Town Board Meeting — Minutes

Town of West Bend Town Board Minutes November 11th, 2025 Chairman Zagel called the Town of West Bend Town Board meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. at the town hall. Chairman Zagel read the Call of the Meeting. Roll Call was taken. Present: Chairman Troy Zagel, Supervisor Mark Wagor, Supervisor Steve Lindley, Clerk Julie Ihlenfeld, and Treasurer Kerry Brandner. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Approval of Minutes of the October 14, 2025 meetings. Motion by Wagor to approve the meeting minutes. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report. Motion by Wagor to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the month of October as presented. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Review of Bills and Authorization of Payment. Motion by Wagor to approve the bills and authorize payments. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Presentation/Discussion re: Washington County Sheriff Department monthly call review. The Incidents Summary List contained 245 items, and the Monthly Case Overview Report contained 11 items for the month of October 2025. Supervisor Wagor asked about speeding violations on Paradise Dr. Washington County Sheriff Deputy Graper stated the presence of the radar sign changes behavior and that he mainly sees registration issues and running of stop signs. Traffic violations could be accessed through the Washington County Tracks system. Presentation/Discussion re: Town PRD Representative Reports from Big Cedar Lake, Little Cedar Lake, and Silver Lake. Little Cedar Lake PRD Town Representative Jaimee Minney Maples stated everything is good. Town Representative Linda Bott presented for the Big Cedar Lake PRD. Last month there were 3 citations. Town Supervisor and Silver Lake PRD Town Representative Steve Lindley stated that there are no updates for the Silver Lake PRD. Discussion/Action re: Concerned Citizen Committee. No updates. Adoption of 2026 Budget. Motion by Zagel to approve the 2026 budget. Seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously. One lot Certified Survey Map (CSM) for property located at 5026 Lake Dr (T13_1730700); Alok and Zia Maskara, owner, Victory Homes of Wisconsin-Rebecca Kirst, applicant; (application 2025- 08) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Motion by Wagor to approve the One lot Certified Survey Map (CSM) for property located at 5026 Lake Dr (T13_1730700); Alok and Zia Maskara, owner, Victory Homes of Wisconsin-Rebecca Kirst, applicant; (application 2025- 08) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Conditional Use Permit to allow the reconstruction of a non-conforming residence at the property located at 5615 Peters Drive, (T13_1890500); John and Donna Lobaito, owner; Joseph Douglas Homes LLC, applicant; (application 2025-10) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Motion by Wagor to approve the Conditional Use Permit to allow the reconstruction of a non-conforming residence at the property located at 5615 Peters Drive, (T13_1890500); John and Donna Lobaito, owner; Joseph Douglas Homes LLC, applicant; (application 2025-10) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Conditional Use Permit for an addition to an existing single-family residence located at 4968 Lake Drive, (T13_1720100) Douglas Riesop, owner; Chakera Jones, applicant; (application 2025-09) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Motion by Wagor to approve the Conditional Use Permit for an addition to an existing single-family residence located at 4968 Lake Drive, (T13_1720100) Douglas Riesop, owner; Chakera Jones, applicant; (application 2025-09) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Adopt Ordinance 2025-05 Amend Appendix A of the Town’s Zoning Code to permit non- residential fences in the P-1 Public and Private Park District (P-1 District); Town of West Bend, applicant (application 2025-07) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Motion by Zagel to Adopt Ordinance 2025-05 Amend Appendix A of the Town’s Zoning Code to permit non- residential fences in the P-1 Public and Private Park District (P-1 District); Town of West Bend, applicant (application 2025-07) per Plan Commission Recommendation. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion/Action re: Public Boat Launch Operations Agreement between the Town and Big Cedar Lake PRD. Supervisor Lindley presented updates to the Public Boat Launch Operations Agreement. Discussed vocabulary, insurance amount, changing Big Cedar Lake PRD Secretary to Jeff Braun. Clerk Ihlenfeld will send to Attorney for review of length of contract and to Big Cedar Lake PRD Town Representative Linda Bott, who will forward to the Big Cedar Lake PRD commissioners for review at their meeting next Tuesday, October 18, 2025. This item will be on the December Town Board meeting agenda. Granting Bartender Licenses. None. Other correspondence received by the Clerk and/or Town Board to be discussed at next month’s meeting. Allenton Fire Department reported 3 EMS calls in October and had an open house during fire prevention week where training was conducted on lithium batteries and at N Lake Dr and recommended that residents clean chimneys. An ambulance that was ordered in 2023 may arrive in December 2025 and will hopefully be in service February 2026. The Slinger Fire Department reported a total of 12 fire calls, recommended cleaning chimneys, changing batteries in fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, and explained Haas alert that notifies residence when an ambulance is in nearby. Discussed traffic issues of excessive speeding and noise on Paradise Drive and request for StealthStat data with Mr. Gallun. Chairman Zagel stated that the town has put up a hidden driveway sign, purchased a StealthStat device, added a radar sign to Paradise Dr., and reduced the speed limit on Paradise Dr. The Town Board stated that they have received complaints about the speed limit on Paradise Dr. being too low also. Chairman Zagel stated town will work on getting data from radar sign and make it available. Ms. Cunningham asked for a stop sign on Peters Dr. Chairman Zagel stated a stop sign is dangerous in winter due to the hill. Discussed complaint regarding a tree that fell on a car on Boettcher Drive, issue of trucks delivering gravel to new subdivision on 18th Ave and damaging the road. Residents asked about fireworks issues and when the letter would go out. Clerk Ihlenfeld will send letter by the end of the year. John Behrens asked about complaint regarding driveway too close to the side property line. Chairman Zagel stated he would follow up. Motion by Lindley to adjourn, seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 P.M. Respectfully Submitted this 12 day of November 2025. Julie Ihlenfeld, Clerk