September 8, 2025

1 TOWN OF PORT EDWARDS MONTHLY BOARD MEETING MINUTES Date: September 8, 2025 Call to Order: Chairman Randy Moody called the regular Town Board meeting to order at 5:54 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. There were also nine people present from the public. Chairman Moody reminded all present that the public in attendance should refrain from comment until the Public Input portion of the meeting, to allow the Board to complete necessary business. Agenda: Approve the agenda Approve previous meetings’ minutes Approve payment of bills Treasurer and Clerk’s monthly reports Set date for next month’s board meeting Set date for budget prep meeting Review correspondence received - WISLR Local Road Certification Maps & Documents - Sale of Tax Deeded Property - Wood County Clean Sweep Road Superintendent report New business: - Discuss with possible action Conditional Use Permit Applications: Cottage Bakery, Chicken Ink Tattoos, LLC, and JVM Automotive Old business: - Discuss with possible action Fire Call Fee Schedule Public input Adjourn Motion was made by Schmidt, seconded by Jensen to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Approval of minutes from August 11, 2025, Town Board Meeting: Clerk Draper emailed the minutes from August’s meeting to the Board prior to the meeting for review. The minutes of the August regular monthly Town meeting looked accurate and acceptable. Motion was made by Jensen and seconded by Schmidt to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried. 2 Bills: Schmidt made a motion to approve payment of the town bills, Jensen seconded, and the motion carried. Total disbursements for the month of August were $19256.46 with total revenues being $64,643.70. Treasurer and Clerk Financial Reports: The Treasurer and Clerk reports were reviewed by the Board. All reports balance. Total Town money as of August 31, 2025, is $221,516.95. Jensen made a motion to accept the reports as delivered, Schmidt seconded. Motion carried. Next Scheduled Board Meeting: The next regularly scheduled Town Board Meeting is set for Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:00 pm at the Port Edwards Town Hall. Also scheduled at tonight’s meeting was the date for 2026’s budget preparation. It was decided to hold the preparation meeting for next year’s budget on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Port Edwards Town Hall. Correspondence: WISLR paperwork was received by the Clerk. The Town map will be reviewed, signed, and returned. The Wood County Treasurer gave notice of a tax deed sale happening on parcel 13-00672J. The parcel is 0.55 acres and located on Griffin Lane. They will be taking bids until September 19, 2025. The Town of Saratoga will be hosting the next Wood County Clean Sweep on September 13, 2025. A flyer was shared and will be posted for public viewing. Road Superintendent Report: Chairman Moody gave the road report in Lueneburg’s absence. Mowing and grading will continue as the weather permits. New Business: Conditional Use Permit Applications: The Zone/Plan Commission recommended the approval of Cottage Bakery, located at 3801 Lynn Hill Road, for a Conditional Use Permit. Conditions were discussed. Clerk will present the agreement and present for signatures and payment of fee. Schmidt motioned to approve Cottage Bakery for a Conditional Use permit; Jensen seconded. Motion carried. The Zone/Plan Commission recommended the approval of Chicken Ink Tattoos, LLC, located at 4751 Highway 173, for a Conditional Use Permit. Conditions were discussed. Clerk will type the agreement and present for signatures and payment of fee. Jensen motioned to approve a Conditional Use permit for Chicken Ink Tattoos, LLC, Schmidt seconded. Motion carried. The Zone/Plan Commission recommended the approval of JVM Automotive, located at 4108 Lynn Hill Road, for a Conditional Use Permit. Conditions were discussed. Clerk will type the agreement and present for signatures and payment of fee. Jensen motioned to approve JVM Automotive for a Conditional Use permit, Schmidt seconded. Motion carried. 3 These businesses will be reviewed by the Board with other Conditional Use permits on an annual basis in March. Old Business: Fire Call Fee Schedule: Discussion followed regarding the fees to be charged by the Town for various types of fire calls. A fee schedule was set and will be available for decisions going forward. Jensen motioned to approve the changes in the fee schedule, Schmidt seconded. Motion carried. Public input: The request was made from the Plan/Zone Commission regarding obtaining fire reports from the Port Edwards Fire Department. This would assist in reviewing the Conditional Use permits. The Port Edwards Fire Chief will be contacted regarding this request. A comment was made regarding a complaint of tall grass on Plank Hill Lane. Road Superintendent Lueneburg is working on mowing as weather permits. A question came from the floor about the use of County Line Road as a snowmobile trail this winter. Discussion followed. Mention was made that the Wood County Parks & Forestry Department was contacted, and they intend to do some rerouting of the trail this winter. The bridge that is out is scheduled to be fixed in 2027. Comment was made that the roads need to be graded a little deeper. Discussion followed. A question was raised regarding the hiring of part-time road crew for the Town. The Road Crew Assistant position remains open, and Chairman Moody is accepting applications. The job description and information to apply is available on the Town website. Adjourn: Being no other business to conduct, Jensen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:46 p.m. and Schmidt seconded. All were in favor and the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Tracey Draper, Clerk