April Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of Caledonia Town Board Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 In attendance: Chairperson Abba, Supervisor Bosquez, Supervisor Knuth, Clerk|Treasurer Snyder, Deputy Clerk|Treasurer Kircher and 6 residents. Chairperson Abba called the meeting to order at 6pm Public Forum: A resident thanked the Town Board for their focus on ditching and water drainage over the past decade so the town was well prepared to handle large volumes of rain. Old Business: ● Country Visions property taxes - the State will assess as manufacturing for 2027. The Town and Assessor completed the assessment for 2025 and 2026 property taxes. ● Kanaman bridge: The Town applied for the state 90/10 grant for short span bridges. If we don’t receive that, we’ll apply for the county’s 50/50 grant for bridge replacement to ensure the bridge is replaced as quickly as possible. ● Clerk Snyder presented the new town logo and explained that it represents who we are and where we’re headed while retaining the historical compass logo that represents purposeful leadership with a commitment to guiding the town with clear direction. ● Supervisor Bosquez explained the county ordinance discussion and the steps that are being taken. ● Open Book is May 4 from 2-4, so Assessor Preuss will be at the Town Hall to discuss property assessments. Board of Review will be held May 12 from 4-6 pm. ● The annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21 at 6pm (the 3rd Tuesday in April) ● The Town hired for the first maintenance position. ● There have been 3 major storms with emergency declarations - blizzard, ice, and flooding and the town will pursue all funding reimbursement. Action Items: ● Motion to approve minutes of the 3/16/2026 Town Board Meeting. Motion carried. ● Motion to approve 2027 pricing for Gruetzmacher Park Community Center. Motion carried. ● Motion to approve operators license for Michael Heckert. Motion carried. ● Motion to approve the building inspector report. Motion carried. ● Motion to pay expenses and payroll as presented. Motion carried. ● Driveway permits - one Chairperson’s Report Chairperson Abba provided updates on: ● Parks: Gruetzmacher Park community center will be completed in August. Grand opening still on scheduled for September. We’re still waiting to hear on the Department of Admin $2 million grant. Wohlt grant has a fall timeline for when they accept applications. ● Broadband: Brightspeed & Bertram both received broadband grants for Caledonia in the BEAD grant selection. This broadband will cover the entire area of Caledonia and bring competition to areas of Caledonia. Brightspeed will have 1 Gbps speeds in the areas not covered by Spectrum. Bertram would overlay cable to provide competition in the areas currently covered by Spectrum. Installation timeline is unknown. They have 4 years to complete the grant. They are planning to hit all addresses in the Town even though some may not be on the BEAD grant list. ● The 2026 budget will need to be revised as we’ve learned about the Kanaman bridge, Fire department EMS truck purchase, and our share of the cost of outdoor maintenance equipment. There will be a special meeting to discuss this. ● Dale Fire and Rescue ordered the EMS truck. Should deliver in fall. ● Woodland Hills: a chunk of lots has sold to a builder and the same builder is perk testing all of the lots. ● Clerk/Treasurer Report ● Clerk/Treasurer Snyder reported a cash balance of $1,940,723 at the end of March. ● 464 voters at the April election. Clerk Snyder thanked the Town Board for supplying the workers with Badger Books and thanks the election workers for doing an amazing job for the town. Police, Fire, and Rescue Reports : Presented. Supervisor II Report: . The chip scanner continues working well to find chips to return lost pets to their owners without having to take them to the Humane Society. Supervisor I Report: The Planning Commission is working to make the requested subdivision plan. ANR Pipeline removed the bond on town roads and the town and ANR concluded their was no damage done to the roads by ANR project. County Supervisor Report - The Waupaca facilities project - on time & on budget. Bosquez explained the process of committee selection now that new members have been elected. Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm. Respectfully, Natalie Snyder, Clerk/Treasurer Posted: April 21, 2026