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Price County Highway & Transportation Committee Minutes Date: March 4, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Courthouse County Board Room 101; 126 Cherry St; Phillips, WI 54555 Call to order: Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Jordan Spacek, Committee Vice-Chairperson. Roll Call: Members: Joe Baratka, Doug Erickson, Paula Houdek, Jordan Spacek Excused: Larry Palecek Also present: Brian Ernst, County Chairman; Robert Kopisch, County Supervisor; Roger Petrick, County Highway Commissioner; Nick Trimner, County Administrator; Jenny Voda, Highway Fiscal Assistant. Items for Discussion and Possible Action 1. Public Comment: None. Communications: Erickson relayed comments and concerns he received from the public related to snow fences. 2. Minutes from February 4, 2026, Meeting Motion Erickson/Baratka to accept the meeting minutes from February 4, 2026, as presented. Motion carried. 3. Open Bids a. Gravel Crushing Bids received from Haas Sons, James Peterson Son’s Inc, and Granberg Bros, Inc. b. Asphalt There was only one bidder for Asphalt for both projects (County Highway D and County Highway H): American Asphalt of WI. Motion Baratka/Houdek to accept the bid from American Asphalt of WI for both projects. Motion carried. c. CHID #18977 Pulverizing: Bids received from Lepke Trucking and Excavating LLC, WK Construction Co., Inc, Northeast Asphalt Inc, Haas Sons Inc, Kartechner Brothers LLC, and A-1 Excavating LLC. d. CHIS #18978 Pulverizing: Bids received from Lepke Trucking and Excavating LLC, WK Construction Co., Inc, Northeast Asphalt Inc, Haas Sons Inc, Kartechner Brothers LLC, and A-1 Excavating LLC. 4. STH 13 & STH 111 Intersection Light The WI DOT declined to install a streetlight. There are flashing red lights with the stop signs on 111 and Little Chicago already installed. The area is also lit by the existing buildings. It would cause additional costs. It’s deemed not necessary at this time and won’t be installed. 5. State Highway 70 The Highway is deteriorating rapidly, and it is being patched at a rate of one mile a day. The Rhinelander DOT lacks the funds for its restoration, and a maintenance request will be sent to the central location in Madison. It is in the program to be worked on in 2030. 6. Billing For Requested Assistance Motion Baratka/Houdek to develop a policy for billing for requested assistance to bring forward to the County Board for consideration. Motion carried. 7. Department Reports a. Commissioner i. Grant Updates: Further updates expected in the summer, around June. b. Airport General Maintenance has been performed and the card reader for fuel purchases has been fixed. The loader has been approved by the DOA and should be released after a 10-day wait period. i. Bid Pricing for the Taxi Lane/Hangar: The bid accepted was from Hotari Construction for a 6% under the estimate. Part of the T hangar project is on hold because a variance has been requested. c. Dams General status is good. The dam by Jobs received a special report that warned about concrete deterioration. An assessment will be done during the summer. The Prentice Dam request was completed. d. Highway Crew The crew has performed general maintenance on several highways, removed trees, hauled sand and dug snow out of problem area since the last meeting. e. Fleet and Facilities The new truck should be delivered on April 14th. Electrical repairs and updates started in the facility. The salt shed received a report, it is in bad condition. A new one was requested from the DOT, financed by the State. 8. Vouchers Motion Houdek/Erickson to approve the voucher for February 2026 for $4,000,512.22. Motion carried. 9. Set Next Meeting Date: April 1, 2026 10. Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m. by Jordan Spacek, Committee Vice-Chairperson. s/Respectfully submitted by Jules Di Nallo, Deputy County Clerk