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Price County Traffic Safety Commission Minutes Date: March 5, 2026 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Courthouse County Board Room 101; 126 Cherry St; Phillips, WI 54555 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Dennis Wartgow, Commission Chair. Roll Call Members Present: Randie Ruby (WDOT Engineer); Robert Hawn (Price County Sheriff’s Department); Todd Horn (Bureau of Transportation Safety); Jason McMillan (Phillips School District); Marvin Nevelier- Remote (Park Falls Police Department); Roger Petrick -Remote (Price County Highway Department); Bryce Schoenborn (Attorney/Legal); Dennis Wartgow (Price County Board Supervisor); Members Excused: Timothy Westphal (Wisconsin State Patrol) ; Dixie Weidman (Park Falls Citizen Member) Also Present: Nick Trimner, County Administrator Items for Discussion and Possible Action 1. Public Comment and Communication: None. 2. Meeting Minutes – December 4, 2025 Motion Schoenborn/ Hawn to accept the December 4, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion carried. 3. Law Enforcement Reports a. Price County Sheriff’s Department (Robert Hawn): There have been 37 crashes in 2026 so far, and two of them with serious injuries; and 8 Operating While Intoxicating arrests in 2026. b. Park Falls Police Department (Marvin Nevelier): No report at this time. c. Wisconsin State Patrol (Timothy Westphal): No report at this time. 4. Wisconsin Department of Transportation a. Bureau of Transportation Safety – Law Enforcement Liaison (Todd Horn): Presented the Price County Traffic Safety Commission Quarterly Informational Slides from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of State Patrol and Bureau of Traffic Safety and Technical Services Law Enforcement Liaison. It is on file. WiSTAR is a recent addition to community maps. There is a statewide effort encouraging law enforcement depts to sign up for WiSTAR. The 2025 Wisconsin Act 54 expands on the Move Over Law to protect disabled vehicles on the side of the road. When a vehicle has its hazard lights on, emergency flares or strobes, or visible people attending t o it, drivers are required to move over or slow down when they approach the disabled vehicle on the side of the road. Since the last Traffic Safety Commission meeting on December 4, 2025, Price County has had 54 crashes, resulting in zero fatalities, and four injuries. Presentation on Restricted Crossing U-Turn “R-Cut” roads as a type of reduced conflict intersection that reroutes left- turn and crossing traffic through U -Turn intersections . Presented Place of Last Drink (POLD) as a new data collection tool available for law enforcement , in addition to the Alcohol Confluence Report. b. Traffic Safety Engineer (Randie Ruby): Presented the WisDOT Engineers Report and it is on file. Listed the 2026 WisDOT construction projects , operational and safety assessments. 511 Wisconsin construction project information provides weekly road construction updates and information and the link is here: https://projects.511wi.gov/ . Price County construction projects include County D, with 10.3 miles of safety improvements in Phillips from May 2026 to November 2027; Hills Road bridg e replacement in June 2026; and Larkin Road bridge replacement from May 2026 to 2027. The operational and safety assessment on WIS 13, speed zone evaluation in Park Falls results show s a speed limit adjustment is not recommended currently . Little Chicago/State Highway 111 and State Highway 13 have flashing lights on stop signs on both sides and extra signage. 5. School Transportation Report (Jason McMillan): No report at this time. 6. Other Reports a. Attorney/Legal (Bryce Schoenborn): No report at this time. b. Citizen Member (Dixie Weidman): No report at this time. c. Price County Board of Supervisors (Dennis Wartgow): No report at this time. d. Price County Highway Department (Roger Petrick): No report at this time. 7. Next meeting: June 4, 2026. 8. Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 1:27 p.m. by Dennis Wartgow, Commission Coordinator. Respectfully Submitted by Meredith Hueckman, County Clerk.