6.16.26 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 June 16, 2026 Page 1 of 3 Approved: 7/7/26 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, June 16, 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, and Leon Zinck III present. Supervisor Ballweg was absent. Also present were Clerk-Treasurer Dianah Fayas, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lori Eckes, Road Patrolman Darin Ripp, Drew Mears, Eric McLeod, Robin Loger, Dan Heffron, and Scott Anderson. 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: June 2, 2026 Motion by Sup. Wright, seconded by Sup. Zinck III to approve the minutes from the previous meeting June 2, 2026. Motion carried, 4-0. 5. DRIVEWAY PERMITS: KEVIN HEPPNER, 6863 WOODLAND DR. Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Wright to approve the driveway permits at 6863 Woodland Dr, contingent with MSA approval. Motion carried, 4-0. 6. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PC: a. REZONE COMMERCIAL PARCEL AT 7302 MUSKIE DR. FROM LEGACY C-2 TO TOWNS’ ZONING COM & DESIGN REVIEW FOR LOT DEVELOPMENT (0808-043-7032-0) – WJG PROPERTIES PC ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MARX TO APPROVE THE REZONE OF THE COMMERCIAL PARCEL AT 7302 MUSKIE DR FROM LEGACY ZONING C-2 TO TOWN ZONING COM. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT ASKED FOR UPDATED PLANS SHOWING THE DRAINAGE AT THE EXISTING RAIN GARDEN. MOTION CARRIED, 7-0. Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Wright to approve the rezone of the commercial parcel from Legacy Zoning C-2 to Town Zoning COM, the design review on recommendation of the Plan Commission, and the driveway permit contingent on inspection and approval of the driveway by the Road Patrolman prior to paving. Motion carried, 4-0. b. RENEWAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CONCRETE BATCH PLANT AT 6750 GREENBRIAR RD. (0808-352-8000-7, -9500-0, -9571-0; -351-8500-3, -8570-9; & -263-8220-9) – YAHARA MATERIALS Meeting minutes of June 16, 2026 Page 2 of 3 Approved: 7/7/26 PC ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MARX, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER STATZ TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE CUP. MOTION CARRIED, 7-0. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MARX, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER STATZ TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF THE CUP WITH THE CHANGES NOTED DURING THE MEETING*. MOTION CARRIED, 7-0. * THE END USERS OF THE CONCRETE PRODUCED BY THE BATCH PLANT ARE LIMITED TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, THE PLANT WILL NOT BE PERMANENT IN NATURE, AND THE CUP’S EXPIRATION WILL NOT BE CONDITIONED ON YEARLY INSTALLATION AND UTILIZATION. Correspondence between legal counsel for the applicant and the Town, and the Town’s zoning administrator indicated private end users in addition to governmental entities and a request to remove the governmental end-user requirement was submitted by the applicant. An additional public hearing was contemplated but unnecessary with the applicant’s withdrawal of their request to remove the end-user limitation. Motion by Sup. Wright, seconded by Sup. Zinck III to approve the CUP as shown in Attachment A of packet item #6b 1 of 1, with the exception of not striking Item #5*, and requiring 6-month reviews by the Town when the concrete batch plant is in use and truck routes to be posted on the Town’s website. Motion carried, 4-0. *#5 (not stricken): “Work being done using the batch plant shall be only for contracted jobs with the DOT and municipalities.” 7. MAY FINANCIALS Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Wright to approve the May Financials. Motion carried, 4-0. 8. OLD BUSINESS a. 2026 ROAD PROJECTS & KOPP RD. ROAD WORK The 2026 chip sealing contract work and the warranty work on Blue Spruce and Pine Cone Circles from the 2025 chip sealing have been completed. Future road project bids in the commercial park may have a weekend completion option built in to minimize traffic issues. No updates on the Kopp Road construction schedule yet. The Towns of Springfield and Berry are meeting with engineers from MSA to work on the Whippoorwill reconstruction project and attempt a bid package yet this year. b. PAPE PARK PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT The town would like to convert the area near the pavilion, adjacent to Mildred Court into a half-basketball court and playground area. c. DRIVEWAY PERMIT FOR DARLIN DR. ACCESS: 7302 MUSKIE DR. 0808-043-7032-0 This item was discussed and approved during agenda item #6a. 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS The Waunakee Tribune reports that the Village of Waunakee is moving forward with evicting the Fire District from the current fire station, effective January 1,2027 to renovate the building to repurposes as the future Village Hall. The Fire District voted to hire an appraiser to itemize the District’s assets. Staff will draft a letter to the Middleton Fire District requesting an estimate of costs of service to take over the Waunakee Fire District’s coverage area in the event service is interrupted or eliminated during the Village’s withdrawal from the District. Chairman Laufenberg will be meeting with CARPC to discuss issues farms have with interpretations of state regulations by County stormwater administrators. 10. ROAD PATROLMAN’S REPORT Patrolman Ripp has been coordinating and overseeing the 2026 contract work, doing the first pass of mowing and filling potholes. 11. CLERK-TREASURER’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE Absentee ballots for the August primary election will be going out in this week’s mail to everyone with a request on-file. In-person absentee voting at town hall can’t begin until two weeks before the August 11th election. Meeting minutes of June 16, 2026 Page 3 of 3 Approved: 7/7/26 12. APPROVAL OF BILLS AS PRESENTED Motion by Sup. Zinck, seconded by Sup. Jankowski to pay the bills. Motion carried, 4-0. 13. ADJOURN Motion by Sup. Zinck, seconded by Sup. Jankowski to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 p.m. Motion carried, 4-0.