minutes_04-21-26_A

April 21, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 1 Town of Washington Vilas County, Wisconsin Minutes Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Tuesday, April 21, 2026, immediately commencing after the Annual Town 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 9 other people in attendance Meeting Minutes: 1 Call to Order Meeting called to order at 6:23 pm 2 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. 3 Approval of the agenda to be discussed in any order at the discretion of the Chairman Motion - Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 4 Approval of the previous minutes from March 9, 2026, March 20, 2026, and April 10, 2026 Motion – Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 5 Treasurer Report Bolte presented the March 2026 treasurer’s report 6 Town Foreman Report Road limits were implemented on March 31 and will be coming off on April 27, with the exception of roads around Anvil Lake. Although Good Friday was a paid holiday for the town crew, the snowstorm made snow removal necessary on the holiday and weekend. Smokey the Bear sign went up. Obtaining bids for a replacement for the broom mechanism - first bid is $25,000 and a 6 month lead time for delivery. Fred Hutchins was hired at the transfer station and started in April. April 21, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 2 7 Vilas County Updates Holly Tomlanovich provided Vilas County Updates. Board members have been sworn in for the next 2 year term. For the first time in 3 years, the board is fully staffed with 21 supervisors. Supervisors will receive their board assignments in the next week. Cranberry Island update - signage indicating no restroom facilities are available will be installed. She does hope that facilities will be installed, but not in the near future. 8 Resolution 2026-02 - Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Motion – Egan Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 9 Resolution 2026-03 - Request for Discontinuance of Two Unimproved Public Ways Motion – Egan Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 10 Amended Winter Road Policy The Board met with the Town Crew. The Winter Road Policy has been amended for snowfall depth – weekend plowing will occur at 2 inches of snow rather than 4 inches. 11 Topics for E-News Transfer station summer hours, short term rental license reminder, driveway permits, ATV/UTV safety and amended winter road policy. Reminder for dog licensing, name tagging and micro-chipping. 12 Approval of Bills Motion – Egan Seconded –Granat All voting aye – Approved 13 Adjournment Motion – Egan Seconded - Linn All voting aye – Approved Meeting adjourned at 6:48 pm. Nancy Sobralski – Town Clerk Date of Approval – 05/04/2026