7.15.25 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 July 15, 2025 Page 1 of 2 Approved: 8/5/25 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 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 Art Meinholz was excused. Also present were Clerk-Treasurer Dianah Fayas, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Doreen Jackson, Road Patrolman Darin Ripp, Drew Lawrence, Chuck Schaeffer, and Becky Lindeman. 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: Joint meeting June 9th & regular meeting July 1, 2025 Motion by Chairman Laufenberg, seconded by Sup. Wright to approve the minutes of the joint meeting. Motion carried, 3-0; Sup. Zinck III abstained. Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Jankowski to approve the July 1st meeting minutes. Motion carried, 3-0; Sup. Wright abstained. 5. WI DEFERRED COMP ENROLLMENT, RESOLUTION 2025-1 Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Wright to offer Wisconsin Deferred Comp for employees of Springfield by approving Resolution 2025-01. Motion carried, 4-0. 6. OLD BUSINESS a. BLIGHT, 7166 COUNTY HWY. K Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Wright to find that Mr. Wagner is in violation of the Settlement Agreement he reached with the Town in that he has not obtained a demolition permit within the time specified by the Agreement. The Town will ask the Court to allow the Town to demolish the buildings on the property, in accordance with the terms of the original Raze Order of the Town. The cost of the demolition work will be assessed against the parcel as a special charge. Motion carried, 4-0. b. 2025 ROAD PROJECTS Work on Hickory Highlands is scheduled to start this week. Meeting minutes of July 15, 2025 Page 2 of 2 Approved: 8/5/25 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS Supervisor IV: Supervisor III: Supervisor II: The Plan Commission is working through site development and elevation and building heights with a residential application for a new home lot on a hill. The Comp Plan directs that homes built in Agricultural Preservation areas be sited and built to meet at least seven of nine standards specified in the Plan. The Town Planner looked at past home sites on hills to identify how similar sites have been restricted in the past and determined 15’ above the highest point on the property was the average building height allowed in the past. The Board would like Town Planner Mark Roffers to draft a recommendation to set a maximum structural elevation of 15’ above the highest point of a property for the Plan Commission to discuss and take action on if at their next meeting. Supervisor I: Chairperson: Waunakee Fire was uneventful. The Village of Cross Plains is contemplating a referendum to take over EMS services from the District. 8. ROAD PATROLMAN’S REPORT There are a couple of residents that will receive a violation letter and fines for having their driveways repaved without a permit. The patrolman was able to notify one resident that their driveway was graded incorrectly in preparation for paving and that a driveway permit would be required, saving the home owner the fine from the Town and the expense of having an incorrect driveway torn out and repoured at their expense. The train was moved with no damage to Riles Road and the rock will be removed. Corn is getting high and may need to be mowed down at a couple of intersections in the Town. The ditching on Kopp Road was completed under budget; Patrolman Ripp will get prices for doing Church Road now. 9. CLERK-TREASURER’S REPORT AND CORRESPONDENCE 10. APPROVAL OF BILLS AS PRESENTED Motion by Sup. Zinck III, seconded by Sup. Jankowski to pay the bills. Motion carried, 4-0. 11. ADJOURN Motion by Sup. Wright, seconded by Sup. Zinck III to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried, 4-0.