Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Jun 2, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Jun 2, 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 – Tristan Brock, Ryan Brown and Brian Haase 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board of Review Adjourn Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for the Board of Review Adjourn meeting. Motion to approve the Board of Review Adjourn minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. May Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for May meeting. Motion to approve the May minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest rate stayed the same at 3.89%. 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 $12,700.54 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Farmland Preservation: Supervisor/John Neuman went to a zoning county meeting and the Farmland Preservation program was discussed. Ryan Brown and Brian Haase from Waupaca Cty came to our meeting to provide more information on the Farmland Preservation program. Ryan Brown and Brian Haase explained that if our township was involved in the program and a farm is a part of it also, they can get an income tax credit. 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 must qualify to be in the program. Our township has to be approved by the state. They provided brochures and copy of Town of Lind’s farmland preservation program, which land is in the program. They advised the old program was different and if you ever wanted to opt out of the program, there were penalties. That has changed and no longer have penalties. The main goal of the program is to preserve farmland. They offered to put together a map of the Town of Weyauwega to show how many farms would be eligible for the program. Board would like them to put the map together then present it at the next meeting. Board feels the planning commission board should also be part of the meeting. This has been tabled to discuss this and invite the planning commission for Jun 30th, our Jul meeting. Ryan and Brian left the meeting at 6:36pm. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a letter from Joe Glodowski, Waupaca Cty Surveyor. The letter requested to be notified prior to any construction that could affect monuments in our township. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner ordered the new fire number E4960 Little River Rd for the Pagel property. 8. Highway – Roads a. ANR Pipeline Report: Supervisor/Terry Wilz requested to change the order and have ANR Pipeline report first. The board agreed. Tristan Brock from ANR Pipeline reported that during their construction of the new pipeline, they discovered an underground water way, and it is bigger than they anticipated. They need to do more work than originally planned. They will need to cut Slough Rd, the road will be closed for about 1 to 2 weeks. Motion to approve ANR Pipeline to make the necessary deconstruction of the road with Slough Rd being shut down for about 2 weeks’ time, then repair the road by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Tristan confirmed that any damage to any roads will be repaired. Tristan left the meeting at 6:45pm. b. Railroad Grade Bridge Work Order: Chairman/Dave Stelzner signed the revised work order to polymer the Railroad Grade Bridge. The work has been completed, and the road was closed for about 6 hours. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received complaints from fire department stating they were not notified of the road being closed. He checked with Hwy/Greg Flohr and he confirmed advising the sheriff’s office that the road would be closed. He was not sure what the procedure is for the sheriff's office. c. Potholes/Patching Report: Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked Hwy/Greg Flohr to fill the potholes and do patching on the roads. It was completed after Memorial Day weekend. Supervisor/Terry Wilz commented that they did a good job on Evanswood Rd. d. Several Road Work Order Estimates: Board received works orders from Hwy Dept. During the road inspection, several of the town roads need shoulder work which will help with maintaining the road’s structure. The should work, work order is on 7 roads totaling $81,750, the other is for Marsh Rd Bridge, pave bridge approaches totaling $7,000. Board asked Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer what we spent and budgeted for roads construction and maintenance. She went over what was spent in 2024 and what was budgeted. For 2024, road construction and maintenance were under budget. Hwy/Greg advised that the shoulder work could decrease if we find a place to put the dirt that will be removed. The board thought maybe Quantum Dairy/Duxbury would like the dirt. Motion to approve and sign the 2 work orders, #101 Shoulder work on 7 roads and #102 Marsh Rd Bridge for a total of $88,750 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the meeting on 5/27/25. He reported that from the last meeting there were 20 calls, 58 calls year to date. Several grants were received which include from Firehouse Subs, Michels Corp, AFG FEMA, etc. Unknown status with new FEMA grants as the grants are geared toward full time fire depts. The HVAC has been installed with a cost of $18,427 which was under budget. There was designation of commissions for each municipality. Robert Ehrenberg was treasurer for 23 years and has not retired from position, district Thanked him for his years on the board. The District/Dept computers are too old for updates. It was approved to purchase 2 new computers. Chicken BBQ is set for 6/1/25. They will not be hosting a dance this year. They are looking at doing another raffle. It was asked about reaching out to the railroad to apply for funds. They are looking into this. Nominations and unanimous ballot for board of Fire District: Pat Gorchals President, Cindy Hardy for Vice President, Debra Buchholtz for Treasurer & Secretary. Supervisor/Terry Wilz questioned about the Tanker/Pumper being moved to Sept, was it done in a proper way. Town of Weyauwega was concerned due to the cost savings being lost. Pat Gorchels stated it was not in the budget for City of Weyauwega and it will be closer to the budget time in the fall. Also, it was confirmed that the motion to move to Sept was done correctly. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. WI Towns Association WTA a. Meeting Report: Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting on 5/15/25. Several townships did not attend the meeting. Treasurer reported having $556.96 in bank accounts. Representative/Kevin Petersen talked about the governor’s bill which was more like a wish list. The bill was not approved so it went back for discussion. GIS Coordinator/Jason McKeefry explained his department and what they do. Zac Van Asten and Eric Halverson from WC Emergency Management discussed procedures during a disaster and document everything. Sheriff Wilz was thanked for his 30 years of service. Waupaca Cty courthouse is being remodeled, and some offices are in New London. The remodel is about $33mil. Broadband is doing audits to make things better. Hwy/Casey gave a roads report and project updates. He does not have a start date for the project on Hwy 10, he thinks around 2026. For Memorial Day to put flag out at the cemetery, it takes about 15 per flag. Supervisor/John Neuman stated they handed out feed back sheet on the updates for zoning ordinance meeting on 6/5/25. The next WTA meeting is set for 8/21/25 hosted by Town of Fremont. b. Emergency Response Plan: Supervisor/Terry Wilz explained how to respond on the emergency response plan and have an ordinance. He is going to talk with Eric Halverson from WC Emergency Management regarding the emergency response plan template he provided. Motion to approve Emergency Response Plan as best as can by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Dog Pick Up Location a. Ordinance Update: Supervisor/John Neuman reviewed the current dog ordinance and made suggestions. He showed the remaining board members the changes he thought. Supervisor/Terry Wilz suggested sending this to WTA for advice. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer will send to WTA 13. Liquor & Bartender Licenses Approval a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer went through each liquor license and bartender’s applications with board. 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 5 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Troy Anderson, Dawn Anderson, Tara Rossman, Brenda Plum and Nicolas Surprise 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/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, 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/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Received 6 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Of the 6 bartender applications, one was from Ranae Sommers. When conducting the background check for her, there were violations found. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reminded the board that if they decline an application, that does not mean the bar cannot have them as a bartender, that bartender just can’t work by themselves. Motion to approve bartender’s licenses for Jennifer Falke, Devery Falke, Kim Penney, Robert Wisner and Olivia Kieker and decline the application from Ranae Sommers 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/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. Received 9 bartender’s applications, fees and completed background checks. Of the 9 bartender applications, one was from Makenzie Roemer. When conducting the background check for her, there were violations found. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reminded the board that if they decline an application, that does not mean the bar cannot have them as a bartender, that bartender just can’t work by themselves. Another bartender application from Mark Budner did not provide proof of either certification from alcohol class or copy of current bartender license from another township. Motion to approve the bartender licenses for Luke Holschbach, Sean Myers, Allan Biese, Valyssa Holschbach, Alexa Biese, Brenda Biese, Leah Kalata with Mark Budner pending certificate or proof of other bartender license before 6/30/25 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Motion to decline and revisit the application from Makenzie Roemer by Chairman/Dave Stelzner, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 14. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer advised receiving a thank you email from Library for the donation, and they advised there were over 3,200 checkouts from the library from Town of Weyauwega’s residents. b. Supervisor/John Neuman asked if the Planning commission board comes to the Jul meeting on Jun 30th, do they get paid. Board confirmed, yes they would get paid. 15. Public Input a. Public left during the meeting 16. Next meetings a. Supervisor/John Neuman plans on attending the Planning & Zoning Committee meeting on 6/5/25. Supervisor/Terry Wilz will try to attend. b. All are good with the Jul meeting being held on Jun 30th at 6pm. 17. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:11pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.