Public Works Committee — Minutes

Minutes of the September 9, 2026 Meeting of the Sawyer County Public Works Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Ron Kinsley Mike Markgren Marc Helwig Liz Klein Tim Davison Randy Neumann- Excused Derek Leslie Chuck Van Etten John Pinnow Jim Evans Jayne Schroeder Call to Order – Chair Kinsley called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Roll Call was taken; quorum was met. Meeting Agenda – Set Public Comments- Tim Davison, Joseph Wobij Minutes from the previous meeting dated: August 12, 2026 Motion to approve by: Mr. Helwig Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Maintenance- A written report was provided on August maintenance projects. Sawyer County Airport Report- Mr. Leslie provided the August Airport report; the dry weather resulted in less mowing and more brushing being done on the property. Mr. Leslie is attending the WAMA conference in the Dells in October. Highway Department- A written report was provided on August Highway work: mowing and brushing operations continue. Cty F and DD construction is ongoing. CTH E ROW acquisition has been completed for 2027 project. Highway Facilities- Responses to requests for proposals to develop plans for a new Highway facility were received from four consulting firms. Kueny Architects came in lowest; they are currently working on a Highway facility for Rusk County. Motion to award the contract to Kueny Architects in the amount of $6,800 was made by: Mr. Van Etten Second by: Mr. Evans Motion carried without negative vote. Ad Hoc Committee—Mr. Kinsley spoke with Mr. Bisonette of the Tribal Governing Board today and the WOJB Tower passed engineering tests so they will set up a meeting to move forward on the radio tower project. Board Appointed Committee Updates-- None Correspondence, reports from conferences and meetings – None Future Agenda Items – Highway facility plans, Ad hoc committee update on tower, Letter from TGB to committee, consolidate ATV/UTV routes, update on WAMA Conference Meeting adjourned at: 5:18 pm Next Meeting: October 7, 2026 Time: 5:00 pm Location: Board Room Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk