minutes_05-04-26_A

May 4, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 1 Town of Washington Vilas County, Wisconsin Minutes Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Monday, May 4, April 21, 2026, immediately commencing after the Board of Review Adjournment Meeting, 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 11 other people in attendance Meeting Minutes: 1 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 5:02 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 from April 21, 2026 Motion - Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 6 Treasurer Report Bolte presented the April 2026 treasurer’s report 7 Town Foreman Report All road limits will be removed on May 8. The brush site will be open for the season on Friday, May 8 at 4:00 pm. Town crew work included removing plow equipment from the trucks, tree and road clean up, and some road grading. No road sweeping due to dry weather conditions. Beaver activity on Lynx Lake and will be reported to our beaver remediation contact. Buoy installation needs to be scheduled but all buoys and equipment are staged. More quotes have come in for a new brush mechanism. May 4, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 2 8 Vilas County Updates Pat Weber - pond hockey dates have been set - January 28 to 31, 2027. Holly Tomlanovich –building replacement discussions continue. Logging contract bids will be opened for June due dates. Riverside Park and fairground discussions will continue over the next several months. Grant discussions occurring with Land/Water Commission. 9 Noise Ordinance Egan advised he received a citizen complaint regarding live music at a town business. A live music schedule is online, showing more frequent events planned for the summer. The citizen complaint is specific to music during evening hours and noted the effect on the residential neighborhood. Linn provided additional information about noise ordinances and noted that other municipalities have a public nuisance ordinance to address loud noises or unnecessary sound conditions. Vilas County does not have a noise ordinance. Egan will reach out to the business owner to discuss. 10 Topics for E-News Firework permit information, community conversation topics, and a solicitation for boulders for Fire Station #2. 11 Approval of Bills Motion – Linn Seconded –Granat All voting aye – Approved 12 Adjournment Motion –Egan Seconded - Granat All voting aye – Approved Meeting adjourned at 5:42 pm. Nancy Sobralski – Town Clerk Date of Approval – 06/02/2026