Monthly Meeting Minutes

Troy Weichelt, Supervisor Mark Scheunemann, Chairman Rick Bouma, Supervisor Karmen Bouma, Treasurer Town of Arpin Wood County Shelly Grimm, Clerk Arpin, Wisconsin 54410 The Town of Arpin will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday August 18th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., in the fire department building. Pledge of Allegiance Regular monthly meeting Agenda: • Approve monthly minutes of July, 2026: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to approve the monthly minutes as presented. Carried 3-0 • Review financial report: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to approve the financial report. Carried 3-0 • Monthly bills: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to pay the monthly bills as presented. Carried 3-0 • Cemetery update: discussion of moving a stone that was placed in the wrong place the family is going to pay for the stone to be moved • Cemetery Guidelines review/ashes: discussion of ashes being spread on graves state statute says if it is private land will need to get permission to spread the ashes no decision was made by the board table for next month • Library update: The 2026 Read, Roar, & Explore Summer Library Program was a great success! This year’s program welcomed 89 registrants, including Teens and Adults with over 480 youth STEM kits created across four different age groups. The library also hosted seven large-scale park events which averaged 79 attendees per event. The weekly Teen & Adult in-library program averaged 8 attendees per session, providing an opportunity for continued engagement throughout the summer. The library would like to extend a sincere thank-you to everyone that helped make the “Wheelie” Big Finale possible, including Jack Esser Trucking, the Arpin Fire Department, Wood County Sheriff’s Department, and Mark Yerke. Their support made this event a memorable conclusion to the summer program. A new feature of the 2026 program was the opportunity for participants to earn a free, single-day fair pass by completing their age-specific reading requirement. This incentive was well received, with 60 participants ages 1–15 earning a fair pass. In addition, the Director shared the need for additional shelving to accommodate the Library’s growing collection. 2. • Fire Department Report: 99 calls for the year, added two new members • Road Work/Condition update: Church Road from Pine to Butternut has been paved • 2026 Road Construction: no discussion • Elm Road Culvert Bid: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to replace the culvert by ELM and K to go with the county use the 50/50. Carried 3-0 • Elm and North Road culvert: Galvanized culvert needs to be replaced • Policy of Landowner for trees/brush: discussed in the annual meeting • Code of Conduct Policy: Table • State Local Government Pool: Forward Financial has sent a check • Poll workers- training/approval: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to send Rick and Sue Peterson to do whatever we need to do for training. Carried 3- 0 • Upcoming Workshops: MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to send Shelly to the workshop on September 21st. Carried 3-0 • Monthly mail review: no discussion • Public Input: Information presented cannot result in immediate action due to the Open Meetings law but could precipitate a future agenda item. Comments will be limited to two minutes. Please be respectful. Discussion on to have fire department close the account and move to State Local Government Pool, Board thanked Stacy Kundinger (Librarian) for all her hard work and dedication she does for the library and the programs • Future Agenda Items: Code of Conduct, Alcohol License for Fire Department, Elm and North Road culvert, Cemetery guidelines review • Adjournment: MOTION (Scheunemann, Weichelt) to adjourn the monthly meeting. Carried 3-0 Monthly meeting was adjourned at 7:48 p.m. • Respectfully Submitted, • Shelly Grimm, Clerk • 8/21/2026