Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Feb 3, 2025 1. Call to Order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Feb 3, 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/John Neuman and Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer. The following persons were present via phone: Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz. a. Public – Tom Cullen. 4. Approval of Minutes a. Board reviewed the minutes for Jan meeting. Motion to approve the Jan minutes by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. b. Board reviewed the minutes for Caucus meeting. Motion to approve the Caucus minutes by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. 5. Treasurers Report a. Treasurer/Jodi Wilz reported the interest decreased to 4.11%. 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 $22,029.90 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated that the GFL Environmental bill did increase by about $244. 7. Zoning a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported receiving a violation letter from Cty Zoning regarding a resident put up an animal shelter on the property without a permit. They have till 3/1/25 to get permits or remove the shelter. When he drove by the resident, the shed was for goats. b. Chairman/Dave Stelner reported of a meeting coming up on 2/20/25 to update language on the ordinances for the comprehensive plan. One of the items on the agenda is the Waupaca County Dairy Farmers Alliance as they are requesting updating the comprehensive plan to include digester language. Supervisor/John Neuman plans on attending the meeting. Board is worried about contamination. c. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked if the permit was approved for increase animals allowed Rojas Aguilar. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated, yes the land use permit was approved in the Cty. 8. Highway – Roads a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that there has not been much snow yet. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer provided the amount we paid from Dec to Jan for snow plowing. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner stated there are some potholes and will ask Hwy/Greg Flohr to fill in the holes if they are out. 9. Fire District Report a. Supervisor/Terry Wilz attended the meeting on 1/28/25 via phone. The CD was not renewed. Emergency calls year to date 92, from last meeting 21 calls; 2 were CO calls and 2 structure calls. Grant Update: AFG FEMA grant can’t go toward a replacement of combo truck, writing grant for tender. It is allowed to use the tender grant and convert it to purchasing a tender/pumper combo. HVAC replacement: Keller will not go further without payment. At the long-range plan committee meeting, the City of Weyauwega mayor gave an idea that the city would like the existing fire dept building for them then a new fire dept would be built. Agreement was to have 2 companies who had given bids for the HVAC systems provide new bids. There was a discussion on what portion of the tax bill is for fire district, Town of Royalton shows on tax bill. Others will bring back to their municipalities. Supervisor/John Neuman commented, interesting Radtke is interested in Clark Building. For the new building, the plan is to include to have the fire trucks be able to drive thru. The cost was not mentioned at the meeting. Board asked Public/Tom Cullen the estimated price for a new station, he advised about $5mil to $7mil. No price was mentioned for current station. Supervisor/Terry Wilz would like more information on this before deciding. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer how much money is in the public safety account, she advised $386,001.70. Public/Tom Cullen asked what percentage of our taxes go to this. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer stated when the budget is set, we don’t figure out using percentages, it is just a set amount and she is not sure how to include on the tax bill. b. Fire Truck Replacement: They are up for a 30-year replacement. The pros and cons of a combo tender/pumper vs just replacing the tender were discussed. They discussed taking a tender and a pumper then combining them. It takes a long time to get a new one. Supervisor/John Neuman stated there was an estimate of $542,000 for a new one. Supervisor/Terry Wilz commented that the townships were led to believe that a replacement was not needed for another 10 years and was glad the new station was not approved. Supervisor/John Neuman stated our share would be $86,871.44; City would be $182,026.13. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated we must remember a re-assessment of each parcel is coming up. The next meeting for fire district is in March and district will want an answer on items. They want a decision as cost can increase. Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked if we should vote or table this issue. Supervisor/Terry Wilz said we should table this issue and Chairman/Dave Stelzner will be our representative at the next meeting. Supervisor/John Neuman mentioned that Gorchals stated other tenders passed inspections and in favor of combining. 10. Gold Cross Ambulance Report a. No Report. 11. Dog Pick Up Location a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to talk with Happy Tails and with Larry Shofner at the vet’s office in Weyauwega. On the WTA’s agenda, dogs is listed. Table this issue till March. 12. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman plan to attend the WTA meeting on 2/20/25 13. Public Input a. Public/Tom Cullen asked if the railroad tracks are city’s or town’s. Chairman/Dave Stelzner thinks they are city’s. The railroad tracks on Haire Road are part of our township. 14. Next meetings a. Spring Primary election is on 2/18/25. b. WTA meeting is on 2/20/25 at the Hwy dept. c. Town Informational meeting is on 2/20/25, Supervisor/John Neuman is planning on attending, they digester issue is on the agenda. d. All are ok with Mar meeting on 3/3/25. 15. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:55pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.