Village Meeting Minutes

Minutes Village of Arpin – Wednesday, August 12, 2026 These notes are not minutes of this meeting until accepted and approved at their next regularly scheduled meeting. Meeting Called to Order: 7:33 p.m. Members Attending: President: Jack Esser Trustees: Dan Mrotek, Tim Esser Staff: Jill Richardson, Louis Kuhlka Residents: Rollin and Sharon Dupee, Addison Mally Non-Residents: Michael Miller 1. Certify Posting: The agenda for the meeting posted: Village of Arpin Municipal Building 8/5/2026 – 5:34 p.m. Village of Arpin Post Office 8/5/2026 – 5:40 p.m. www.villageofarpin.com 8/5/2026 – 5:32 p.m. 2. Minutes: (Dan Mrotek/Jack Esser) to approve the Village of Arpin Regular Board Meeting Minutes from July 8, 2026. Carried 4-0. 3. Financials: MOTION (Jack Esser/Dan Mrotek) to approve Village of Arpin Financial Statement from July 2026. Carried 4-0. 4. Clerk/Treasurer Report: Wood County Health Department completed their annual health inspection at the KKP. The Partisan Primary was held 8/11/2026 had a 36% turn out with 62 voters, including 7 absentees. New populations numbers from the DOA show the Village of Arpin population decreasing to 299. MOTION (Dan Mrotek/Michelle Bohman) to approve amendments to Ordinance #29, replacing the term "camping trailer" with "camping unit" and making the corresponding terminology changes throughout the ordinance, as referenced. Carried 4-0. 5. Fire Department Update: Numerous calls this month; there are a total of 96 fire calls in 2026. The Department recently added two new members. Fire hose testing was conducted on 8-11-26. 6. Public Works: Reviewed sidewalk repair quote; the sidewalk will be ground down to address the issue. Wood County will be contacted for quotes for Wisconsin Street and Park Lane roadwork. 7. Post Office: Completed general maintenance, including insect control and resolving the chirping fire alarm. 8. KKP Maintenance: Tree trimming quotes were reviewed. The faucets in the shelter area were repaired. Consensus of the Board is to allow the Arpin Lions or Advancement to accept donations and to make improvements to the KKP on behalf of the Village of Arpin, provided the Village President is contacted, if the donation or improvement must happen prior to a board meeting. A donor recognition board will be designed and installed at a later date. MOTION (Jack Esser/Tim Esser) to accept the proposal for KKP tree removal and pruning from Beaver Tree and Stump for $4,000, provided they have adequate insurance. Carried 4-0. 9. Ordinance Violations: Letters regarding Ordinance #55 (mowing) were sent to multiple residents. 10. Permits/Licenses: None 11. Future Agenda Items: Sidewalks, Roadwork 12. Adjourn: MOTION (Jack Esser/Tim Esser) to adjourn 9:02 p.m. Carried 4-0. Jill Richardson, Clerk/Treasurer