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June 2, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 1 Town of Washington Vilas County, Wisconsin Minutes Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 5:15 pm, at the Washington Town Hall Located at 2301 Town Hall Rd Visit the town website for more information town-of-washington.org Board Members Present: Jim Egan Town Chairman Art Granat Town Supervisor Carole Linn Town Supervisor Tiffany Bolte - Excused Town Treasurer Nancy Sobralski Town Clerk There were 9 other people in attendance Meeting Minutes: 1 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 5:15 pm 2 Pledge of Allegiance Recited by all 3 Verification of Postings Sobralski stated the agenda was properly posted at the Wild Eagle Corner Store, MJ’s Wayside, the Town Hall and on the Town's website. Local news media were notified more than 24 hours in advance. 4 Approval of the agenda to be discussed in any order at the discretion of the Chairman Motion - Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 5 Approval of the previous minutes Adjourn Board of Review and May Board Meeting from May 4, 2026 Motion - Linn Seconded – Egan All voting aye – Approved 6 Treasurer Report Bolte presented the May 2026 treasurer’s report 7 Town Foreman Report The town crew is behind schedule for road brushing and grading due to the dry weather. Linn did advise on theft issues with buoy lights and stickers being placed on various buoys. Finger Lake Ln road sign and stop sign were stolen over the past weekend. Firelane sign installations are up to date. Lynx Lake beaver situation still presents. Received one more quote for a new brush and mechanism – approximately $22,000 with a 6-month lead time. June 2, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 2 8 Vilas County Updates Pat Weber was present, and no updates to provide. The next Zoning Committee meeting is June 4. 9 Eagle River Chamber Updates and Room Tax Egan advises new chamber director was present at the last meeting. Due to change in leadership, a request for an audit of the books was submitted. Additionally, due to change in leadership, Egan is asking for 30% room tax reimbursement for the towns. Egan noted the Town of Washington contributes 55% of the commission money. 10 Rescind Resolution 2026-02 – Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Andrew McGill, attorney for the interested parties, reports the Vilas County Register of Deeds had an issue with map content on the recording of the first resolution, therefore he is requesting the Town of Washington rescind the resolution dated 4/21/2026. Motion – Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved 11 Rescind Resolution 2026-03 – Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Andrew McGill, attorney for the interested parties, reports the Vilas County Register of Deeds had an issue with map content on the recording of the first resolution, therefore he is requesting the Town of Washington rescind the resolution dated 4/21/2026. Motion – Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved 12 New Resolution 2026-02 – Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Andrew McGill is asking the town board to approve the resolutions with the updated map content, per the Vilas County request. Motion – Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved 13 New Resolution 2026-03 – Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Andrew McGill is asking the town board to approve the resolutions with the updated map content, per the Vilas County request. Motion – Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved 14 Deerskin River Boat Landing Update Designated as an official boat landing, grant funding is available to help remediate the runoff on this landing. Stakeholder involvement is beneficial, and Linn is planning on developing the grant with the help of Al Wirt, Vilas County Conservationist, in fall or winter of 2026. 15 Approval of Liquor Licenses – Attachment A Sobralski presented all liquor licenses with a recommendation to provisionally approve The Crossing at Lake Forest. Motion Egan to approve liquor licenses as found on Attachment A and provisionally approve The Crossing at Lake Forest. Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved June 2, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 3 16 Approval of Cigarette Licenses – Attachment B Sobralski presented all cigarette licenses for approval. Motion - Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved 17 Approval of Operator Licenses Sobralski presented operator licenses for Sarah Buchanan, Christian Flink, Aubree Foster, Tasha Grabowski, Carly McGovern, John Mors, Mary Mors, Nicole, Musial, Tracie Nichols, Clara Piette, Fiona Quiett, Cassandra Reid, Mackenzie Renkes, Patricia Upchurch, and Taylor Vander Wyst. The application for Cassandra Reid was held due to discrepancies found on the application. All other applicants completed the application, paid the fee and passed the background check. Motion – Egan Seconded – Linn All voting aye – Approved Motion Egan to not approve Reid Seconded – Granat All voting aye - Approved 18 Topics for E-News Reminder for taxes, board of review, open book, and recycling vouchers. 19 Approval of Bills Motion – Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 20 Adjournment Motion - Granat Seconded - Linn All voting aye – Approved Meeting adjourned at 6:06 pm. Nancy Sobralski – Town Clerk Date of Approval – 07/06/2026