September

1 Town of Blue Mounds, Closed Meeting 6:00p.m. Board Meeting 7:00p.m. Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, minutes Present: Rick VanDomelen -Town Chair, Mary Ann Bellazzini-Town Supervisor, Kevin Depies-Town Supervisor, Amanda Burghy-Clerk, Curt Winter-Deputy Clerk/Treasurer, Ross Powers-Patrolman. Approved BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CLOSED MEETING 6pm Meeting called to order at 6:00p.m. Roll call taken. Kevin Depies, here, Mary Ann Bellazzini, here, and Rick VanDomelen, here. MOTION TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION – Pursuant to employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Reference, Town Employees. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to go into closed session. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. MOTION TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION Roll Call – Kevin Depies, here, Mary Ann Bellazzini, here, Rick VanDomelen, here. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to reconvene in Open Session. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Chairman Rick VanDomelen reported that no action was taken in closed session. ADJOURN OPEN SESSION FOR CLOSED MEETING – Kevin Depies made a motion to adjourn the Open Session of the Closed Meeting at 6:45p.m. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING 7pm Meeting called to order; Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the minutes of our August 10, 2026, Regular Board Meeting. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. PUBLIC COMMENTS • No public comments at this time. ZONING AND RELATED MATTERS A. Bowar, Mike & Laurel, 0606-173-6001-0 – Topper Road – Public Hearing regarding re-zone. Discussion followed. a. Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to approve Ordinance Z-2026-11, Bowar, that the Town Zoning Maps be amended so that the following parcels in the Town of Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin, 0606-173-6001-0 (AG), 0606-201-9051-4 (AG), 2 0606-201-9100-4 (EA) and 0606-201-8730-4 (EA) be and are hereby deemed to be approved as combined and rezoned as follows and that the Zoning Map, Town of Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin, contain notations and references to this effect: Combine and rezone parcels listed above and defined on submitted CSM as follows: Proposed CSM Lot 1, SFR (Single Family Residence) 8.21 acres, Proposed CSM Lot 2, AG (Agricultural) 252.17 acres, and Proposed CSM Lot 3, AG (Agricultural) 23.54 acres. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. b. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the Driveway Application Permit for Mike and Laurel Bowar off Topper Rd. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 3- 0. B. Kramer, Devin 0606-201-9690-1, 10592 W Blue Mounds Rd – Requesting Town approval to create a field road access to W Blue Mounds Road agricultural fields. Discussion followed. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the field road access to W Blue Mounds Rd contingent on flagging out the area and using proper grading and product. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Devin will submit a Driveway Construction Application and submit it along with the $500.00 fee to the Town Hall. C. Havens, Calen, 0606-304-8560-6 – W Blue Mounds Rd – Discussion and possible action on driveway construction permit application and request to consider a 12” culvert instead of an 18” culvert for under the driveway. Discussion followed. Rick VanDomelen made a motion to approve the driveway construction permit application and variance from an 18” culvert to a 12” culvert for Calen Havens. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. FIRE DISTRICT MHAFD Business Manager, Kimberly Sailor, presented some highlights from recent MHAFD meetings and some Town Specific statistics. • 2026 marks MHAFD 50th year providing EMS service • Town of Blue Mounds had 195 combined fire and EMS calls in 2025 • We had 129 combined fire and EMS calls in 2024 • Despite declining volunteerism, at FDMH over $1.8 million per year in call response • FDMH fundraised $400K in the past five years • 2027 Budget Increases o $84,500 total additional requested, each municipality pays a portion o $46,000 for Firefighter/EMS salaries o $20,000 for Fill-in Staff o $10,000 for fire apparatus repair o $10,000 for volunteer firefighter points ▪ Total Increase request: 5.1% • Fire District Liaison, Dennis Jelle, will cast a vote in 2 weeks on the MHAFD 2027 Budget. Dennis is looking for the Board’s direction. o Rick VanDomelen made a motion that the Town Board advise Dennis Jelle to vote in a positive favor at the MHAFD 2027 Budget Meeting. Mary Ann Bellazzini seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. LEGISLATIVE REPORT • Nothing new to report at this time. 3 BROADBAND – Update from Supervisor Bellazzini. Mary Ann Bellazzini reported that after 3 months of back and forth, she received two emails from the MHTC Manager that she forwarded to the other Board Members. Discussion followed. Communication from MHTC reported: • North Rd bid package remains tentatively scheduled for 2026 but that is contingent upon engineering completing the bid package, putting it out to bid, and receiving acceptable bids in a timely matter. • If the Town of Blue Mounds is open to partnering with MHTC, they are open to discussion. • 2027 planning and next steps: Team will meet in October to discuss, and he will share the results • If there are residents with questions, please email them to Mary Ann and she will forward them along to John. PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD MAINTENANCE Patrolman Ross Powers reported: • Brush clearing ahead of 3rd round of mowing • Patching in progress. Hopefully we are done ordering patch for this year. • 10 arrow signs have been installed. 2 remaining. • Starting to work on budget. • Ross would like to get our roads on a schedule where we are patching and chip sealing in sections. • Ross hosted the first annual Patrolman Cookout. He had 10 different Townships here at our shop. LAND USE COMMITTEE Land Use Chairman, Chris Smith reported: • Next tentative Land Use Committee meeting is scheduled for September 23rd • LUC will have a draft of the Comprehensive Plan in the next few weeks. • LUC will have a draft of the Driveway Ordinance in October. Possibly November. REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED/MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS • October Board of Supervisors meeting – Moved to October 6, 2026 at 7:00p.m. • Discussion/Possible Action – Purchasing and installing a secure drop box. Discussion followed. Supervisor Kevin Depies is going to have a structure made that we can secure the drop box to and cement into the ground. As soon as the work is complete, the drop box will be installed at Town Hall. APPROVAL OF BILLS • Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the bills dated August 31, 2026, in the amount of $111,484.84. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3-0. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Discussion – Dead end Town roads, turnarounds, general road discussion • Moratorium – Data Centers • Driveway Ordinance – LUC will have a draft for October or November discussion • Comprehensive Plan revision – LUC will have a draft in November 4 ADJOURN MEETING Mary Ann Bellazzini made a motion to adjourn the September 8th Regular Board Meeting at 8:29pm. Kevin Depies seconded the motion. Motion carried. 3-0. Respectfully, Amanda Burghy - Clerk This meeting is open to the public. 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