Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Jun 30, 2025 (July Meeting) 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the July meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:03pm on Jun 30, 2025, at The American Legion. 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 – Brian Haase (Waupaca Cty Zoning), Ryan Brown (Waupaca Cty Zoning), Jeff Dyer (Planning Commission), Larry Shofner (Planning Commission) & Richard Wagner (Resident). 4. Approval of Minutes a. June Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Jun meeting. Motion to approve the Jun 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. 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. Motion to approve vouchers and authorized payments of $18,361.26 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Farmland Preservation: Brian Haase and Ryan Brown presented the Farmland Preservation Program information to the planning commission board members and resident along with the Town board. Ryan Brown and Brian Haase explained that if our township was involved in the program and a farm is a part of it, they can get an income tax credit, $10/acre. The program was created in 1991 then in 2009 it was rearranged. It is not required for a farmer to be in the program. They provided a map of the Town of Weyauwega of all the different properties in the township. Some of the areas would need to be rezoned to be eligible for the program. Larry Shofner stated that he knew of one resident that would not be interested in the program as he would want to develop the land. Richard Wagner believes it would be a benefit for the township. Brain Haase stated they have not had any complaints from other townships that are already in the program. The next step is to decide how feel on the map then create a letter to residents regarding possible rezoning some properties then set meeting dates. This would be a planning commission meeting to go over rezone from AWT to Ag Retention (AR), which should be 30-day notice. Also, would clean up other properties and rezone to AWT that are RP/wetland. In other words, clerical cleanup. Brian Haase, Ryan Brown, Jeff Dyer, Jeff Shofner and Richard Wagner left the meeting. b. Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting Report: Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting on 6/5/25 at 9am. Most of the meeting was amending/updating current ordinances, examples, equine therapy, auto repair. Many amendments were approved. They had a break then resumed at 11:52am. Along with amendments to ordinances, they were modernizing wording on them. Then the discussion of the digester ordinance amendments started. The main issue with townships is the amendment would take away the townships “say” on a digester, what goes in them. Dairy Alliance gave a 5 min speech. Others spoke and were pushing to pass the ordinance. Jackie Beyer is for updates to ordinances, but against taking away the discission from a township. Several opposed the amendments. Many townships sent in letters and were read during the meeting. Supervisor/John Neuman had to leave the meeting at 1:30pm, but the meeting was still going on, He was advised the issue was tabled for 6 months. Motion to pay Supervisor/John Neuman 2 meetings for attending the Planning and Zoning Committee meeting by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, all ayes, Supervisor/John Neuman abstained, 2 ayes, motion carried. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated the patching of potholes on the roads, that was done by Hwy Dept looks good, but more needs to be done. Board went over the rates the Hwy Dept charges for patching the potholes from the invoice received on Evanswood Rd, which was completed from 4/13/25 to 5/24/25. It took 2.5 hours and it looks like labor is about $23/hr. Board feels this is working out with having the Hwy Dept handle the potholes, but only when the Chairman/Dave Stelzner advising them to complete. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner contacted Hwy/Greg Flohr and Hank regarding possible place to move the dirt from when they complete the shoulder work. He asked if they could contact Kurt Duxbury to see where the dirt can be placed on property. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that a storm on 6/23/25 took down some trees on Evanswood Rd. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called Supervisor/John Neuman to look at the trees. Supervisor/John Neuman called Hwy to handle. Then he cut the tree up more after Hwy was complete. 9. Fire District Report a. No Report. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. Nick Romenensko/Gold Cross sent a reminder of an advisory meeting on 7/15/25. 11. Dog Pick Up Location a. Ordinance Update: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer asked WI Towns Association for advice on updating the dog ordinance. They advised it can be done but can be difficult. Board discussed since there would be many updates to the ordinance, that it would be better to rewrite the ordinance, in other words replace the ordinance with a new ordinance. Motion to rewrite Ordinance No 2-5-2007 then rescind the old ordinance and replace with new ordinance by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer will rewrite it then send it to board for review. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a phone call from a lady traveling on Cty Rd X. She advised 2 dogs ran out in front of her. She called the sheriff’s office then the sheriff's office called Chairman/Dave Stelzner. He tried calling the lady back with no answer. 12. American Legion Rental Agreement Update a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported of receiving from Jim Baehnman of American Legion requesting a new contract with updated fees to rent the American Legion for our meetings, elections and storage. Currently, the fee is $240/yr, this is for 1 meeting per month, with $10/hr for any extra meetings and elections. New would be $420/yr for 1 meeting per month, with $20/hr for any extra meetings and elections. Jim Baehnman said, if accepted, we can start the new fees when we want, for example 1/1/26. Board expressed that this is a big increase, but using the American Legion is nice to use along with the storage. Also, if didn’t renew with American Legion, where would the meetings be held, convenient. Motion to renewal with American Legion with the new rates of $420/yr and $20/hr for extra meetings to start 1/1/26 by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz abstained, 2 ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that he installed the new fire number at the Pagel’s shed. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner showed the board a letter that he received from Waupaca Cty Zoning Dept. c. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received a bartender application for a potential bartender at Weymont just before the meeting. Ryan Hahn use to work at Hahns and now is looking to work at Weymont. Jennifer Falke provided the application and proof of his current bartender license from Town of Wolf River and he has a clear background check. Weymont has a credit on hand of $15. Motion to approve the bartender license for Ryan Hahn for Weymont Country Club by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. d. Supervisor/Terry Wilz went over the Municipal Disaster Emergency Management plan with Eric Halverson on how to fill out the plan with our information. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated we don’t need a separate ordinance just agree with the plan and should go through the plan every 2 years due to elections. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer will write up then provide to board for review. Initial contact for the plan is the chairman. e. Supervisor/Terry Wilz received a phone call from Bill Gonwa as there was material left on both sides of his driveway from We Energies. They dug under his driveway to put cables in. We Energies contacted Bill and they will remove the material. f. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated that fiber optics were accidentally cut on River Rd and the phone lines were down. The fiber optics are now above ground. He advised Bugs Behm due to mowing. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated it could be Brightspeed. Phone company will be fixing it and could be 3 weeks. 14. Public Input a. Public left during the meeting. 15. Next meetings a. Open Book is set for 7/24/25 from 12pm-3pm. b. Supervisor/Terry Wilz requested the Aug meeting on 8/4/25 to be moved to start at 7pm. All agreed. c. Board of Review is set for 8/5/25 from 6pm-8pm. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:46pm by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried.