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January 5, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 1 Town of Washington Vilas County, Wisconsin Minutes Town of Washington Board of Supervisors Monday, January 5, 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 Town Treasurer Nancy Sobralski Town Clerk There were 8 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 - December 8, 2025 Motion – Linn Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 6 Treasurer Report Bolte presented the December 2025 treasurer’s report 7 Town Foreman Report Very unfavorable road conditions in the month of December, so the town crew was busy most of the month with plowing and sanding. One of the plow trucks is leaking fuel and will need to be serviced. The loader has an axle cell leak and the Town of Conover is able to loan equipment so we can continue to load the sand for the disbursement of sand. 8 Update – Trex Program For 2026, NexTrex program is offering additional swag gifts including solo stoves, life-size Jenga and life-size Connect 4 games, and a pop-up theater. Kuethe reported a very busy weekend of plastic collection - 61 pounds was collected at the start of the new year. 9 Approval of Road Name – Carpenter Hill Dr Motion Egan to approve the new private road - Carpenter Hill Dr Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 10 Buoy Program Update Linn provided an update to 2025 activity. In 2026, we will need to replace 9 buoys. The Town of Lincoln wants to add 1 new buoy near Watersmeet Lake, therefore 10 new buoys will be ordered in 2026. Linn will prepare signage to be posted at Chain boat landings to inform the public that Wisconsin statutes prohibit molesting or destroying aids to navigation. January 5, 2026 Meeting Minutes Town of Washington/Vilas County Page 2 11 Sign Ordinance Amendment An amendment is needed for the Sign Ordinance to include verbiage regarding signage on Hwy 17, in the Town of Washington, which was inadvertently omitted in the original ordinance. Motion Linn to amend Chapter 24 – Sign Ordinance. Seconded – Granat All voting aye – Approved 12 Topics for Town E-News Dog license renewals and Woman on Snow. All residents are encouraged to sign up for E-News – current enrollment is 798 recipients. 13 Approval of Bills Motion - Linn Seconded – Egan All voting aye – Approved 14 Adjournment Motion - Egan Seconded - Linn All voting aye – Approved Meeting adjourned at 5:56 pm Nancy Sobralski – Town Clerk Date of Approval – February 9, 2026