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Town of Verona Plan Commission Meeting Minutes May 21, 2026 6:30pm Town Hall Community Room 7559 County Highway PD, Verona WI Members Present: Mark Geller, Tom Mathies, Lori Lukens, Sarah Slack, Haley Saalsaa-Miller Staff: Sarah Gaskell, Administrator 1. Call to Order/Approval of Meeting Agenda – Geller called the meeting to order at 6:31 pm. Motion to approve the agenda by Mathies, second by Lukens. Motion carried by voice vote. 2. Public Comment – none 3. Approval of Minutes from April 16th, 2026 Motion by Lukens, second by Mathies. Motion carried by voice vote. 4. Discussion and Possible Action: Land Use Application 2026-05 submitted by Robert and Sandra Rego for a CSM and rezone located at 1828 CTH PB • Applicant Comment • Commissioner Comments • Mathies asked about the use of the barn and compatibility with RR-2 zoning, applicant response was it is used for storage purposes Motion by Lukens to recommend approval of Land Use Application 2026-03 with the conditions listed in the packet, second by Mathies. Motion carried by voice vote. 5. Discussion and Possible Action: Land Use Application 2026-06 submitted by Joseph Poast for a Concept Plan review for parcels 062/0608-322-8000-7 and 062/0608-322-8550-0 located on Riverside Road between Flint Lane and Sugar River Road • Public Comment • Email submitted for the record by Bob and Shari Blasdel, 7607 Riverside Road • Andrea Rodrigues-Pavao, 1839 Flint Lane; concerned about road safety, traffic, stormwater management, wildlife, air quality, agricultural heritage • Dusty Poast, 1928 Hidden River Road; concerned about safety of Flint Lane, traffic on Riverside Road, tile line removal and effect on surrounding lands • Mike Duerst, 2838 Cross Country Circle; would like to see access from the cul- de-sac of proposed Lot 5 for realignment of Flint Lane • Applicant Comment • Kurt Wedig: applicant understands farming, member of a large farming family and currently farming land of 400+ acres; plans to plant more trees that the number needed to be removed for road improvements; vision triangles are required at intersections so Flint Lane intersection will be improved over current condition; density was approved 8 years ago with the Future Land Use Map category of 4-8 acres for the property; development will be phased; county regulates stormwater requirements; will likely see an improvement via prescribed flow calculations • Ron Klass: stormwater handled by Dane County and DNR; release rate after development is often less; Dark Sky Ordinance will inform lighting design; Steep slopes incorporated into the Open space; restoration of open space will be to prairie grasses and plants; infiltration rate not yet determined but assuming at least 90%; DNR determined that there was not an intermittent stream on the property • Commissioner Comments • Mathies: presence of bedrock been determined yet; origin of tree lot; would rather that screening of the homes be accomplished via lot planting and not a berm along Riverside Road; would like to see a map of the drain tiles in the area; Lot 2 has an irregular shape – would like to see that rectified • Saalsaa-Miller: connection to adjacent properties is sufficient; the design seems disconnected – like two separate neighborhoods; would like to see the site; Flint Lane is a concern, support the idea of realignment of the road further east of the current proposed design • Slack: will there be phases of development? What drove the design? Proximity to manure spreading and potential effect of speeding on wells; what is the demand for lots currently in the Town; can Lot 1 be incorporated in the Open Space to preserve the woodlot • Mathies: would like applicant to explore the idea of realigning Flint Lane further east; wants to examine traffic on Riverside • Lukens: deed restrictions needed on Lot 1 to prevent access to Riverside; wants more Flint Lane improvements as mentioned by other commissioners; wants to visit the site before making any recommendations • Geller: would like to explore more improvements to Flint Lane; more information needed on potential infiltration rates; more adherence to the intent of conservation subdivision design; screening for the Blasdel residence is missing from the design; seconds the request for a drain tile map No action. 6. Other 7. Next Meeting: June 18, 2026 8. Adjourn – Motion by Mathies, second by Slack. Motion carried by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm Submitted by Sarah Gaskell, Town Planner/Administrator