9.1.26 TB Minutes

6157 County Hwy P. Dane, WI 53529 Phone 608-849-7887 townhall@town.springfield.wi.us www.town.springfield.wi.us Meeting minutes of September 1, 2026 Page 1 of 2 Approved: 9/15/26 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 7:00 P.M. Town Board Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Laufenberg called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call shows Chairperson Dave Laufenberg and Supervisors Tyler Jankowski, Matt Wright, Ashley Ballweg, and Leon Zinck III present. Also present were Attorney Mark Hazelbaker, Clerk-Treasurer Dianah Fayas, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lori Eckes, Road Patrolman Darin Ripp, Dr. Monica Kelsey-Brown, Steve Summers, Christopher Sonne, and Brian Grabarski. Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW The Clerk confirmed that the agenda was posted at town hall and on the Town website. 3. INFORMAL PUBLIC COMMENT TIME – none. 4. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: August 18, 2026 Motion by Sup. Ballweg, seconded by Sup. Zinck III to approve the minutes of the August 18th meeting. Motion carried, 5-0. 5. PRESENTATION FROM WAUNAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 6. BLIGHT & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT Attorney Hazelbaker advised the Town needs to establish and articulate to the community clear goals for what it wants to accomplish, and enforcement should remain complaint driven. The Town needs to hire a code enforcement officer who can write citations on a per case basis as an independent contractor. 7. BLIGHT: COLLINS, 7097 CTH K Motion by Sup. Jankowski, seconded by Sup. Ballweg to have Attorney Hazelbaker send a letter to the property owners. Motion carried, 5-0. 8. OLD BUSINESS a. Data Center Moratorium, Ordinance 26-0001 Motion by Chairman Laufenberg, seconded by Sup. Ballweg to table the moratorium ordinance indefinitely and to participate in a data center study with the six Dane County zoning opt-out towns. Motion carried, 5-0. b. 2026 Road Projects & Kopp Rd. road work c. Pape Park playground development Meeting minutes of September 1, 2026 Page 2 of 2 Approved: 9/15/26 Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Ballweg to approve Chairman Laufenberg signing a Memorandum of Understanding for installing playground equipment and a basketball hoop at Pape Park. Motion carried, 5- 0. 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS Supervisor Ballweg has a Middleton EMS meeting next Thursday. Chairman Laufenberg reports Waunakee Fire Department’s proposed budget includes a full-time Chief and two more full-time employees; the equipment appraisal is almost done, and; the District has found a location to store the trucks once the District is evicted by the City at the end of the year. 10. ROAD PATROLMAN’S REPORT The Road Patrolman is finishing up mowing. Whippoorwill Road resurfacing bids will be opened on Thursday. 11. CLERK-TREASURER’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE The next election will be on Nov. 3, 2026. 12. APPROVAL OF BILLS AS PRESENTED Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Jankowski to pay the bills. Motion carried, 5 -0. 13. ADJOURN Motion by Sup. Jankowski, seconded by Sup. Zinck III to adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. Motion carried, 5- 0.