Plan Commission Packet 05.06.2026

Kurt Handrick, Jr. Village President Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer 311 Walnut Street | P .O. Box 487 Marathon City, WI 54448 Tel: 715-443-2221 www.marathoncitywi.gov PLAN COMMISSION OFFICIAL NOTICE & AGENDA Wednesday, May 6, 2026 5:30 pm – Marathon Municipal Center PUBLIC VIRTUAL ACCESS Join Teams Meeting: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting Meeting ID: 250 652 978 663 613 Passcode: kj7Nv74t 1. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: K. HANDRICK, M. AHRENS, M. TELFORD, C. STIEBER, S. CHEREK, L. OLBRANTZ, L. WIESMAN 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS a. Virtual Meeting Guidelines This meeting will be recorded and available upon request b. Public Participation at Government Meetings 4. APPROVAL OF APRIL 28, 2026 PLAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Review and Possible Action on Annexation of 6.238 Acres of Parcel 054-2806-181-0989 Owned by Alex & Dana Blume to be Zoned as C-1 General Commercial 6. FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS a. Plan Commission Meeting – Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – 4:00 pm 7. ADJOURNMENT PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer 1. CALL TO ORDER at 4:02 pm ROLL CALL: K. HANDRICK-Present, M. AHRENS-Present at 4:15 pm, M. TELFORD-Present, C. STIEBER- Present at 4:07 pm, S. CHEREK-Present, L. OLBRANTZ-Present, L. WIESMAN-Present 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS a. Virtual Meeting Guidelines This meeting will be recorded and available upon request b. Public Participation at Government Meetings In Person: Eric Sonnleitner - NCWRPC 4. APPROVAL OF JULY 23, 2025 PLAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MOTION – Approve Minutes from July 23, 2025 Plan Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Motion made by Cherek second by Olbrantz. Motion passed by voice vote. 5. OVERVIEW OF 10 YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE PROCESS WITH NORTHCENTRAL WISCONSIN REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Eric from NCWRPC explained there are 9 chapters of the Comprehensive Plan to be discussed over 3 Plan Commission meetings. Comprehensive Plans are typically used as a guide by local officials when making land use decisions. It can also guide public and private investments in the Village and support grant funding requests. 6. REVIEW OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN – RESOLUTION 2026-04-01A The Village Board approved a Public Participation Plan at their April 1, 2026 meeting. The Plan outlines that all meetings for the comprehensive planning process will be posted and open to the public and comprehensive plan related materials/draft plans/maps will be available on the Village website and at the Village Hall for review by the public. After the 3 Plan Commission meetings, the Village Board will hold a public hearing and ultimately adopt the Comprehensive Plan by ordinance. The approved Comp Plan would be distributed as outlined in state statute. 7. REVIEW OF EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN There was no review of the 2017 Comprehensive Plan, although it is available on the Village website (https://www.marathoncitywi.gov/communications/comprehensive-planning/) along with the NCWRPC website for residents wishing to review it. 8. REVIEW OF DRAFT CHAPTERS a. Chapter 1 – Demographics b. Chapter 2 – Natural Resources c. Chapter 3 – Housing The Commission reviewed and discussed Chapters 1-3 of the draft plan. They made minor changes in wording to the draft. All draft chapters are available for public review at the Village Hall and on the Village Website at https://www.marathoncitywi.gov/communications/comprehensive-planning/. 9. DISCUSSION OF PLANNING ISSUES No planning issues were discussed. 10. SET NEXT MEETING DATE AND TIME The next meeting will begin with a Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 20th at 4:00 pm. Plan Commission meeting to follow Public Hearing. 11. ADJOURNMENT at 5:40 pm Motion to adjourn made by Cherek second by Stieber. Motion passed by voice vote.