supported the Pool project. Kate Battle, 152 Chair of the Fox Point Pool gave an update on fundraising efforts. The Board had a discussion 153 about funding the pool. 154 155 Questions/Comments: 156 157 Dan Knopp, 7510 N Fairchild Rd., Fox Point is in support of the pool and would like help with 158 contacts for fundraising. 159 Mary Sussman, 7209 N Lombardy Rd., Fox Point, a member of the board for the Fox Point 160 Pool would like a sign for the future site of the pool. 161 Bard Boynton, 343 E Acacia Rd., Fox Point asked for help with contacts for fundraising. 162 Terry Worth, 8048 N Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point wants the Village to take the lead on 163 fundraising for the pool. 164 MaryBeth Mills, 1811 E Dean Rd., Fox Point is in support of the pool and wants the Village to 165 give more support. 166 Larry Booth, 220 E Clovernook Ln., Fox Point spoke against the pool. 167 Amy Rosenberg, 7815 N Boyd Way, Fox Point spoke against tax dollars going toward a pool. 168 Paul Grow, 6770 N Yates Rd., Fox Point spoke against tax payers paying for the pool. 169 170 Letters from residents in support of the pool by: 171 Louise Petering, 7229 N Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point 172 Sharon Madnek 173 174 Letters from residents not in support of taxpayers fully funding the pool: 175 Katie Kesler 176 Larry Booth 177 Mark Levin 178 Linda Somerville 179 Barbara Schwartz 180 Kevin Nashban 181 Craig Zetley 182 183 Referral of Outdoor Recreational Use Request for Pickleball Play on Village-Owned 184 Tennis Courts Under Section 745-10 and 745-20 of the Fox Point Municipal Code. 185 186 Motion by Freedman, seconded by Symchych, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to refer 187 Outdoor Recreational Use Request for Pickleball Play on Village-Owned Tennis Courts 188 to Plan Commission. 189 190 Consideration and possible action of a Conditional Use Permit application for Nihao, 191 located at 8673 N Port Washington Road. 192 193 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 194 approve a Conditional Use Permit for Nihao, located at 8673 N Port Washington 195 Rd. 196 197 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 5 Consideration and possible action of a Cultural Overlay request by Uihlein Electric, on 198 behalf of the Chipstone Foundation, to allow a backup generator under Section 745-22 199 of the Village Code, on the property located at 7820 North Club Circle. 200 201 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 202 approve a cultural overlay request by Uihlein Electric on behalf of the Chipstone 203 Foundation, to allow a backup generator under Section 745-22 of the Village 204 code, on the property located at 7820 North Clau Circle. 205 206 Presentation of the Project of the Year Awards for Bradley Road and Beach Drive 207 Revetment. 208 209 Mr. Brandmeier gave a brief report on the Project of the Year Awards for Bradley Road and 210 Beach Drive. 211 212 Consideration and possible action on a Resolution combining Wards 1-9 for voting 213 purposes. 214 215 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Aelion, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 216 approve combining Wards 1-9 for voting purposes. 217 218 Consideration and possible action on the purchase of 4 new portable fingerprint 219 Scanners. 220 221 Motion by Aelion, seconded by Ollman, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 222 approve the purchase of 4 new fingerprint scanners for the Fox Point Police 223 Department. 224 225 Consideration and possible action on a request from the North Shore Environmental 226 Health Consortium to update Chapter 375, Food, Lodging and Recreational Safety and 227 Licensing Code to align local code with current operational costs. 228 229 Brad Simerly from the North Shore Health Department was present and gave a 230 presentation. 231 232 Motion will be revisited in the June Village Board meeting by straw vote (6-1). 233 Aelion against 234 235 Consideration and possible action on an Initial Resolution Authorizing the Borrowing of 236 Not to Exceed $3,060,000 and Providing for the Issuance of Promissory Notes, Series 237 2026A. 238 239 Justin Fischer from Baird was present and gave a short presentation. 240 241 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to 242 approve a Resolution Authorizing the Borrowing of Not the Exceed $3,060,000 243 and Providing for the Issuance of Promissory Notes, Series 2026A. 244 245 Consideration and possible action on an Agreement Between Village of Fox Point and 246 Fox Point Professional Policemen’s Association, Wisconsin Professional Police 247 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 6 Association, For a Successor Agreement to the 2022-2024 Collective Bargaining 248 Agreement. 249 250 Motion by Symchych, seconded by Freedman, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), 251 to approve an Agreement between the Village of Fox Point and Fox Point 252 Professional Policemen’s Association, Wisconsin Professional Police 253 Association, for a Successor Agreement to the 2022-2024 collective Bargaining 254 Agreement and authorize signatures as required. 255 256 257 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – None 258 259 260 ANNOUNCEMENTS 261 262 President Symchych announced that a North Shore Fire Department meeting was held May 12. 263 President Symchych had a meeting with former Village Trustee Jennie Stoltz regarding the 264 dementia consortium. 265 266 Trustee Ollman – Nothing to announce 267 268 Trustee Aelion – Nothing to announce 269 270 Trustee Freedman – Nothing to announce 271 272 Trustee Miller - Nothing to announce 273 274 Trustee Barry announced that he attended the Arbor Day celebration. 275 276 Trustee McDonagh – Nothing to announce 277 278 Village Manager Kreklow announced that the Village is participating in the Big Plant Program at 279 the Open House on June 13. If residents would like a tree, there is a link on the Village Website 280 to sign up. 281 282 283 ADJOURNMENT 284 285 Motion made by Ollman, second by Aelion, and carried by roll call vote (7-0) to 286 adjourn the Village Board meeting at 10:29 p.m. 287 288 289 Respectfully submitted, 290 291 Jennifer Boehm 292 Village Clerk Treasurer 293 294 295 NEXT REGULAR VILLAGE BOARD MEETING: June 9, 2026 7:00 P.M. 296 297 VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES May 12, 2026 7 298 Published and posted: June 6, 2026 299 300 301 302 1 Dear Village Trustees and Village Manager, I am a long-time resident of Fox Point and currently live in the home my parents built in 1961. As someone deeply rooted in this community, I have a strong interest in the long-term strength and vitality of our village. It is a difficult reality that previous Village leadership did not take timely steps to properly maintain the community pool when doing so would have been more feasible and cost-effective. As a result, a valued community gathering place is now gone, and we are facing an uphill battle.. I believe that rebuilding a pool in Fox Point would be a tremendous long-term asset for our village. Beyond recreation, it would play an important role in fostering the sense of community that makes Fox Point special. I have watched with appreciation the grassroots efforts underway-families working hard to raise funds toward what is a very ambitious, if not unrealistic goal. It is both inspiring and, at the same time, disheartening that so much of the burden rests on residents alone. This raises an important question: where is village leadership in actively helping to build momentum and broaden support? While I understand that Trustees must balance many priorities and limited resources, I do wonder whether the level of visible engagement and enthusiasm from leadership is affecting the success of fundraising efforts. I also question why the expectations for resident fundraising appear significantly higher for a pool than for other village capital projects that have received more direct public investment, in Fox Point and for similar projects in other villages. There is clearly broad support among residents for a new pool. However, for this effort to succeed, it needs to feel like a true partnership between the community and its leadership. I encourage the Village to take a more active role-by exploring creative funding approaches, reducing barriers where possible, and visibly demonstrating support for making this project a reality. Without that shared commitment, even strong community enthusiasm may struggle to translate into success, and that outcome would reflect poorly not only on the effort itself but on the village as a whole. Support cannot simply be procedural; it must be active and engaged. I hope we can move forward together in a way that reflects both the needs and the spirit of our community. Sincerely, Sharon Madnek I thank the Fox Point Village Board for its efforts to build a new pool in our community. I appreciate your supporting the concept of the pool at several previous Board meetings and for maintaining the pool location in the Institutional Zone. The latter has provided residents with confidence that their investment in a home in Fox Point is truly an investment. My husband and I will celebrate 50 years as Fox Point residents this coming July. Over the years we patronized the pool, watching our sons' swimming skills develop, visiting neighbors, enjoying laps and changing clothes in the locker rooms under the sky. As recently as 2021 and 2022 we swam and frolicked with our grandchildren in the Fox Point Pools. In 2024 and 2025 we fulfilled our pledge to donate to the Friends of the Fox Point Pool in support of a new pool. Tonight I ask that you commit to serious consideration of the request of the Friends of the Fox Point Pool and the long view of investing in a new pool. To do so would demonstrate Fox Point's civic pride as a unique, family-oriented community within the seven North Shore communities Given the history of services relocations out of Fox Point since 1976, a new pool in Fox Point would put Fox Point prominently on the North Shore map. It willset Fox Point apart as place to invest in a home, a home where one lives in community. To be specific, since we moved to Fox Point in 1976 we have watched services move out of the Village or further from the heart of the Village where we live. - the Fox Point Fire Department, once housed on Santa Monica Blvd., joined forces with those in other North Shore Communities and our station relocated to Bayside increasing average response times in Fox Point. - the North Shore Library, originally Located in Stormonth School, moved to Port Road in Glendale and is now in Bayside, further from the heart of Fox Point, northwest of the intersection of Port and Brown Deer Roads. Unlike its previous location the library is no longer readily and safely accessible by bicycle for Fox Point children and residents. Other North Shore shared services are located outside of Fox Point. - the North Shore Health Department, once located in Shorewood and Brown Deer, is now located in Glendale. - the North Shore Water Commission treatment facility is located in Glendale while the intake station is located in Whitefish Bay A new pool willchange the perception and trajectory of Fox Point. 1 Mark, I am writing this email in regard to the issue of the Fox point pool. I am against taking away any requirement that there will be private funding as previously approved to fund part of the pool. I do not believe that the taxpayers of Fox Point should pay for the full cost of a nine to $11 million project for a pool that is used minimally in regard to the number of months and the number of days residence can swim. In addition, to my understanding it is a minority of residence who have used the pool. As you are aware, I am an avid swimmer and I would love to have a pool that I could swim outside, but I do not believe it is fiscally responsible to put this 100% on the taxpayers backs. Thank you. Craig Zetley Sent from my iPhone 1 Message:· My opinion: i feel the pool can be an asset to the community but there always has to be a balance of cost vs benefit and how it relates to current/future expenses by the village and other expenses being paid by the Fox Point property owners on our tax bills,.ie our new school tax increases. The agreement was not to fund 100% of the pool. For the small number of Fox Point residents that use the pool, we can't expect all residents to foot the yearly fixed and variable costs of building and maintaining the full cost of this pool. May 9, 2026 Fox Point Village Board 7200 N. Santa Monica Boulevard Fox Point, WI 53217 Barbara Schwartz 7239 N. Barnett Lane Fox Point, WI 53217 To the board: One of the reasons my husband and I moved to our home in Fox Point almost 20 years ago was because it was located next to the footbridge that connects Bridge Lane and Barnett Lane. You can imagine our surprise a couple of years later when the village closed the footbridge - and just like that, I found myself president of Footbridge Friends, a group dedicated to fixing or replacing the much-loved but rickety old span. In short order, the village determined that it was wiser to replace rather than attempt to repair the historic footbridge, and the newly-organized Footbridge Friends was tasked with raising half the cost. We were NOT pleased with the assignment. We had heard about public/private partnerships on community projects but never imagined that this would be required here. We believed the village should pay for the whole thing, given the steady numbers of people we observed crossing the bridge by bike, foot or stroller in every season. We were given no choice. We began the scary task of raising about half a million dollars to pay for the private share. We hired a professional fundraiser, a process that was somewhat helpful in getting us organized and helping us create the logo and materials to use in fundraising. We had to raise money for that effort before we even started raising money for the bridge! The wisest thing the fundraiser told us was that it takes seven points of contact to make a sale -which meant we had a huge job ahead of us. We created a list of potential large donors. And when the fundraiser's fee rose, we decided to move forward on our own and began a process that took years and plenty of hard work-- emphasis on hard. • We launched fundraising with good media coverage and an event for potential large donors at the Towne Club featuring the late Whitney Gould, who wrote about urban design for The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. (Whitney herself made a donation for the footbridge, which she remembered from visiting relatives in Fox Point as a child.} • We followed the steps needed to create a nonprofit at both federal and state levels, created a bank account for Footbridge Friends, and set up a system by which we closely monitored donations, the schedule at which pledges would be received over a period of a few years, how donations would be promptly acknowledged, and, ultimately, how donors would be recognized. • We hosted coffees and cocktail hours, whereby supporters would invite a small group of their friends and neighbors to learn about the project in a social setting. • We sent printed materials to every resident in the village. • We went up and down village streets, ringing doorbells and putting materials in our neighbors' hands. It was surprising how many said it was the first they heard of the project, despite the mailings and media coverage. • We had an information box set up next to the old footbridge, seeking support and contributions. • We were assigned phone call lists, individually contacting neighbors, friends, relatives, seeking support at any level. We targeted potential large donors and had additional outreach done by people they knew and respected. We sometimes called more than once if that is what it took to get a donation. • We attended many, many Village Board meetings, presenting an honest assessment of our progress, our future plans, and rebutting negative charges loudly made about the project. • We met regularly as a group to update our efforts, evaluate plans for the future and keep hope alive. • We were denied the ability to create yard signs, with village ordinance cited as the reason why. • We ran phone banks in order to reach people we did not know, cold calling to see if they had heard about the project and might be interested in donating. This worked! • We brainstormed, trying to think of unusual ways to raise funds. One was a cold call to a well-known person in California who had a tenuous link to Fox Point. It resulted in a $10,000 donation. Nothing happens unless you try! • And we tried again, and again, and again... Ultimately, the Village Board granted Footbridge Friends an extension to our fundraising effort. And then an anonymous donor gave us what was needed to put us over the top. We could report that good news to the village -- and then received the happy news that the bridge would cost less than expected. The project could begin! I am recounting all this to remind folks that success took years AFTER we were incorporated. It didn't happen overnight. Countless volunteer hours, sleepless nights and worries about public attacks were part of the package. I don't know about what it would cost to build a pool today, or what the footbridge would cost in today's dollars. I do think that it might be too early to seek a reduction in the private part of the project unless the kind of effort that the village saw in the footbridge project was duplicated - or improved upon - by the pool group. I have never received a flyer at my home. No one has rung my doorbell. I have never received a phone call. No one has asked me to put a sign in my yard. No one has ever called me to find out how Footbridge Friends got the work done. The fact that the project has not raised nearly as much money as hoped suggests a couple of things to me: 1. There is more that can and must be done to increase donations. 2. Residents don't want a pool if they have to contribute money. This is a hard time to raise funds, given the cost of living these days. Back then, we heard a lot of complaints from residents about the impact of the footbridge on their taxes (even though the impact actually wasn't very high). Concern about taxes is even louder now than it was then. But news reports suggest that the wealthy are also benefiting from federal government actions, which means that there is still an untapped well of significant donors in a village like ours. I still believe people will step up with dollars if the project is right, the effort is right and the time is right. Best wishes to all, g I understand based on the agenda for tomorrow's board meeting that further discussion will be had about the Fox Point pool. As a Fox Point resident, I would like to express my strong opposition to the village funding what will be a costly liability and inappropriate use of our tax money. With our climate and the village's difficulty in hiring pool staff, the utilization of the pool is limited to eight to ten weeks of the year. The pool would have a significant initial cost, and with the history of insufficient membership to support the operations of the pool, would also require annual financial support by the village for its operation and management. Please share my email opposing the pool with the village board members. Sincerely, Linda Somerville 1 Dear Village Board Members, I cannot attend the upcoming meeting but want to go on record opposing any pool plan that puts significant costs on Fox Point taxpayers. The numbers don't work. An $BM construction cost plus $250K in annual maintenance would raise household taxes by roughly 6.5% for a facility that, at peak use, served less than 5% of residents. That's an enormous burden on the 90%+ of Fox Point families who will likely never use the pool. Although many will cite support for a new pool, the question was never asked correctly since no one ever detailed that support of a new pool might mean an additional 6% hike in property taxes whether or not you plan to use it. Even the original 50/50 public-private funding plan was fiscally flawed - it ignored annual operating costs entirely and assigned zero value to the land being contributed by the Village and its taxpayers. That land alone is worth millions and could otherwise generate tax revenue that lowers the current tax burden for all residents. Here's what's most telling: comparable pools don't use taxpayer dollars. Madison has 13 pools which compete in the all-City pool swim meets. All self-funded. The Village of Shorewood Hills, which is the only municipally owned pool, recently renovated their pool for roughly $1M. Shorewood Hills taxpayers fund NONE of that pool - it runs at a surplus. funded by member fees. Every pool in the Madison system charges $750-$1,200 in initiation fees and $800-$1,000 in annual dues. All of them self-fund. A Fox Point pool should be no different. Even the Mequon pool, which is part of that city's parks department (making it a somewhat different beast), only needs taxpayers to cover about ¼ of its operating costs. No business plan has ever been produced showing realistic membership pricing, demand sensitivity, or a path to covering expenses without taxpayer subsidy. The shortfall in private donations to help fund the pool is particularly telling; some people may want the pool, but it appears that no one wants to pay for it. Meanwhile, Mequon pool membership runs $220 per family. Maybe we should just split that cost with residents. If Fox Point subsidized that for 200 interested families (the number that used the pool at peak use), taxpayers would still save over $20 million (including debt service and operating costs) over 20 years compared to building and operating a new pool - roughly $7,700 per household. The right path requires a real business plan that seeks to self-fund the pool, explores better uses for the land, and stops asking taxpayers to fund an amenity that will be used by such a small percentage of residents. Times are tough, and we already have a large tax burden to cover education, police, fire, infrastructure and other village 2 needs. My family and I would probably join a Fox Point pool, but it's unfair to think that other families should be subsidizing that cost. Thank you for your consideration. Mark Levin 8003 N. Beach Drive, Fox Point Public Costs for a $8M pool if all costs on taxpayers • Debt service alone on $8M is roughly $241-$304 for the average household per year, depending on whether you choose a 30-year or 20-year bond and our credit/rate. [fmsbonds.com] • Operations in year 1 are roughly $100 per household per year ($250,000 / 2,600 households) and will increase significantly each year with the cost of insurance, aging equipment and higher labor rates and sup.ply costs. • Year 1 total is ~$340-$405 per household in the scenarios above. • The long-run risk is operating cost escalation-especially insurance-which can dominate total cost. • Additionally, the prior Fox Point pool had shortened seasons and many closures because it could not get lifeguards and other staff to run the pool. Mequon Pool & Super Pass (includes other Ozaukee county pools) 2026 Annual cost for a Family pass is $220. The Super Pass is $275 Madison, WI Pool Clubs - Cost & Season Comparison {2026) Pool Club One-Time Initiation / Stock / Deposit Annual Family Dues (Typical) Governing Structure Average Days Open per Season Parkcrest Swim & Tennis Club $1200 (approx. cost of stock) or just pay higher rate annually $860-$960 Private, member- operated ~100 days Shorewood Hills Pool $1,200 Membership/st ock deposit (one-time) + $1,200 facility modernization fee (new members) $649 Resident/ $783 non- resident Municipal / Village- operated ~101days Hill Farm Swim Club $700 refundable stock purchase $1,042.80 Private stock- holding club ~100 days 3 Hawks Landing Pool $750 initiation $1,400 + $250 capital fund Private club ~100-105 days Mark Levin 1 Jennifer Boehm From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Mark Freedman Monday, May 11, 2026 12:15 PM Steve Kreklow; Jennifer Boehm Christine Symchych Fwd: The Pool Issue Follow up Flagged Dear Steve and Jennifer, I received this email today. I am forwarding it so it may be part of the record. Mark Freedman MFreedman@villageofFoxPoint.com This message contains information that may be confidential or privileged and is intended only for the individual name(s) above. It is prohibited for anyone to disclose, copy, distribute or use the contents of this message without permission, except as att>wed by the Wisconsin Public Records Laws. If this message is sent to a quorum of governmental body, my intent is the same as though it were sent by regular mail and further distribution is prohibited. All personal messages express views solely of the sender, which are not attributed to the municipality I represent, and may not be copied or distributed without this disclaimer. If you receive this message in error, please notify me immediately. Begin forwarded message: From: Larry Booth <lbooth220@aol.com> Date: May 11, 2026 at 12:04:12 PM CDT To: Mark Freedman <mfreedman@villageoffoxpoint.com> Subject: The Pool Issue I don't know where you stand on the pool issue, Mark, but I hope you do not support this foolish and costly endeavor. Certainly, in a perfect, low tax, un-inflationary world, we would all like to have the luxury of a community pool. But spending $4 million on a pool that is used just 12 weeks a year, costs $100,000 a'fear to maintain, and that the overwhelming majority of your constituents won't use and don't want, is absurd. Just look at the number of Fox Point residents who, after two years of fundraising, have contributed to the failed fundraising effort: 235. That's just 9% of the 2,600 households in Fox Point. NINE PERCENT. On top of that, the "Friends of the Pool" have raised only 2 $158,000, or just 4% of their goal. FOUR PERCENT. Based on those pathetic numbers, it is quite obvious Fox Point taxpayers do not want the Village Board to spend another dollar on a pool. Also keep in mind that according to industry estimates, the cost of commercial construction has gone up about 14% since 2023. That raises the cost of the pool another $1.1 million to more than $9 million total. In turn, both the Friends and the village taxpayer's obligations are currently $4.5 million each. And growing. Finally, I have learned that the Friends of the Pool are going to ask you to tear up the agreement they made with the Village in 2023 and ask you to stick taxpayers with $3.5 million (accounting for inflation) of THEIR $4.5 MILLION OBLIGATION! That is outrageous and I hope you will not even entertain such a proposal. Thanks for your consideration, Mark. I hope you oppose any effort to spend even one more dollar of taxpayer money on this foolish and costly endeavor. Better yet, after 8 years of back and forth by the Village Board on this pool issue, I hope you are in favor of finally bringing this fiasco to an end. Larry Booth 1 Jennifer Boehm From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Christine Symchych Monday, May 11, 2026 9:57 AM Steve Kreklow Fw: Pool Follow up Flagged Another one Thanks From: gob.chaser-Su@icloud.com <gob.chaser-Su@icloud.com> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2026 9:27 AM To: Christine Symchych <csymchych@villageoffoxpoint.com> Subject: Pool Hello Christine and fellow board members, Hello Board Members, I will be unable to attend Tuesday evening's meeting and understand that the Friends of the Pool will be requesting the dissolution of their agreement and commitment to raise $4 million to assist in the funding of the pool. Additionally, they will be requesting that the Village taxpayers cover these costs. Given the limited amount of money that the Friends of the Pool was able to raise within the Village, it appears that the community's support for this project is very limited. I do not support taxpayers being responsible for the pool project costs for building or ongoing costs and do not believe this project should go further. Please share this email with the other board members. Thank you all for your work for our village community. Sincerely, Katie Kesler 1 Jennifer Boehm From: Sent: To: Subject: noreply@civicplus.com Monday, May 11, 2026 4:14 PM Steve Kreklow Online Form Submittal: Contact the Village Manager Contact the Village Manager First Name Last Name Mary Ann Klabunde Address1 Address2 City State 8213 N Whitney Rd Field not completed. Milwaukee WI Zip Phone Number 53217 4149166825 Email Message: Maryannklabunde@gmail.com When will we be able to play pickle ball in the village? It is ridiculous that the courts are there and we are prohibited from using them. All the other outline suburbs have worked out acceptable days and times I would like to know what the village is planning to do thank you Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.