Town Board — Minutes

Minutes - Town of Weyauwega American Legion – 303 N Mill St, Weyauwega WI 54983 Feb 5, 2024 1. Call to order a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner called to order the meeting of Town of Weyauwega at 6:00pm on Feb 5th, 2024, at Town Hall/American Legion. 2. Pledge of Allegiance a. We stood and said the pledge of allegiance during the Budget meeting. 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. Supervisor/Terry Wilz and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz were on the phone. b. Public – Paul Thiel and Tom Buchholz 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. 5. Treasurers Report a. Board reviewed the Treasurer’s report and Treasurer/Jodi Wilz stated interest increased to 4.89%. 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 $28,561.91 by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 7. Zoning a. Digester Update: Supervisor/John Neuman discussed with Zoning/Jason Snyder regarding digester issue that was happening in Town of Lind and requested more information on the digester. Learned that 2/3rds of waste is coming from off site, not just the Brooks farm. Town of Lind’s planning commission changed the zoning on the property for this digester but now they are feeling “buyer’s remorse”. They felt pressured to approve the changes. They are going to have a public hearing at the end of Feb. Zoning/Jason Snyder did advise the Comprehensive Plan is just to help steer the board on how things are handled in a township. Just a guide. b. Builders for Christ, Trailers Parked on Beyer’s Property: Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated Builders for Christ will be working on the expansion at St Peter’s School and they have trailers they use for the construction. There is room on Beyer’s property off Cty Rd F to have the trailers. Public/Paul Thiel advised it would be a 4-month project starting around May and they would come and go throughout those months. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated, need to contact Waupaca County to see how to handle this. Public/Tom Buchholz had a packet from the county. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained that on a normal case, you would go to the county, then our township would hold a planning commission meeting then it would go to the town board. After town board, it would go back to the county. But this might be a special case and not have to do all the steps. If we find out that we don’t need to do all the steps for this project to process, both supervisors agreed that would be acceptable. Public/Tom Buchholz added of receiving permission that Builders for Christ can use the fairgrounds for bathrooms and showers. The board suggested to Public/Paul Thiel and Tom Buchholz to contact the county to see what the best way would be to handle this. c. Public/Paul Thiel and Tom Buchholz left meeting at 6:26pm. 8. Highway – Roads a. Biennial Bridge Inspection: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer explained of receiving the renewal bridge inspection contract with Waupaca County. Motion to stay with Waupaca County Highway Dept and sign the Biennial Bridge Inspection contract by Supervisor/John Neuman, seconded by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, all ayes, motion carried. b. Weight Limit: Chairman/Dave Stelzner asked if Waupaca Cty will automatically issue the weight limit restriction. He is asking due to the warmer weather sooner. Supervisor/Terry Wilz advised Waupaca Cty will automatically issue the weight limit restriction. c. Little River Rd: Chairman/Dave Stelzner spoke with Lisa Haire regarding brush near her property. He trimmed the brush a little bit ago, but it is growing again. Mower will not reach that brush, but maybe Cty can spray it to kill. Supervisor/Terry Wilz agrees. Chairman/Dave Stelzner is going to talk with Hwy/Greg Flohr. 9. Fire District Report a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner reported that the building construction is on hold right now. He advised that if the referendum question would pass with the public, the building construction would go through, and each municipality would be responsible for their portion of the construction. They are applying for grants and are still pending. He advised they went into a closed session again. 10. Re-Assessing Properties – Larry Preuss a. Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer sent an email to Larry Preuss asking about re-assessment of properties and when should we start the process. He provided a spreadsheet about the re-assessment. Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated we should talk with Larry Preuss during the Board of Review as when we re-assess, taxes will go up. All board members agreed to talk more with Larry Preuss during the Board of Review. 11. Bartender License (The Wild Grape Company) a. Nick Suprise: Clerk/Sonia Thede-Kramer received a bartender application, fee and certification from Nick Suprise. She advised he does not have any violations. Motion to approve bartender license for Nick Suprise by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried. 12. Miscellaneous Business before Board a. Supervisor/John Neuman asked for the status of tree on Lake Shore Dr. Chairman/Dave Stelzner was not able to look at the tree and will re-contact Beck. b. Chairman/Dave Stelzner picked up tires from roads. c. Supervisor/Terry Wilz asked about the notifications we have been receiving on Culvert inventory. The board was unsure about this and Supervisor/Terry Wilz stated to ask about this at the Wisconsin Towns Association meeting on 2/15/24. 13. Public Input a. No public – Public left at 6:26pm. 14. Next meetings a. Chairman/Dave Stelzner and Supervisor/John Neuman are attending Wisconsin Towns Association meeting. b. Supervisor/Terry Wilz will attend the Waupaca Cty Zoning Informational meeting. c. All board members are ok with holding the Mar monthly meeting on Mar 4th at 6pm. 15. Adjournment a. Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:56pm by Supervisor/Terry Wilz, seconded by Supervisor/John Neuman, all ayes, motion carried.