Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 May 5, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:01pm on May 5, 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 – NA 4. Approval of Minutes a. Annual Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Annual meeting. Motion to approve the Annual minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Apr Minutes: Board reviewed the minutes for Apr meeting. Motion to approve the Apr minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported there have been more dog licenses issued this year. The yellow sheet that was in the property taxes is really working. Also, she 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 $8,564.24 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner received a phone call from Mary Ann Church; she called to report a complaint at E5571 Cty Rd AA. Todd Olson owns this property, and the fence fell over onto another property that is within the City limits, Pond Circle. Chairman/Dave Stelzner contacted Todd Olson and asked him to fix the fence as it was on the neighboring property. Todd advised he would take care of it. b. Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting: Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting on 5/1/25. There were 3 parts to the meeting. 1st on the agenda was to take 40 acres and divide it up in different parcels. 2nd on the agenda was to change farmland and put in farmland program, 1 acre lot. c. Farmland Preservation: 3rd on the agenda was regarding the Farmland Preservation. Supervisor/John Neuman feels this is a good program, but it is long term. Currently, Town of Weyauwega is not a part of the program. Was unsure why, believe it was turned down by Bill Jonely who was the chairman years ago. If a property is part of the program, there are tax breaks, but if want to get out of the program, it is difficult. If the property wants to be removed from program, will have to pay back taxes. Now the programs seem to be different, can make changes more often. Supervisor/John Neuman is interested in getting more information; Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/Terry Wilz agreed, would like more information. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz remembers the program, but not much about it. Clerk/Sonia Thede- Kramer asked our previous chairman/Jim Biddison, if he remembers anything. He remembers Bill Jonely not opting in the program but does not remember why, possibly due to him owning a farm. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz agreed. The board agreed to have Planning and Zoning dept come to our meeting to present on the Farmland Preservation program. Supervisor/John Neuman will contact them to set it up. 8. Highway – Roads a. Haire Rd Estimates: Chairman/Dave Stelzner did not receive estimates yet. Hwy is thinking they will start road work for Cty Rd A around 2027 to 2028. Hwy/Greg Flohr thinks it would be a good idea to do Haire Rd at the same time as Cty Rd A. b. Bridge Maintenance Estimates: Board agreed that the guardrail needs to stay on the bridge on Railroad Grade Rd. Currently the estimate includes the removal of the guardrail. Board agreed to have the Hwy dept do the polymer overlay. Motion to approve to only do the polymer overlay on Railroad Grade Rd Bridge at $6,000 and to leave the guardrail in place, and approved Chairman/Dave Stelzner to sign the revised work order, by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Chairman/Dave Stelzner will contact Hwy dept regarding change in quote and get the work order set up. He will also ask about the other bridges to see if they need a polymer overlay also. c. Chairman/Dave Stelzner spoke with Hwy/Greg about potholes. Hwy/Greg requested a list of the roads that would need potholes filled. d. On 4/29/25, Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman conducted a road inspection with Hwy/Greg Flohr. They drove around the township to look at each road to see what needs repairs and which are good. Several roads need potholes filled. It was discussed to contract with Hwy Dept to fill the potholes. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated that Chairman/Dave Stelzner needs to direct Hwy/Greg Flohr on which road to do, priority. Motion to contract with Waupaca County Highway Dept to fill the potholes that are directed by Chairman, by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Board then went over the list of roads to discuss which have priority for repairs. Getting quotes on the following roads: Reek Rd shoulder work, Galilee Rd shoulder work, Buchholtz Rd scrap sod and Little River Rd shoulder work. 9. Fire District Report a. No Report. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. Meeting Update: Chairman/Dave Stelzner, Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Supervisor/John Neuman attended the meeting on 4/30/25. Gold Cross elected an advisory board to represent the townships. This board is to help Gold Cross run smoother and provide advice so they can make more educated decisions. If any of the townships have questions, we direct those questions to the advisory board. Then the advisory board would go to Gold Cross. Gold Cross is looking to add another ambulance to shorten response times. Also, looking for other ways to shorten response times. There are many transports out of Weyauwega. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated he has seen better call responses since Greenville has been added. Chairman/Dave Stelzner went over the calls and response times from the report that was provided. A strategic plan was also provided. 11. Dog Pick Up Location a. Information from WTA: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer sent an email to WTA regarding dog pick up locations and boarding a stray dog. Atty. Carol Nawrocki stated there are no statutes that specifically say the chair must pick up stray dogs. The sheriff’s department may decline to pick up stray dogs. It is not required to have a location to place a stray dog, but the town should consider looking for a location. The WI statute states that an officer shall attempt to capture and restrain any dog running at large. If the chairman takes the duties of picking up a stray dog, they must notify the owner within 7 days of finding the stray. Board was discussing removing the entire ordinance for dogs. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reminded the board that it is a county rule to issue dog licenses and that is part of the current ordinance. It was suggested that maybe we revise the ordinance to remove the section of taking in stray dogs. Board is going to review the ordinance and make suggestions at the next meeting. Motion to table the dog pick up location and go over the ordinance to see what can be changed/edited by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Liquor & Bartender Licenses Approval a. Gills on the Wolf LLC – Liquor License/Transfer: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer reported to the board that the new owners of Gills, is looking to open prior to the renewal of the liquor licenses of 6/30/25. They are requesting to transfer the current liquor license from Gills Landing to Gills on the Wolf LLC. The new owners are Allan & Brenda Biese (father/mother), Luke & Valyssa Holschbach (son-in- law/daughter), Sean Myers (son-in-law) & Alexa Biese (daughter), family-owned business. She advised Gills on the Wolf received their seller’s permit number and she received all the applications and fee for the liquor license. Motion to grant the liquor license for Gills on the Wolf LLC effective 5/5/25 to 6/30/25 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer asked the board if the fee of $255 should be pro-rated or leave as is. Board agreed to leave the fee as is at $255, same with $15 for the bartender’s fee. She then asked if the liquor license number should be transferred from Gills Landing to Gills on the Wolf LLC or should there be a new one. Board agreed since this is a transfer to transfer the number of 2020-60 also. b. 3 Bartender Licenses: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received 3 bartender applications and fees from Luke Holschbach, Sean Myers and Allan Biese. She conducted a background check. Luke and Allan do not have any violations. Sean has an OWI, but it is old, 2015. All went through bartenders’ class and received copies of the certifications. Motion to approve 3 bartenders licenses for Luke Holschbach, Sean Myers and Allan Biese effective 5/15/25 to 6/30/25 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 13. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. No Report 14. Public Input a. NA 15. Next meetings a. WI Towns Association WTA meeting, 5/15/25 at 6:15pm, Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman attending. b. All board members are ok with having the Jun monthly meeting on 6/2/25 at 6pm. c. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer requested to change the date for the Jul meeting. It is scheduled for Jul 7th, but she will be out of town. Board agreed to change the date for Jul meeting a week prior to Jun 30th. Jul meeting is set for Jun 30th at 6pm. 16. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:25pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.