January 12, 2026 Minutes

1 Minutes of the January 12, 2026 Regular Monthly Meeting Town of Matteson, Waupaca County, Wisc. Present: DuWayne Federwitz, Greg Hanson (via Facetime), Mark Schuster, Patti Hill and Mike Mehlberg. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Federwitz. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all, and the Open Meeting Statement was read by Federwitz. Motion was made by Schuster and seconded by Hanson to approve the agenda. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. Citizen’s Forum: Two citizens were present. Tina Mueller asked if there have been any recent developments regarding the potential for a solar farm in the Town. Chairman stated that he had just attended a Land and Zoning meeting, and no new information had been received at Waupaca County regarding this issue. The County is looking at putting some guidelines together before solar power comes to the Town to give the Town some negotiating power. Motion was made by Schuster and seconded by Federwitz, to approve the Lake Road reconstruction bid to Northeast Asphalt in the amount of $361,209.62. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. After review, a motion was made by Schuster and seconded by Hanson to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: One outstanding check from July. Check is for a rent refund, Clerk will reissue a new check in February 2026. Motion was made by Schuster and seconded by Hanson to approve the report. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. The ATC CD in the amount of $157,500.00 has matured. Motion was made by Federwitz and seconded by Hanson to renew this certificate at 3.75% for 11 months at Bank First. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes; Schuster, yes. Motion carried. The new Town of Matteson booklet will be printed and will have available for the elections. Those who did not pick up a copy at the election will have one mailed to them. 2 Budget Amendment: Motion was made by Federwitz and seconded by Schuster to move $12,560.00 from the 2026 Highway budget to the 2026 Assessor budget. Federwitz, yes; Hanson, yes, Schuster, yes. Motion carried. It is noted that all bills were approved and paid. Town Facilities and Grounds: Nothing. Zoning: Bodoh CUP on June Bug Lane was approved at the County level. Matteson Comprehensive Planning Committee will be getting together soon to discuss a CUP for David Tibbits on Hwy 22. CAWS: Met last on December 17, 2025. The Town of Larrabee doesn’t want to be part of CAWS any longer and is not willing to pay their subsidy balance. A CAWS employee has been certified to operate a skid steer. The recently purchased forklift is having some mechanical issues, will see if the seller will fix it. Electronics recycling has been popular. Fire: Met on January 12, 2026 last. Went into closed session for a hiring decision. There were 22 calls in December, and one was in Matteson. In 2025 there were 275 incidents and in 2024 there were 256 incidents. These figures include EMR calls. Ambulance: OƯers were given for new AEMT and EMT personnel. There were 97 calls in November, which is down 24 year over year. Some security updates have been completed on the ambulance garage building. The older SUV used by the ambulance department is being traded in for a 2024 SUV for $24,000.00. $1,000.00 was recently made from the chili dump. Comprehensive Planning: Nothing. County Board: Nothing notable. Animal Control: Still a number of citizens who are reluctant to pay their dog licensing fees. Clerk will check with WTA to see if they have a sample dog ordinance. Roads: A picture of the license plate of the vehicle that dumped a mattress on Nature Road has been recovered. Issue was turned over to the Waupaca County SheriƯ’s OƯice. Applications for grant funding for Kluth Road and Fly Inn Road were both submitted by Schuster. Motion was made by Schuster to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 PM. These minutes are draft minutes until approved at the February 16, 2026 Regular Monthly Meeting. 3 Respectfully submitted by Mike Mehlberg, Clerk. _____________________________________ Mike Mehlberg, Clerk