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634 State Road 19 PO Box 37, Marshall, WI 53559
www.townofmedina.wi.gov
MEETING MINUTES FOR TOWN OF MEDINA BOARD of Supervisors
Meeting
Wednesday February 11th, 2026
Monthly Meeting Minutes
The monthly meeting for the Town of Medina Board of Supervisors was called to order by
Chairman Todd Weinberger at 6:00 pm.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited during the caucus.
Present were Chairman Todd Weinberger, Supervisor Phillip Braithwaite, Supervisor Steven
Nampel, Supervisor Sue Zingshiem and Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Also present:
Clerk/Treasurer Stephanie Lulling, Katie Michel-running for Dane County Supervisory District
37(left at 7:20 p.m.) , Mike Monger -Trek (left at 6:19 p.m.) , Steven Schulz (left at 7:25p.m.)
Rochelle Chadwick, Douglas Lutz, Kim Kohler (left at 6:44 p.m.) Willie Osborne (left at 6:44
p.m.), Jim Stunteback, Lukasz Lywza arrived at 6:58 p.m.
Meeting Posted: Monday February 9th, 2026; Town Hall, Whisper’s Roadhouse, Barrel Inn, and
Townofmedina.wi.gov
Public Appearances: Katie Michel-Deerfield Town Board member-running for District 37 Dane
County Supervisor and gave information on Solar Panel, Steve Schulz regarding Cabbage Road
being a town road and going 50/50 with the Town of Medina for any improvements needed,
Rochelle Chadwick inquiring about any Data Center discussions-the Dane County Towns
Association is in the process of developing information for towns/villages to use should things
come up
Correspondence for the Board: Supervisor Sue Zingshiem gave an update on Richard Gorder
updating all the town computers on February 23rd-charging cords and PIN number access for
each computer needed
Approve the meeting minutes from January 14th, 2026, meeting: Motion made by Supervisor
Sue Zingshiem to approve January 14th, 2026, meeting minutes, motion was seconded by
Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Motion passed 5/0.
634 State Road 19 PO Box 37, Marshall, WI 53559
www.townofmedina.wi.gov
Trek Race Updates: Mike Monger gave updates on the May 8-10, 2026 races-he will be here
for the next couple of months to address any public issues or concerns, he would like approval on
the closure announcement in the future, Trek is working with the Dane County Sheriff’s
Department to have control during the races, electronic message boards will go up the beginning
of race week notifying everyone of the upcoming races, road closure signs will be up with
volunteers and the Sheriff’s Department, mailing will go out more than once
Road Grants and Updates- Lukasz Lywza: Lukasz arrived at 6:58 p.m. and the meeting was
called back in session at 6:58 p.m., Box Elder will be first on the list for Payne and Dolan to
pave-possibly closer to March the culvert extension will be done-Motion made by Supervisor
Phillip Braithwaite to approve the Kopplin & Kinas invoice in the amount of $118,062,86,
Motion was seconded by Supervisor Sue Zingshiem. Motion passed 5/0.
Motion made by Supervisor Sue Zingshiem to approve the Kopplin & Kinas invoice in the
amount of $27,189.36, motion was seconded by Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Motion passed
5/0.
Motion was made by Supervisor Sue Zingshiem to approve the Kopplin & Kinas invoice in the
amount of $8,800.27, motion was seconded by Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Motion passed
5/0.
New Town Attorney: Chairman Todd Weinberger will be reaching out to local Dane County
towns/villages for their attorneys.
Cold Storage/Pole Shed bid: Chairman Todd Weinberger advised that GEC will be working on
some grant information for a pole shed building.
Vacating Roads: Chairman Todd Weinberger advised that the Village of Marshall does not have
an issue with vacating Koch Road and there are new owners at near property that may be an
issue
Fund Balance Policy: Email sent to Johnson Block with our draft for any advice, language or
updates they would like to see as our auditors.
634 State Road 19 PO Box 37, Marshall, WI 53559
www.townofmedina.wi.gov
Ring Operators License Approval: Motion made by Supervisor John Hellenbrand to approve
the Ring Operator License, Motion was seconded by Supervisor Sue Zingshiem. Motion passed
5/0.
Approve monthly checks: Motion made by Supervisor Phillip Braithwaite to approve the
monthly checks; Motion was seconded by Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Motion passed 5/0.
Highway Report: Updates given by Chairman Todd Weinberger- work on the ’06 brake knob in
the cab, replaced the brake chamber, cleaning back the drifts, scraping Oak Park Road bridge,
new side mirror on the boom mower, sand is good at this time-we could be getting calls from
municipalities to sell some of our sand, salt is good too
EMS and Fire Commission Reports: Updates given by Chairman Todd Weinberger.
Replacement of washer/dryer needed, sale of brush truck was brought up, and it was determined
that it was sold for over $19,000.00 and there were some issues with determining where that
money should be determined to go, MFD made the decision to keep the AED’s that they have
Clerk/Treasurer Report: Updates given by Clerk/Treasurer Stephanie Lulling. Tax payments
completed, Audit prep continues, ESLA injury report form completed, ballots picked up,
absentee ballots mailed out, public test of equipment completed
Future Meeting Information: March Agenda-Fund Balance policy, general discussion
regarding solar fields and data centers, pole shed information, town attorney, Cabbage Road,
roads in general
Adjournment: Motion made by Chairman Todd Weinbeger to recess the meeting at 6:42 p.m.,
Motion was seconded by Supervisor John Hellenbrand. Meeting called back into session at 6:58
p.m. Motion made by Supervisor John Hellenbrand to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Motion passed 5/0.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted February 11th, 2026, by Stephanie B. Lulling Town of Medina
Clerk/Treasurer
634 State Road 19 PO Box 37, Marshall, WI 53559
www.townofmedina.wi.gov
Source: Town of Medina website. First collected Oct 20, 2026.