Board Meeting August — Minutes

August 13, 2025 - Town of Eau Pleine Board Meeting - APPROVED Attendance Elected Officials Present: Chairperson Kurt Drexler, Supervisor Wayne Trelka, Supervisor Leif Erickson, Clerk Stacy Martin, Treasurer Sue Stroik Others Present: Nick Achtermeier (Harter’s Disposal), John Becker, Tim Miller (Waste Management), Roy Skrzeczkoski, Les Metzler, Tara Rude (GFL Environmental), Roger Dobbs, Karen Dobbs, Mary Erickson 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairperson Drexler. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Minutes from the July 9, 2025, Town Board meeting were read. Motion by Supervisor Erickson to approve the minutes. Seconded by Supervisor Trelka. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. 3. Chairperson Drexler moved to place the Treasurer’s report on file. 4. Chairperson Drexler noted the following Plan Commission items: (1) new shed at 4110 Shirek Lane, (2) garage at 1795 Maple Road, and (3) home addition at 2518 Victory Road 5. Submitted bids for waste/recycling services from Waste Management, GFL Environmental, and Harter’s Disposal were reviewed. Motion by Supervisor Trelka to accept the bid from GFL for a three year contract based on the numbers provided in their bid. Seconded by Supervisor Erickson. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. 6. Clerk Martin notified the Board that the Town can legally charge liquor license applicants what the Town is charged by the newspaper to public-notice their licenses and further recommended that the Board raise the Town’s current fee from $45 to $57. Motion by Supervisor Trelka to change the publication fee for liquor licenses to continually match the newspaper’s fee plus a $3 administrative fee. Seconded by Supervisor Erickson. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. 7. Clerk Martin shared three roof estimates she received for the Town Hall building: a total roof replacement from AA Seamless, a total roof restoration from Roof Tech, and a roof repair just addressing the three leak areas from Commercial Roofing. Motion by Supervisor Trelka to accept the August 1, 2025, bid from Commercial Roofing in Plover to repair the roof for $9,577. Seconded by Supervisor Erickson. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. 8. Clerk Martin shared four carpet replacement estimates she received for the Town Hall building: installing new carpet from Carpets Plus or Carpet City; versus installing a concrete coating to the floor from Legacy or N.E.W Coatings. Motion by Supervisor Erickson to table this item until later this year when the budget is reviewed. Seconded by Supervisor Trelka. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. 9. Chairperson Drexler notified the Board that Portage County and the Town will equally split the cost of replacing the deteriorating Lake Road culvert. Currently, $10,000 is owed for engineering. If the project continues to completion, the total cost is estimated to be around $250,000, which means the Town would owe $125,000. This project may be completed in 2026-2027. Chairperson Drexler will notify Portage County that the Town will proceed with replacing the culvert. 10. The Board will outline the Town’s policy for ditch depth requirements within the road right-of-way on next month’s agenda. 11. Chairperson Drexler spoke with Norman Helmuth, who will remove the drain tile he placed in his ditch by September 10, 2025. 12. Chairperson Drexler recommended the tower behind the Town Hall be removed by Country Wireless per certified letter. 13. Announcements: The next Town Board Meeting will be on September 10, 2025. 14. After hearing questions and concerns from the public – Motion by Supervisor Erickson to pay bills and adjourn. Seconded by Supervisor Trelka. 3 ayes / 0 nays. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted by: Stacy Martin, Town of Eau Pleine Clerk