April

1 Town of Blue Mounds, Board Meeting 7:00p.m. Tuesday, April 14th, 2026, minutes Present: Rick VanDomelen -Town Chair, Kevin Depies-Town Supervisor, Amanda Burghy-Clerk, Curt Winter-Deputy Clerk/Treasurer; Ross Powers-Patrolman. Absent in-person, available via Zoom: Mary Ann Bellazzini-Town Supervisor Approved BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING 7pm Meeting called to order; Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the presented, revised minutes of our March 10, 2026, Regular Board Meeting. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. ZONING AND RELATED MATTERS A. Calen Havens, PIN# 0606-304-8560-6, West Blue Mounds Road. Concept meeting for a new home build. a. Calen Havens was not in attendance due to severe weather. Will table this topic until our May meeting. b. Calen Havens arrived after the Board tabled this item. Board members circled back to this topic and discussed it with resident. Discussion followed. No action was taken. Curt will follow up with paperwork to start the process. B. Deanna Opsal, PIN# 0606-031-2012-0, North Road– Submission of CSM for approval of parcel division to create a residential lot. Deanna Opsal was not in attendance. Curt Winter explained the parcel division on her behalf. Discussion followed. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the parcel division as stated in the provided CSM. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. C. Reini Straubhaar, PIN# 0606-182-8501-0, Straubhaar Road – Concept meeting for parcel division to create residential lots. Reini Straubhaar is not in attendance. Curt Winter explained the parcel division on his behalf. Discussion followed. No action was taken. Table until our May meeting. a. Reini Straubhaar arrived after the Board tabled this item. Board members circled back to this topic to discuss with Resident. Discussion followed. No action was taken. D. JAR Storage, Corey Wipperfurth, PIN# 0606-094-9580-0, 10342 High Ridge Road – Discussion regarding relocatable self-storage units and portable storage container regulation/ordinance. Discussion followed. Edits will be made to draft ordinance and brought to our May meeting for possible action. E. Larry Jenkins, PINS #0606-104-8540-2 and #0606-104-8062-0- Submission of CSM for approval regarding parcel division. Discussion followed. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the CSM as presented to absorb the ½ acre lot that was in the middle. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. F. Laurel Bowar, PIN# 0606-173-6001-0, Aavang Road – Submission of a driveway construction application. Laurel Bowar was not in attendance due to severe weather. Item will be delayed 2 until May if needed. Discussion followed. Land Use Committee will need to schedule a site visit. No action was taken. G. OPEN LAND USE COMMITTEE SEAT – Appointment to Land Use Committee Open Seat. Kevin Depies reported that he reached out to the current Land Use Committee and everyone would like to remain on the committee in their current positions. Rick VanDomelen recommended that the Board appoint resident Chris Smith to the Land Use Committee as the Land Use Committee Chair. Kevin Depies made a motion to appoint Chris Smith as the Land Use Committee Chair, effective April 14, 2026. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. TRANSPORATION RESOLUTION – Discussion and possible action on urging State Legislature to enact comprehensive, sustainable transportation funding. Discussion followed. Kevin Depies made a motion to approve Transportation Resolution R-2026-1. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. LEGISLATIVE REPORT No Legislative Report at this time. PUBLIC WORKS/ROAD MAINTENANCE Patrolman Ross Powers reported: • We are getting into the busy season • Multiple culverts have been dug out. Many more to go. • Plows have been painted • Trucks switched over for spring season • Had the arm mower last week. Mowing is done. Working on clean up. • Sweeping roads, focusing on intersections • Mowing will start soon here at the office and the East Blue Mounds Cemetery. • Supervisor Kevin Depies and Patrolman Ross Powers met with Madison Truck about the new Kenworth on 4/2/26. Discussion followed. New Kenworth will go back to Madison Truck for adjustments. LAND USE COMMITTEE A lot of stuff coming up but no new news since last meeting. FIRE DISTRICT No Fire District report at this time SPRING CLEANUP • Our spring cleanup will be on Saturday, May 2, 2026. An email was sent to Residents with notice of cleanup day and a list of recycling charges. Discussion followed. 3 APPROVAL OF BILLS Kevin Depies made a motion to approve the bills dated March 31, 2026, in the amount of $42,701.61. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried. 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Discussion/Possible Engagement – Town Attorney to help with review of Ordinances and Resolutions. • JAR Pods - Relocatable Storage Unit – example from Chilton – Portable Storage Containers • Driveway Ordinance - Discussion ADJOURN MEETING Kevin Depies made a motion to adjourn the April 14th Regular Board Meeting at 8:01pm. Rick VanDomelen seconded the motion. Motion carried. 2-0. Supervisor Mary Ann Bellazzini attended via Zoom but was not able to participate in voting. Respectfully, Amanda Burghy - Clerk This meeting is open to the public. Additional Agenda Items will be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting at Town Hall and Online at http://townofbluemounds.com.