Monthly Meeting

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 January 9th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., in the fire department building. Minutes of December 9,2025 Pledge of Allegiance Regular monthly meeting Agenda: Approve monthly minutes of December, 2025 MOTION (Bouma, Weichelt) to accept the minutes as presented Carried 3-0 Review financial report: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to accept the financial report. Carried 3-0 Monthly bills: MOTION (Weichelt, Bouma) to approve the monthly bills. Library report: • The library has once again partnered with Richfield 4-H in hosting the Angel Tree. We would also like to express special thanks to the generous support of our community! All ornaments were adopted within two weeks, and the returned gifts are sure to make Christmas a little brighter for an area family. The library genuinely believes in the educational and imaginative value of Take ‘n Make kits and offers them to the community from September through April each year. Demand for these kits continues to grow. Normal months see thirty kits taken within two weeks. Our December Wooden Reindeer Ornament saw over forty-five kits taken in six days, with all ages appreciating the creativity of what can be done with a simple mini cutting board. The Christmas Movie Challenge has been a success! Each week, community members can vote either in-library or on Facebook for their favorite Christmas movies, with the winners then advancing their position as we work our way to a final winner to be announced on December 22. Lionel, our little Library Elf, is back for another season. This year, we have Lionel’s Christmas Riddle Challenge where visitors complete a scavenger hunt to find not only Lionel but all the ornaments he’s hidden around the library. Each ornament contains a letter and number that are used to solve a silly Christmas riddle. The library has wrapping materials left over from the Wrap Party that was held on 2. Dec 4. A drop-in Wrapping Station has now been set up for visitors to get Christmas gifts all wrapped up and ready for giving. Wrapping materials will be available while supplies last. The library hosted a Rustic Snowman Porch Sign program on Saturday, December 6. Due to the size of the class and the barn boards used, this single event was separated into two events to better accommodate the available space in the library. The 2025 Book Lottery Scratch Off Reading Challenge is ending soon. Book Lottery Tickets are due back to the library by Friday, December 19 to be entered in the year end prize drawing. Plans are now being finalized for the 2026 Back in Time Reading Challenge. In celebration of Christmas, the library will be closed December 24 and 25. Regular hours will resume on Friday, December 26. Cemetery update- Tree removal estimates: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to have Aden tree care to take care of the Pine on west side and remove stump in the amount of 1875. Carried 3-0 Fire Department Report 107 calls this year, 36 EMS in Town, 20 EMS in village, 4 fires in village,15 accidents and fires in town 32 mutual aid SCBAs come in Monday GFL Billing: Chairman will contact them about why bill was $50 more last month Discussion with Camper Ordinance/Possible letter: MOTION (Scheunemann, Weichelt) send a letter to the landowner stating our ordinance with the camping and dispose of the waste that’s on his property. Carried 3-0 Road Work/Condition update: International is back in service but is in rough shape will need all new wiring installed, a meeting will be scheduled with Town of Richfield to discuss plowing and the border roads Election Inspectors: MOTION (Scheunemann, Weichelt) to approve Rick Bouma, Karmen Bouma and Amanda Merritt as election inspectors. Carried 2 yes -1 abstain Solar Ordinance: Table State Local Government Pool: Information was given to the board members, one question was if they have FDIC protection 3. Monthly mail review: was reviewed Public Input: None Future Agenda Items: Solar Ordinance fee schedule, State Local Government Pool, Camper ordinance/letter, Road Work 2026 Adjournment: MOTION (Scheunemann, Bouma) to adjourn the monthly meeting. The monthly meeting was adjourned at 7:51 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Shelly Grimm, Clerk 12/2/2025