Jun Meeting — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 June 1, 2026 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the Monthly meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on June 1, 2026, at The American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. All stood and recited the pledge of allegiance. 3. Roll call a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer conducted a roll call. The following persons were present: Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz, Supervisor/John Neuman, Treasurer/Jodi Wilz and Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer. a. Public – Joe Koeppl, William Resch, Tom O’Day, Al Biese, Kyle Tews and Nathan Wilson. 4. Approval of Minutes a. May Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for May meeting. Motion to approve the May minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board of Review Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Board of Review meeting. Motion to approve the Board of Review by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz presented the treasurer’s report and board reviewed. The interest is stable at 3.19%. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s report by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 6. Review of Vouchers & Authorize Payments a. Board reviewed the Vouchers & Payments report. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained the extra dumpster fees on GFL Environmental. The extra charges are when GFL dumped the dumpsters at Gills Landing more often for 2 weeks due to the flood clean up. The extra charges total $1,850; $1,800 for dumping and $50 for tires disposal. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $14,729.19 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Flooding Inspection Update: Supervisor/John Neuman sent questions to Zoning/Jason Snyder regarding flood situation. Questions that include are about FEMA, who is completing the inspections, what are results of the inspections being used for, when can start repairs, etc. Zoning/Jason Snyder answered all the questions that were asked. Supervisor/John Neuman went through all the questions and answers. Zoning/Jason Synder stated they are trying to work with property owners. There is a county zoning meeting coming up and the public is encouraged to attend. One thing that is not understood by many of the public is getting the property to pre-flood, 50% of value. Public/Tom O’Day feels the County does not want to have any residents by the river. It was asked if the 50% value rule comes from the state or county. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated the 50% value rule is from the county. He also suggested to talk with a county board member, Joe Bartel, and to attend the zoning meeting. Public/Kyle Tews advised when filling out the forms for repairing a property and under the labor, if a resident is performing the work themselves, they must enter a fee of $75 per hour. He disagrees with this fee amount and disagrees that the zoning office workers are the individuals conducting the inspections. He was also advised by one of the zoning office workers, Candence, that the zoning dept really don’t want to have buildings/homes on the river. Supervisor/Terry Wilz explained the $75 per hour for labor fee. There was a survey completed with independent contractors and found $75/hour is an average that a contractor charges. Public/Al Biese from Gills on the Wolf, asked why Fremont has different guidelines. The reason is Villages have different guidelines than our township. Public/Joe Koeppl asked if our township can change to the rules like a Village. Supervisor/Terry Wilz explained that is very time consuming and we don’t have the manpower to do this. It was strongly suggested all public to attend the Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning meeting on 6/4/26. Public/William Resch left at 6:53pm. Public/Kyle Tews left at 6:55pm. 8. Roads a. River Rd, Signed Work Order, 50/50 Culvert: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported signing the work order to reclaim River Rd. She also applied for County Bridge/Culvert Aid, where County pays 50% of the culvert installed. The County Bridge/Culvert Aid was approved. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner installed a fire number on County Rd U. c. Public/Nathan Wilson asked about the gravel going into the ditch by his property on Evanswood Rd & Marsh Rd. He notices the gravel goes in the ditch then it blocks the culvert. He is asking if the gravel can be cleaned out of the ditch, so the water flows better? Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated he will contact Hwy/Greg Flohr to ask. Public/Nathan Wilson is willing to clean out himself. Public/Nathan Wilson left at 7:00pm. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the Fire District meeting on 5/26/26 along with Chairman/Dave Stelzner. There have been 26 emergency calls since last meeting and 49 emergency calls year to date. Faulks Bros snow plowed the fire station and used heavy equipment, since they used heavy equipment, a surcharge was added to invoice. They are asking about the extra surcharge. Went over the grants from several organizations. FEMA grants for gear and engine. The PPE turnout gear is expired by NFPA standards. Five students participated in the Firefighter Experience. For Emergency Medical Response (EMR), 80 hours of training are needed. Gold Cross will provide the training for free. Fox Valley Tech is over $300/person. There were questions about paying the individuals for the training. They will be looking at budget numbers and will set up a special meeting. Designations were presented for each municipality. Pat Gorchals was nominated and voted to be President of Fire District, Cindy Hardy for Vice President, Debra Buchholz for Treasurer and Secretary. Chicken BBQ will be 6/7/26. A new accounting program will be needed. A suggestion to go with Quickbooks program. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner attended the Gold Cross meeting on 5/21/26 along with Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman. Gold Cross/Nick Romenesko headed the meeting. EMR courses will begin to be offered in Jan of 2027 and will be offered free to municipal partners. He then went over the annual report. Call times have decreased since last year. Total calls for 2025 for Town of Weyauwega was 21, in City of Weyauwega was 114. Next meeting will be in Sept. 11. Wisconsin Towns Association (WTA) a. Supervisor/John Neuman attended WTA meeting on 5/28/26 along with Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/Terry Wilz. The meeting was hosted by Town of Larrabee. Renae Hosket was introduced for clerk of courts. Kevin Krentz is running for 57th District as Kevin Petersen is no longer running. There was a reported given from Tony Wied’s office. Rachel Cabral-Guevara talked about FEMA and wakeboards. Brian Haase gave a report from the Land and Water Conservation. Sheriff Wilz reported on the flood, violations and deer pick-up from roads. Eric Halverson from Emergency Management reported on the flood. There were 191 homes affected, the river crested at 12.14ft with $4mil in damages. For the WI disaster fund, it is important to document everything and take pictures. Jackie Beyer brought up the Protect Local Roads resolution. Jackie Beyer also stated that townships need to file the MOE form. Board asked Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer if this was filed yet. She confirmed it had been filed. 12. Waupaca Cty Planning & Zoning a. Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting on 5/7/26. There were no public comments on the agenda. There was a 90-day extension request for the rezoning of digestor. It was passed to give 90 days, but the 90 days went back to the original meeting date. The next meeting will be on 8/6/26. Public/Joe Koeppl left at 7:21pm. 13. Liquor & Bartender Licenses Approval a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer went through each liquor license and bartender’s applications with board. She handed out a spreadsheet with each business name and list of individuals that submitted a bartender application. b. Troy Anderson dba The Wild Grape Wine Company: Received the liquor license application and fee. Motion to approve the liquor license for Troy Anderson dba The Wild Grape Wine Company by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 6 bartender’s applications, fees and completed backgrounds checks on each. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Troy Anderson, Dawn Anderson, Tara Rossman, Brenda Plum, Nicolas Suprise and Matthew Suprise by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. c. Rio Lobo LLC: Received 3 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jordana Umnus, Jane Thiem and Jacqueline Wilz by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. d. Robert Radtke dba Hitching Post Grill and Sports Bar: Received the liquor license application and fee. Motion to approve the liquor license for Robert Radtke dba Hitching Post Grill and Sports Bar by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, all ayes, motion carried. e. Weymont Run Country Club Inc: Received the liquor license application and fee. Motion to approve the liquor license for Weymont Run Country Club Inc by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 6 bartender’s applications, fees and completed backgrounds checks on each. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jennifer Faulke, Devery Falke, Olivia Kiecker, Ryan Hahn, Ranae Sommers and Charlene Johnson by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. f. Gills on the Wolf LLC: Received the liquor license application and fee. Motion to approve the liquor license for Gills on the Wolf LLC by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Received 4 bartender’s applications, fees and completed backgrounds checks on each. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Allan Biese, Mark Budner, Makenzie Roemer and Jenna Compton by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 14. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer if the ARPA Annual report was filed as Jackie Beyer stated at WTA meeting that the report needs to be filed. She stated that she received the notice to file the annual report in 2025 and she completed it. He asked her to check with Jackie Beyer if there needs to be another form completed or another element to be completed. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated a property on Cty Rd U is working on a building permit. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner talked with Tristan at ANR Pipeline as there are potholes on roads and believe they are from the pipeline install. The potholes are on Town of Royalton’s side and will advise their chairman. 15. Public Input a. Public left during the meeting. 16. Next meetings a. Planning and zoning meeting is set for 6/4/26. b. Town board meeting is set for 7/6/26 at 6pm. c. Aug meeting would normally be held on 8/3/26, but it was requested to be moved. Through discussion, it was requested to hold the meeting on 8/13/26 pending approval from American Legion/Richard Wagner as he oversees scheduling. d. Fire District Special meeting will be held on 6/16/26 at 6:30pm. 17. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.