March 2, 2026

1 TOWN OF PORT EDWARDS MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Date: March 2, 2026 Call to Order: Chairman Randy Moody called the Town Board meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited to begin this meeting. Meeting Certification: This meeting has been properly posted (on the Town Hall door), as well as published on our website to notify the public of date, place, time, and agenda. Attendance: Chairman Randy Moody, Supervisors Tim Schmidt, Trevor Jensen, Treasurer Kathy Reese, Clerk Tracey Draper and four people present from the public. Agenda: • Approve the Agenda • Review and approve February 9, 2026 Board meeting minutes • Approve payment of Town bills • Treasurer and Clerk monthly financial reports • Set date for April 2026 Board meeting • Revision of 2026 Annual Meeting date • Review any correspondence received • Road Superintendent report • New business: o Review the list of active Town conditional use permits and act on their renewal • Old business: • Public input • Topics for future discussion • Adjourn Schmidt motioned to approve the agenda, seconded by Jensen, motion carried. Review and approval of February 9, 2026 monthly Board Meeting minutes: Clerk Draper emailed the minutes from February’s Board meeting to the Town Board prior to the meeting for review. The minutes from the February meeting looked accurate and acceptable. Motion was made by Jensen to approve the minutes as presented, Schmidt seconded the motion, motion carried. Bills: Schmidt made a motion to approve payment of the town bills listed by the Clerk, Jensen seconded, and the motion carried. Total disbursements for the month of February were $811,534.28 with total revenues being $902,651.86. Treasurer and Clerk Financial Reports: The Treasurer and Clerk reports were reviewed by the Board. All reports balance. Total Town money as of February 28, 2026, is $370,086.18. Jensen made a motion to accept the reports as delivered, Schmidt seconded. Motion carried. 2 Next Scheduled Board Meeting: The next regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting is set for Monday, April 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Port Edwards Town Hall. Revision of 2026 Annual Meeting date: The Clerk brought to the attention of the Board that during the 2025 Annual Meeting, the date set for the 2026 Annual Meeting was inadvertently set one week early according to State Statutes and would need to be revised. The Annual Meeting must be held no earlier than the 3rd Tuesday in April or within the 10 days following. Therefore, the new meeting date was set for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Notices will be posted. Correspondence: Wisconsin Highway 54 Comment Period: Information was received from the Division of Transportation System Development regarding the opportunity for public input on planned improvements to 10 miles of Highway 54 between Hwy 80 & County Road G. Project needs, proposed improvements, and traffic impacts were noted. Desired Resolution Supporting Comprehensive and Sustainable Transportation Funding: The Town has received a sample resolution regarding this issue. The WTA is suggesting Towns adopt this resolution and send a copy to their State Representatives. Building Number Update: The Town received notification of two new Building Numbers: James Masephol at 1607 County Road G and Kade Hamin at 4088 State Highway 54. Chairman Moody was contacted regarding developing a subdivision on land that is for sale off of Birch Lane. He shared with the interested party that the area is prone to flooding, the road is very narrow, and most of the land in the area has been purchased for hunting. The Town was contacted by the DNR regarding the well testing and corrections on the Landfill site, and all is ok. May be permissible to build at the point of one of the wells in the near future. WTA Wood County Unit Meeting: Reminder that the next WTA Wood County Unit meeting date is Friday, March 20th at the Pittsville Community Center at 7 pm. The meeting agenda was also shared. Road Superintendent report: Chairman Moody read the Road Report in Road Superintendent Adam Lueneburg’s absence. There was some recent damage to Creamery Road from plowing. Batterman Road will need some work in the spring. Harvey Woods has been working on clearing the Landfill area. He will also cover necessary road work while Adam is on vacation. New Business: Review the list of active Town conditional use permits and act on their renewal: Potential new businesses in the Town were discussed. The Plan/Zone Commission will meet within the next month to review the current Conditional Use permits and contact the potential new businesses regarding applying for a Conditional Use permit. Schmidt motioned to table the review of the Conditional Use permits until next month’s Town Board meeting, Jensen seconded, motion carried. 3 Old Business: There was no old business to address. Topics for future discussion: Alcoholic beverage licensing fees. Required update of recycling ordinance to include multi-unit dwellings. Approval of a resolution in support of a comprehensive and sustainable transportation funding solution. Discussion of quote for work to be done on Grunewald Lane; possibly using 50/50 funding. Public Input: A Town member noted that the nuisance property violations enforcement and clean-up efforts are very much appreciated. There was a requested update regarding Plank Hill. Chairman moody noted that he was informed that the bridge work would begin in April or May, and that the hill work would follow in July. Question was brought forth regarding the time line of when Grunewald Lane work will be completed, with the potential scheduled work for Plank Hill. It was noted that the County coordinates that time frame. There was a request to rewrite the ordinance regarding automotive Conditional Use permits. This may be discussed in the future. Adjourn: Being there was no other business to conduct, Jensen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 p.m. and Schmidt seconded. All were in favor and the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Tracey Draper, Clerk