PW & Parks 6 pm — Minutes

Public Works and Parks Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 24, 2026 Village of Whiting Municipal Center 3600 Water St., Stevens Point, WI, 54481 Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairperson, Karen Curtis 1. Roll call. Members present: Trustees Karen Curtis, John Koutre, Mike Kaczmarek; citizen member(s) Danny Farley, Sarah Brillowski. Also present: Bill Taugner (Village President), Jacob Wilcox (Director of Public Works), Dean Curtis (previous Village President) and other Village resident(s). 2. Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. 3. Minutes of January 27, 2026 were discussed. Motion made by Kaczmarek and seconded by Koutre to approve the minutes. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. Public comment may be permitted on the following agenda items. 4. Discussion/possible action to rescind the previous adopted action on agenda item #6 at the January 27, 2026 Public Works and Parks meeting. Motion made by Kaczmarek and seconded by Koutre to rescind the previous adopted action on agenda item #6 at the January 27, 2026 Public Works and Parks meeting. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. 5. Discussion/possible action on reviewing cost estimate assignments for the prioritized future projects for the Village Park and Recreation Plan. The information from the assignments was presented and discussed. Chairperson Curtis agreed to format the information and present it to the Public Works and Parks Committee at the next meeting. 6. Discussion/possible action regarding the Sherman Avenue Reconstruction Project. Director Wilcox discussed the need to have an engineer review and, if needed, make changes to the bid for the Project. Motion made by Koutre and seconded by Kaczmarek that the Public Works and Parks Committee direct Director Wilcox secure the services of an Engineer for the purpose of reviewing the bid, and make any needed changes, for the Sherman Avenue Reconstruction Project. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. 7. Discussion/possible action regarding the 2026 Compost Site Operation Hours. Motion made by Kaczmarek and seconded by Brillowski to approve the 2026 Compost Site Operation Hours as follows: Open for season: Monday April 13, 2026; Close for season: Wednesday November 18, 2026; Monday 8am-3pm, Wednesday 8am-6pm (Volunteer to close site at 6pm), Saturday 8am- 12pm. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. 8. Discussion/possible action regarding 2026 Street Crack Filling. Motion made by Koutre and seconded by Brillowski to approve the proposed 2026 Street Crack Filling Bid Sheet and list as submitted by Director Wilcox and advertise for bids. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. 9. Operations and Maintenance Report. No action required. 10. Motion made by Farley and seconded by Koutre to adjourn. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. Adjourned at 6:35 pm. Respectfully submitted by Danny Farley, Recording Secretary