Town Board — Minutes

Town of West Bend Town Board Minutes September 9th, 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 August 12, 2025 meetings. Motion by Zagel to approve the meeting minutes. Seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously. Treasurer’s Report. Unallocated funds were used for roads. Motion by Lindley to approve the Treasurer’s Report for the month of August as presented. Seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously. Review of Bills and Authorization of Payment. Motion by Lindley to approve the bills and authorize payments. Seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously. Presentation/Discussion re: Washington County Sheriff Department monthly call review. The Incidents Summary List contained 233 items, and the Monthly Case Overview Report contained 267 items for the month of August 2025. Presentation/Discussion re: Town PRD Representative Reports from Big Cedar Lake, Little Cedar Lake, and Silver Lake. Chairman Zagel presented report from BCLPRD Town Representative Linda Bott for the BCLPRD. Last month there were 16 citations, and 48 verbal warnings. Supervisor Wagor presented for the Little Cedar Lake PRD. The lake is 18 ½” above OHWM. Slow no wake will probably be through August. Ackerman’s Launch is closed. Piers are underwater and there is flooding in basements. All the boards are out of the dam. There has been good cooperation with the Big Cedar Lake PRD. Annual meeting was September 2, 2025. Phosphorous levels are low and there are half the weeds as compared to last year. Town Supervisor and Silver Lake PRD Town Representative Steve Lindley stated the weeds were harvested of which most were in the kettle and water quality is being monitored. When the water level is 4 ½” over the dam there is slow no wake on Silver Lake. At the annual meeting on August 26, 2025 a levy of $33,000 was approved, Dave Anderson was reelected, and Bauers Drive was discussed along with a possible land donation. Discussion/Action re: Concerned Citizen Committee. Frank Carr presented. 24 complaints have been submitted so far with half of the complaints regarding zoning. Complaint forms are available on the website and in the office. The committee needs to know who is submitting the complaint and who is being complained about so that the committee can contact them. Periodic meetings are announced at least a day in advance, held at the town hall and open to the public. Discussion/Action re: Public Boat Launch Operations Agreement between the Town and Big Cedar Lake PRD. Waiting for a response from BCLPRD. BCLPRD and DNR will address parking. Discussion/Action re: Address Signs. Staff will get updated quote from Lange Enterprises and email Supervisor Lindley. Resolution 2025-06 Resolution Acknowledging that the 2021 Wisconsin Act 99, Wisconsin State Statue 710.20 for Maintenance and Repair of Private Roads Applies to and Serves as the Authority for Private Road Maintenance and Repairs within the Township of West Bend. Motion by Wagor to approve Resolution 2025-06. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution 2025-07 Regarding Town Land. Motion by Wagor to approve Resolution 2025-07. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion/Action re: Notice of Discontinuance and Abandonment of the Fifth Road of the Town of West Bend. Supervisor Wagor read the notice. Motion by Wagor to approve notice. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion/Action re: Parking on Red Cedar Ct. Motion by Wagor to approve no parking signs off of intersection. Seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion/Action re: Bauers Drive. Bauers Drive was paid for with ARPA funds. Final payment was delayed until final engineer review. Engineer stated the project was completed per plan. Motion by Zagel to approve remaining invoice from All-Ways Construction. Seconded by Wagor. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion/Action re: Temporary Special Event Permit. Item is tabled for further review. Discussion re: MS4 Permit. Town sponsors education held by Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation and Washington County at the town hall. Nature series Mike Yanny: Native Oaks for Wisconsin Landscapes will be at the Town of West Bend town hall September 10, 2025 from 5:30 pm -7:00 pm. Granting Bartender Licenses. None. Other correspondence received by the Clerk and/or Town Board to be discussed at next month’s meeting. The Slinger Fire Department reported 26 calls total in August – the busiest month of 2025. Allenton Fire Department reported 6 EMS calls in August. Supervisor Lindley urged caution on 18th Ave/Hwy NN regarding subdivision development. You cannot see trucks coming and going when heading east on Hwy NN. Electronics recycling is Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 8am – noon. Chairman Zagel stated that Scenic Drive needed to be filled in on the west side and there were other washouts due to the historic rain event on August 9, 2025. The town applied for FEMA money. Motion by Wagor to adjourn, seconded by Lindley. Motion carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 7:22 P.M. Respectfully Submitted this 10 day of September 2025. Julie Ihlenfeld, Clerk