2025-June 10th Monthly Board Meeting Minutes

Monthly Town Board Meeting - June 10, 2025 Mukwa Town Hall, E8514 Weyauwega Rd., Northport 21 in Attendance Chairman Curns called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Notification of this meeting was given to the Press on May 30, 2025 and the final agenda was posted in the three designated places on June 7, 2025. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Roll call of Officers: Cody Simonis, Chairman - Present; Lee Shaw, Supervisor I - Present; Matt Manske, Supervisor 2 -Present; Sandy Jensen, Treasurer - Present; Jeannette Zielinski, Clerk - Present. All Meetings/Hearings will adhere to Robert's Rules of Order Pursuant to Town of Mukwa Ordinance I 0-05. 2025 Road Construction Projects -Award Contracts: 491 2025 Road Construction bids were Posted in the three designated places on May 22"'1 & Published in the Press Star­ Legal Notices on May 29th & again on June 5, 2025. The Board held a Special Town Board Meeting on Friday, June 611' to open & read each bid submitted, line by line, followed by brief discussion. All questions were answered by the contractors if necessary. (All bids are available in the Clerk's office). Supervisor Shaw made a motion to award the 2025 Road Construction Projects to MCC for a total of $139,251.66 for Rocky Mountain Drive, Roosevelt Court & a portion of Klatt Road. A second to Supervisor Shaw's motion was made by Supervisor Manske & the motion carried Approve: (a) May 13, 2025 Monthly Town Board Minutes: Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second by Supervisor Manske to approve the May 13, 2025 Monthly Town Board Meeting Minutes as printed. Motion carried. (b) June 611' Special Town Board Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve the June 611' Special Meeting Minutes to open road bids was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Treasurer: Approve Monthly Treasurer's Report: Read by Treasurer Jensen. Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw and seconded by Supervisor Manske to accept the May 31, 2025 Treasurer's Report as presented & printed. Motion carried. BudgetNouchers: Approval & Payment of Vouchers: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis to approve payment of Checks #29997 through #30021 dated May I 4, 2025 through June I 0, 2025, & Direct Withdrawals of Social Security, Medicare & Federal Tax of$1,076.99 & the May 23rd We Energies Invoice of$585.07; for a total of $27,964.96. Second to Chairman Simonis' motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Public Forum - Town of Mukwa Residents: Kelly Kuether - Manske Rd W was present with a petition by residents asking that the Town does not widen & raise the road. He stated that it should just be repaved & that they wanted to fill ditches for easier mowing. Board reminder, ditches are in the Town Road Right-of-Way & cannot be filled. Tom Handschke-Bean City Road asked about ditch mowing. Annual License Renewals - Approvals: (a)Liguor: (1) "Class B" Combination: Supervisor Shaw made a motion to approve the Annual Renewal "Class B" Combination Liquor Licenses for Buch's Pine Tree LLC - Kevin Buch; Log Cabin Bar - Lynn Marie Buntrock; Richeson's Bean City Bar & Grill Inc - Ryan & Jamie Richeson; Pup's Irish Pub- Colin Loughrin; Phil's Still, LLC­ Philip Heimbruch; Wolf River Trips & Campground - Wesley, Amanda & Eugene Johnson & Hucklberry Acres Campground - Patricia & Bradley Hanson. A second to Supervisor Shaw's motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. (2) Class "A" Beer & Cider for Off Sale Only: Chairman Simonis made a motion to approve the Annual Renewal Class "A" Beer & Cider for Off Sale Only Liquor License for US LLC dba: Royalton Station - Ramji P Marasini. A second to Supervisor Shaw's motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried (3) "Class A" Combination for Off Sale Only: Chairman Simonis made a motion to approve the Annual Renewal "Class A" Combination for Off Sale Only Liquor License for SK-GRUS LLC dba - Northport Matt- Ramji P. Marasini & the motion was seconded by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. (b) Cigarette: Chairman Simonis made a motion to approve the Annual Cigarette Licenses for: Northport Mart; Royalton Station; Pup's Irish Pub & Phil's Still. A second to Supervisor Shaw's motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. (c) Operator: (1 ) Log Cabin Bar: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Autumn Suttner, Carlee Zander, Linda L Mentzel & Maureen Brizzolara. Motion carried. (2) Pup's Irish Pub: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Shaw to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Jennifer Garcia, Connor Loughrin, Kelli Sager, Colin Loughrin, Kayla Loughrin, Kassandra Shipman, Matt Shipman, Briana Barrington, Donna Kempf, Autumn Hawkinson, Melissa Buelow, Lindsey Ritzema & Matt Loughrin. Motion carried. (3) Bean City Bar & Grill: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Shaw to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Benjamin Allgeyer, Kayla Genske, Chantale Perreault, Jordan Hartzheim, Sheila Hopfensperger & Ronald Nachtrab. Motion carried. (4) Hucklberry Acres Campground: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Tricia Hanson, Brad Hanson, Kutt Miller & Patricia Buckner. Motion carried. (5) Phil's Still, LLC: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Jamie DuFrane; Breanna DuFrane, Julie A Peterson, Kevin Ross, Karmin Heimbruch & Scott Heimbruch. Motion carried. (6) Wolf River Trips: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Lexi Marie Smith, Wesley Johnson, Chelsea Wilson, Amanda Rathje, Kali Rohan, Sarah Flohr, Marie Gonzalez & Samantha Smith. Motion carried. (7) Northport Mart: Motion was made by Supervisor Shaw & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Amy Danke, Monica Williamson, Diane Fabisiak, Tikaram Bohara & Takkar Khadra. Motion carried. (8) Royalton Station: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Tikaram Bohara & Takkar Khadra. Motion carried. 492 (9) Buch's Pine Tree Supper Club: Motion was made by Chairman Simonis & seconded by Supervisor Manske to approve the issuance of Operator Licenses to: Kevin Buch, Brady Buch, Scott Gielow, Evan Lowney, Jadin Drath, Sarah Baxter & Amy B. Hart. Motion carried. (d) Campground Operator: Chairman Simonis made a motion to approve & issue Campground Operator Licenses to: Huck I berry Acres Campground & Wolf River Trips & Campground. A second to Chairman Simonis' motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. (e) Manufactured Housing Community Operator License: Chairman Simonis made a motion to approve & issue a Manufactured Housing Community Operator License to: Scott & Ann Krautkramer-Oakwood Estate (59 lots). A second to Chairman Simonis' motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Firewo1·k Display Permits: (a) Hucklberry Aues Campground - July 5°1 : Motion to issue a Firework Display Permit (required $1,000,000 liability insurance provided) for 1-lucklberry Acres Campground on July 5th was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Building Inspector: Report read by Supervisor Shaw. Motion to accept the June Building Inspector Repo,t as printed & read was made by Supervisor Shaw & a second to the motion was made by Supervisor Manske. Motion carried. Slow-No-Wake: Deer Haven Road residents present to follow up from May meeting. Again requesting buoys. Supervisor Shaw read an email from the DNR stating that upon review it was noted that there have been no reported accidents in Mukwa for five years. Advised that due to this fact, it would be unlikely for the DNR to approve buoys. Reminded that the paperwork starts with the Town Board, but the final decision is made in Madison whether to approve buoy placement. Clerk Zielinski reminded that the County did have a water patrol & that the County Sheriff should be contacted if violations are noted. Plan Commission: (a) Follow-up to May 21 51 Meeting - Conditional Use Permit (CUP) - Conat - Cty Road X: Plan Commission Chair Lee Shaw reported that all questions were answered & that the Plan Commission had voted to approve Mr. Conat's request for a camper on his property. A motion to approve the requested Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Don Conat to place a camper on his prope,ty on County Road X was made by Supervisor Shaw with a second to the motion made by Chairman Simonis & the motion carried. (b) Next Meeting: June 25th @ 6:00 p.m. - Mukwa Town Hall Roads: (a) Monthly Report: County continues with road patching as needed & will be crack sealing. (b) Road Equipment-Report/Repairs/ Purchases Needed: Rick Gorges noted that his brother had a tractor for sale & that he would be willing to mow ditches again. Town Maintenance was present to give updates on equipment. Noted that the plow truck tires needed to be addressed & will contact Pomps regarding snow tires. Loader is OK but needs to be run more often. Tractor issues were diagnosed, oil, water pump & axle seal leaks. Mower -cutter bar is wearing through. Will be working on tractor & mower repairs. (c) Ditch Mowing: Chairman Simonis advised that he contacted Waupaca County Highway regarding mowing. Highway Depa,tment charges $6,200 per mowing. Discussion. Chairman Simonis made a motion to contract with the County Highway Department to mow Town ditches. Motion failed due to lack of a second. Meetings/Training/Waupaca County Zoning Hearings: Attended: (I) Chairman Simonis & Supervisor Shaw attended the May I 5th @ 5:30 p.m. -Waupaca County Towns Association Quarterly Meeting - Waupaca County Highway Depaitment; (2) Chairman Simonis & Supervisor Shaw attended the May 16'" Wisconsin Towns Association Spring Workshop - Stevens Point Holiday Inn; (3) Supervisor Shaw watched the meeting via U-Tube the June 5'" Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Public Hearing Re: Selected Revisions to County Ordinances - Waupaca Fox Valley Technical College, 1979 Godfrey Dr, Waupaca. Noted that the agenda item regarding the anerobic digester was delayed for six months. Upcoming: July 3rd@ 9:00 a.m. Waupaca County Planning & Zoning Public Hearing Re: Proposed Amendment to Comprehensive Plan Preferred Land Use Map - McFaul - Dey Rd - Waupaca Fox Valley Technical College, 1979 Godfrey Dr, Waupaca Correspondence Received: Wolf River Preservation Association -Annual River Clean-Up - Saturday, July 19'" - 8:00 a.Ill. Motion to adjourn was made by Supervisor Manske. Second made by Supervisor Shaw. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted,