April 2, 2026 Property Minutes

PROPERTY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 2, 2026 Remote Meeting using WebEx/phone and in person at Public Safety Room in the Law Enforcement Center/Courthouse 67 W. Park St., Montello, WI. 1. The Marquette County Property Committee meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Committee Chairperson Lance Achterberg. Members present- Chairperson Lance Achterberg, Mary Walters, and Dave Benson Others present- B&G Superintendent Paul Van Treeck and Treasurer Jody Myers 2. Motion by Dave Benson and seconded by Mary Walters to approve agenda as presented. Motion carried. 3. Motion by Mary Walters and seconded by Dave Benson to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2026 meeting. Motion carried. 4. Reports of Official Meetings Held in the Prior Month- None 5. Upcoming Events/Issues/Citizens Comments- None 6. Review of Vouchers- None 7. Treasurer Jody Myers presented the list of current tax deed properties. Jody noted ‘property 1’ of the Town of Newton typically pays last minute and ‘property 3’ of the Village of Westfield has stated he will pay on Monday. Letter to County Board is on SharePoint regarding the Hunter property. Moved by Dave Benson and seconded by Mary Walters to send all presented parcels of 022-00473-0000, 018-00706-0000, 018- 00711-0000, 191-00500-0000, 251-00387-0000 to move forward to County Board if non- payment occurs. Discussion followed on including all presented tax parcels in case they are not paid on time. Motion carried. 8. B&G Superintendent Paul Van Treeck shared his monthly report. Highlighted pro jects Paul noted included the painting of bathroom stalls at the fairgrounds and replacement of large signs at Courthouse and Sheriff’s Office. Floors will have new signage with color and shape coding by mid-May. Paul noted he presented information to legislators at a NACo Convention for congressionally directed spending as well as working on closing the reimbursement gap for EMS billing. Preliminary budget report for 2025 shows B&G returning $67,345.66 with $59,471 return due to custodial retirement. Paul noted we had the coldest winter in decades, which will reflect in higher utility costs. The budget would be 99.99% used without the retirement. Work order summary shows an increase with completed and open work orders. Lots of hours were spent moving snow during the recent weather emergency. 9. The agenda having been completed Committee Chairperson Lance Achterberg declared the meeting adjourned at 3:24 p.m. Kiley Lloyd, County Clerk