PW & Parks 6 pm — Minutes

Village of Whiting Public Works and Parks Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday January 27, 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 residents. 2. Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. 3. Minutes of December 27, 2025 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 on prioritizing future projects from the Village Park and Recreation Plan and to proceed with cost estimates for these items. Chairperson Curtis identified the four projects from the list that was discussed at the previous meeting that were to be the top priorities and what possible actions could be taken. After discussion the four prioritized projects were assigned to committee members as follows: Kaczmarek 7.2A#2 (Expand landscaping program in Lower Park), Farley 7.2A#4 (Develop a hiking and/or fitness trail that connects the Lower park to the pedestrian bridge over the Plover River), Koutre 7.2A#5 (Extend water mains into the Lower Park to provide a potable water supply and irrigation potential for the baseball diamonds), Brillowski 7.2A#6 (Convert restrooms from holding tanks to the municipal sewage system). After discussion each committee member acknowledged their individual assignments 5. Discussion/possible action regarding GITI Development LLC’s Proposed Subdivision Street Layout and Profile. This agenda item was discussed and no action taken. 6. Discussion/possible action regarding GITI Developments LLC’s Proposed Subdivision Street Light Locations. After discussion, Director Wilcox volunteered to contact the representative from the sub division’s owner to discuss the number and location of street lights for the project. Motion made by Koutre and seconded by Kaczmarek to require a representative of the Teske development to attend the next PW&P's meeting for the purpose of having the PW&P Committee review the preliminary site plans. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. 7. Discussion/possible action regarding GITI Developments LLC’s Proposed Subdivision Street Sign Locations. This agenda item was discussed and no action taken. 8. Operations and Maintenance Report. No action required. 9. Motion made by Kaczmarek seconded by Farley to adjourn. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. Adjourned at 6:47 pm. Respectfully submitted by Danny Farley, Recording Secretary