Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Nov 3, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the July meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:18pm on Nov 3, 2025, at The American Legion, following the budget meeting. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. We stood and said 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 – Jim Biddison, Ann Stearns, Dan Stearns and Joel Larsen. 4. Approval of Minutes a. Oct Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Oct meeting. Motion to approve the Oct minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz presented the treasurer’s report and board reviewed. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported on applying for and we already received grant money for our .gov emails. The maximum amount was $600, and we were granted that. 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 advised about the full payment for the pumper/tanker, that was approved in Oct to pay in Nov, was written out, but we need a motion to move the funds from Public Safety account to the Public Funds account separately. Motion to transfer $94,293.91 from Public Safety #5006 to Public Funds #8889 for the new pumper/tanker by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $111,982.29 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Wetland Rezoning & Farmland Preservation: Supervisor/John Neuman reported on the Planning Commission meeting that was held on 10/27/25. For the Wetland Rezoning portion of the meeting, Ryan Brown from Zoning explained the rezoning. There were not many questions about this. Then the meeting went to discuss the Farmland Preservation program. There were many questions regarding that. Due to the many questions and concerns, it was decided to not approve any zoning changes or not to accept the Farmland Preservation program. To have to wait 30 days to hold another Planning Commission meeting. Public/Jim Biddison, who also sits on the Planning Commission board, stated that if in the program they must pay $500 to get out of the program that is only if they don’t respond now to decline the program for their land. If the residents don’t respond, they will automatically be in the program. Public/Jim Biddison asked why this has come up and is happening. Supervisor/John Neuman stated that during a WTA meeting, he overheard others talk about the program and started to ask questions. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated that it was brought up about 12 years ago and Town of Weyauwega opted out of the program. The current board was looking at the benefits for the residence. Supervisor/John Neuman stated that 12 years ago there were more restrictions. b. 2 Violation Letters: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported on the 2 violation letter received from Cty Zoning regarding 2 properties. The one letter is regarding a shed that was built in the floodway. Zoning advised the resident/Nollenberg in the letter, the shed needs to be removed by the end of the year. The other is for a property on Cty Rd F, right before Rio Lobo. There is an occupied camper on the property for more than 30 days. Zoning is handling both incidents. 8. Highway – Roads a. Speed Limit, County Rd X: Supervisor/Terry Wilz requested to switch the order of the agenda to speed limit first under the Highway-Roads. He reported that the board received the letter from Public/Ann Stearns requested to lower the speed limit on County Rd X coming into the city, near Hwy 10 intersections. She is requesting this as traffic speed in this area which makes it unsafe for the residents that live in the area. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated that since this is a county road, believes the Cty would have to handle this request. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated County would have to put up a traffic speed survey. Public/Ann Stearns advised she went to the Hwy dept and spoke with Casey. He advised her that Town of Weyauwega would have to make the suggestion. Public/Jim Biddison asked what speed she is looking for it to be at? She said 35mph. Public/Jim Biddison remembers when he was on the board, they wanted to change the speed limit on all town roads to 35mph. If they wanted to change to 35mph, they would have to complete a traffic survey, which was costly. If change the speed limit to 45mph, would not have to do a traffic survey. Due to the cost, speed limit was changed to 45mph. Supervisor/Terry Wilz commented that the Cty might say 45mph is a reasonable speed limit for that section. Public/Ann Stearns was advised that maybe be able to put a portable speed limit sign to slow down. Supervisor/Terry Wilz suggested to Chairman/Dave Stelzner to contact Hwy/Greg Flohr to see what can be done then get back to Ann. Supervisor/John Neuman stated that the semi-trucks are braking hard on Cty Rd X. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer suggested contacting Kurt Duxbury as more than likely the semi-trucks are from Quantum Dairy. He has always been helpful with these types of things. Public/Ann Stearns read the letter she received from Hwy/Casey and would like a letter from Town of Weyauwega asking to reduce the speed limit. Board advised will talk with Hwy first then discuss the next steps. Public/Ann & Dan Stearns left meeting at 6:50pm. b. River Rd Culvert: Chairman/Dave Stelzner advised the culver on River Rd washed away. Hwy dept has put 3in breaker rock in the hole but will need to be repaired. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked why the failure, Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated not sure. Might be able to apply for grant as a cost sharing. River Rd is heavily traveled. c. Marsh Rd Culvert: Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that Hwy/Greg Flohr stated while doing the shoulder work a culvert was damaged on Marsh Rd. Landowner was not happy. The culver was not marked well. d. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported of receiving an email from the office of commissioner of railroads regarding the railroad on River Rd. The email stated signs and lines were not in proper place or marked clearly. He spoke with Hwy/Greg Flohr and Hwy/Greg will be taking care of the issues. Chairman/Dave Stelzner & Hwy/Greg Flohr both thought the railroad put up signs and lines. e. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated the rock around bridge on River Rd is washing away. Need to add more rock. 9. Fire District Report a. No Report 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report 11. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz is working on the dog license notice that would go in with tax bills. It is a quarter page stated the dog licenses fees and where to pay. Motion to include a quarter page with notice of dog licenses in the tax bills by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz advised she is working on filling out forms for Bank First. Forms are that we are aware of their practices and updating websites. c. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz requested to have a motion to move monies to the public safety account for 2025. Motion to transfer $10,000 from Public Funds #8889 to Public Safety #5006 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Public Input a. Public Joel Larsen advised the board that he witnessed on Hwy 10 a city officer pulled over another vehicle for a traffic stop but was in the right of way of traffic. It was unsafe. Feels the traffic stop should have been conducted at a different location. Supervisor/Terry Wilz said he will contact the sheriff’s office and Chairman/Dave Stelzner will contact the chief officer for City of Weyauwega. He also advised the house that is near Custom Fiber Glass looks like a party house and the lawn is not mowed. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated that there is not much that the board can do. Will have to call sheriff’s office. 13. Next meetings a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner & Supervisor/John Neuman plan to attend WTA meeting. b. Board OK’d Dec monthly meeting for 12/1/25 at 6pm. 14. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:19pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.