March 12

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE JACKSON TOWN BOARD MARCH 12, 2026 1. Call to order – Chairman Hartwig called the meeting to order at 7:00pm with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. Clerk Eichner Confirmed that the meeting notice has been properly posted and the Media was notified. 2. Roll call – Present: Chairman Bob Hartwig, Supervisors Dave Behringer, Joe Kufahl (arr.7:03), Marcy Bishop, and Paul Huettl. Also Present were Jackson Fire Battalion Captain Jon Lamm, Treasurer Jean Wills, Lead Patrolman James Brei, Patrolman Steve Fischer, and Clerk Bob Eichner. 3. Agenda approval – Motion by Bishop, second by Huettl, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 4-0. 4. Approval of the minutes – Motion by Huettl, second by Bishop to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2026 Town Board meeting. Motion carried 4-0. 5. Resident comment on agenda items – No comments. 6. Washington County Sheriff’s Department Report – Clerk Eichner presented the written report. 7. Jackson Fire Department Report - Captain Lamm presented the JFD monthly report. The FD responded to 74 EMS calls and 14 Fire calls, including 1 grass fire and 1 structure fire in West Bend. Fire inspections continue, periodic school tours and CPR classes. Training on Chimney firesand EMS (2). FD received new defibrillators/heart monitors. The department awards banquet was held at the end of February at the Town Hall. Lt. Greg Rathke, paramedic, responded to the most calls in 2025.and Capt. Lamms Son Jaden received special recognition. Years of Service awards starting at 5 years were awarded up to 30 years of service to Eric McGraw. Brian Heckendorf retired after 27 years, and Russ Kreiger retired at 45 years of service. 8. Treasurer’s and Facility Rental Reports. – Wills presented the treasurer report and the facility rental report. We zeroed out the Property Tax Collections. Facility Rentals a little ahead of last year. 9. Zoning Administrator’s report – Clerk Eichner presented the report on behalf of ZA Micech. Ozinga Concrete appeared before Park & Planning to ask for extended weekend hours to supply concrete for the new Port Washington Data Center. Parks & Planning approved extended hours, 7 days per week, for 6 months and will review then. This will be a regular pattern every 6 months as the Project is expected to last 3 years. Parks and planning approved a CUP for Kevin Eickstedt to expand his new produce building and to build a hoop-style greenhouse. P & P also approved 2 more signs for Eickstedt on the building and at the STH 60 round-about. Discussions have started with Mrs. Hoffmann on the Memorial stone and plaque with the dedication occurring at the Annual Picnic in August. Windmill Trace subdivision will be coming back to Park & Planning very soon. A landscape berm will be constructed soon on the south side of STH 60 across from Strawberry Glen. This is for privacy and a screen for a new house. 10. Clerk’s report – Absentee ballot for the Spring Election go out next Tuesday. In person absentee voting starts March 24th and the election is April 7th. WTA Road school is April 27-29. Eichner, Brei and Fischer are attending. The sons of Liberty are asking the Town to pick the species of elm we want for the Liberty Tree, which will also be dedicated at the picnic. 11. Consider Operator’s License for Christopher Lowdermilk, Cedar Jacks – Motion by Huettl, second by Bishop, to approve the Operator’s License. Motion carried 5-0. 12. Consider Resolution J-2026-002 – Motion by Bishop, second by Huettl to approve Resolution J-2026-002 to Accept Funds from the Washington County Roadway Shared Services Grant Program. Motion carried 5-0. 13. Consider Resolution J-2026-003 – Motion by Huettl, second by Behringer, to Accept Funds from the Washington County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) & Fire Grant Program. Motion carried 5-0. 14. Consider resignation of Mark Mytton and hiring new Parks, Buildings, and Grounds Maintenance Worker - Motion by Huettl, second by Bishop, that the Clerk shall post for 2 new Parks, Buildings, and Grounds Maintenance workers. Motion carried 5-0. 15. Consider Barn update – Wills stated that the Committee is working on Picnic flyers. The committee has found a band for the picnic. We are working on banners with a company in Grafton. We have been working on the Facebook page. We found the password, but the page has been idle for so long that we must start over. Fireworks will be done by the person who did them last year. We are trying to get more participation from JAYBA this year – coaches in the dunk tank. 16. Consider amendments to the Town of Jackson Employment Procedures and Regulations including compensatory time, job classifications, and Holiday pay – Motion by Bishop, second by Kufahl to approve the updates as presented except Holiday pay shall be given to any hourly employee that regularly works more than 24 hours per weeks. Motion carried 5-0. 17. Update and discussion on the Road Tour scheduled for March 21, 2026 – Eichner presented a ratings summary for the roads in advance of the road tour. Several residents that travel Jackson Drive between Sherman Road and Pioneer Road asked that the Jackson Drive reconstruction be moved up from 2029, as the road seems to be deteriorating very quickly. Hartwig reported that the Village is willing to discuss a joint project for the portion of Jackson drive under joint jurisdiction. 18. Update on the railing repairs for the Pleasant Valley Road Bridge – Eichner will be meeting with the engineer that gave the Town the repair estimate on March 20th to see if they can provide project oversight for the bridge repairs. Hopefully, we will have a proposal and recommendation for the April meeting. BOARD REPORTS 19. Washington County Board report – The board commended Paul Boden for 28 years of service with the Highway Department. They also set wages for several employees. The County Board Chairman and Hartwig attended the East Wisconsin Counties Railroad Consortium meeting in Juneau. The consortium will spend $11.2 million on bridge repairs next year. 20. Buildings report – Steve & James opened the ceiling in the upper Ladies’ room and the hallway to try to find the source of the leak. A contractor is coming out to check the chimney by the apartment and some of the window ledges. Roof only leaks when there is driving rain from the east, so the theory is that the leaks are somewhere on the exterior walls of the apartment above the bathrooms. Dave received a complaint about gravel in the ditch on Church Road. James looked at it. The crew will clean it up. Mark replaced the garbage disposal in the pavilion. Gutter guards are here stored in the North garage. 21. Grounds report – The concrete heaved by the pavilion, but it seems to have settled back down once the frost was gone. There may be a problem with one of the downspouts that led to freezing and raising the concrete. We will check it and see if anything needs to be done before JAYBA starts up in April. 22. Weed Commissioner’s report – No Report 23. Equipment Manager report – Hartwig was contacted by Ozaukee County Fleet about the package for truck 26. They have a Henderson Box and a Universal plow, wing, and salter. We got the ok from Monroe to use another package as we have nothing tying us to Monroe. We still must confirm what Ozaukee County is using, but if its ok, we could have the truck by July or August. 24. Transfer Station report – February with the new tags went well. The Town purchased heaters for the Transfer station. Many positive comments that the heaters were purchased. There are issues with workers missing shifts. We should address the missed work with Brian Henke with warning. Thursday Hours begin April 2nd. People are still putting garbage on the burn pile. We should get a permanent no dumping sign and start fining for illegal dumping. 25. Highway/Chairman’s report – Took in 300 ton of salt. Have another 100 ton to accept delivery on by April 30th. The crew has been checking signs for reflectivity and replacing the signs that no longer reflect. All signs north of Highway 60 are done. Skid loader needs welding done and needs new tires as well. Estimate is $3000-$5000 to repair, replacement would be between $10,000 and $14,000. At this point repair is more effective than replacement. Truck 12 needs repairs, injectors and sensors need replacement, about $6000 quote from Ralph Williams vs $10,000 from Lakeside. Tiger Mower is due for a 4000-hour checkup, costing about $7000. Working on trimming low tree branches near roads and cleaning up trees on Maple Road north of Sherman. Crew would like to have Branch Out Land Clearing to come in and mow the scrub brush and trees from the west lot at the Garage and clear the brush along Sherman between Church Rd and Division Rd. John Mueller Tree Service gave quote of $6800. To clear a dozen or more large trees along Church Rd between Western Ave and Sherman Road. This work needs to be done before the road is chip sealed this year. The Town’s woodchipper will probably need to be replaced next year. And purchasing a bucket truck would be helpful as well as would an ATV or UTV for working on the Park Trail system. 26. Communications and announcements – None 27. Review of bills and authorization of payment – Motion by Bishop, second by Huettl to approve payment of bills. Motion carried 5-0. 28. Adjournment – Motion by Huettl, second by Behringer to adjourn at 9:37pm. Motion carried 5-0. Respectfully submitted, Robert M Eichner Robert H Hartwig Town Clerk Town Chairman Approved: April 9, 2026