Monthly 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 May 12th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., in the fire department building. Minutes of May 12, 2026 Pledge of Allegiance Regular monthly meeting Agenda: Approve monthly minutes of April, 2026: MOTION (Bouma, Scheunemann) to accept the minutes as presented. Carried 2-0 Review financial report: MOTION (Bouma, Scheunemann) to approve the financial report as presented. Carried 2-0 Monthly bills: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to accept the monthly bills as presented. Carried 2-0 Cemetery update: Town board would like to thank all the people who volunteered cleaning up the cemetery after the storms, driveway is needing gravel Future Tree Program: Karmen will talk to Krings about a tree program and report back to board next meeting Library update: The library has full registration for the Sourdough for Starters program on Saturday, May 16 at 10 am. A cancellation list has been started for those wanting to attend the program if registrants should be unable to participate. • The Story Hour season will conclude on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:30 am and will resume on September 16. • The SyphonyWeb library catalog program launched April 16. For the most part, the implementation went smoothly. Any issues are being addressed with SCLS. Patrons have been receiving individual assistance with questions regarding the new LINKcat platform. • The 2026 Read, Roar, & Explore Summer Library Program starts Tuesday, June 16 for all ages. This year’s park events include: 1. June 16 – Dino Day at the Park 2. June 23 – Miller & Mike Comedy Juggling Show 3. June 30 – Dinosaur Dimensions w/Curt Strutz 2. 4. July 7 – America’s 250th Birthday Bash w/Neil the Real Deal Balloon Twister 5. July 14 – Zoozort Live Animal Program 6. July 21 – Duke Otherwise Musical Program 7. July 28 – “Wheelie” Big Finale In addition to these events, each age group will have a weekly activity, craft, or challenge to complete either at the library or at home. The Teen & Adult program will meet at the library Tuesday afternoons at 2 pm. To ensure the availability of materials, registration is requested by May 30. Fire Department Report: 4 calls this month, 69 calls for the year, 3 people finished EMR class, 2 new applicants, Fire Department elected a safety Officer Angie will be in the position Road Work/Condition update: 2026 Road work construction: Church Road and Ironwood to Bluff Road, crack sealing possibly for Maplewood from Butternut to town line & Arpin- Hansen from North Road to 186 Ditch Scraping: MOTION (Bouma, Scheunemann) for the Pask’s to allow them to hire a contractor at their cost with supervision of town employee. Carried 2-0 Policies and Procedures: Table State Local Government Pool: Forward Financial will also match with the state government pool, Karmen will talk to them about subsections Monthly mail review: Reviewed Public Input: Treasurer asked about purchasing stamps being the price is going up Future Agenda Items: Change of date August meeting, Future Tree Program, 2026 Road Work Construction, State Local Government Pool Adjournment: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to adjourn the monthly meeting, monthly meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m. • Respectfully Submitted, • Shelly Grimm, Clerk • 5/15/2026