May 13, 2024

1 TOWN OF PORT EDWARDS PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MEETING MINUTES Date: May 13th, 2024 Call to Order: Chairman Randy Moody called the public hearing to order at 6:05p.m. The pledge of allegiance was recited at the beginning of the other public hearing held tonight. The hearing proceeded to the next item on the agenda. 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, Jeff O’Donnell, Treasurer Kathy Reese, Clerk Michelle Sorenson, and Road Superintendent Adam Lueneburg. There were also many people present from the public. Agenda: Approve the agenda Present on Campground TBD who has applied for a conditional use permit Public input Adjourn Motion was made by Schmidt and seconded by O’Donnell to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Presentation: Neil Heinrich who wants to develop Campground TBD, was present for the public hearing. Neil passed out three different maps he brought with him. He didn’t have many copies as he wasn’t expecting there to be so many people present. He stated he owns 31 acres on the north side of County Highway AA and 7 acres on the south side. Neil’s plan is to build a campground like you see in Minocqua or the Wisconsin Dells areas. He would like to see it be a destination RV park but he won’t guarantee anything. Public Input: Concerns were voiced over increased traffic to the area, as well as drops to neighboring property values. Questions that were asked included where is the office going to be located, how are the rules going to be enforced and what exactly is supposed to draw people to this campground? Neil provided the following answers to those questions: the office will be located across the street at his private residence, if problems arise he will deal with them, and he is looking for quiet people that will be drawn to the area’s peace and quiet. Moody reminded everyone that the Town’s ordinances were recently updated as of May 6th and at that time camper permits were adopted. Adjourn: Discussions started to get heated and people began talking over one another. O’Donnell made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:37p.m. and Schmidt seconded. All were in favor and the motion carried. Moody announced the board would be taking a brief break before calling the regular monthly meeting to order. Respectfully submitted, Michelle Sorenson, Clerk