7-21-2026

TOWN BOARD MEETING, July 21, 2026 PRESENT: Chair Dick Green, Supervisors Melanie Miller, Renee Gouaux via zoom, and Faith Schuck and Clerk/Treasurer Maria Hougan. ABSENT: Supervisor Eric Olson OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Kristin Danninger, 2531 Williams Dr., Steve Jackson, 2697 Rolling View Rd., Michael Rumpf, PO Box 1, Cambridge, Jon Wanta, 507 Bruce St., Verona, Bob Erb, 2118 20th Ave, Monroe, Wendy Wicher, 2118 20th Ave., Monroe, Keith Comstock, 3080 Shadyside Dr., Harlan & Kathleen Erdahl, 1901 Erdahl Dr., Dale Krueger, 2236 Rinden Rd., Cottage Grove, Laura Bardouche, 1744 Oakview Dr., Ryan Dalsoren, 2280 County Rd. N, Jeff Winge, 2426 Wildflower Rd., Darren Olson, 2630 Cty Hwy N., Wade Huston, 2561 Coffey Town Rd, Cottage Grove CALL TO ORDER Chair Green called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT: The Board listens to residents speak on any issue (three-minute time limit) Laura Bardouche, 1744 Oakview Dr., spoke in opposition of the removing of the basketball hoop and court. She is requesting the basketball hoop and court be replaced. Elected officials have an important job of sharing information with the residents. The removal of the basketball hoop and pavement was not shared to the residents. The Oak Knoll Park basketball court is regularly used. The Board should have asked for input from the residents. Now Oak Knoll Park will be mainly used for baseball games. She is asking to maintain what is already there, and asked to please put the basketball hoop and court back. Any item listed on the agenda is subject for action. CONSENT AGENDA: Items listed under consent agenda will be approved in one motion without discussion unless any Board member requests that an item(s) be removed for individual discussion. That item then can be considered at an appropriate time during the Board’s regular order of business. 1. Approval of minutes of the July 07, 2026 Town Board meeting 2. Approval of the check register dated June 30, 2026 & July 21, 2026. 3. Approval of Operators License application(s) for: (Background check completed, no issues found, approval is recommended) • Judy Mitchell, Road Ranger • Amber R. Brown, Road Ranger Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to approve the consent agenda as listed. Motion carried 4-0. BUSINESS. Discussion and possible action regarding a Final Certified Survey Map from Keith Comstock, to split off approx. 0.274 acres from parcel #0611-3212-0343, located at 2742 Kegonsa Rd, drawing number 6326-24. Keith was in attendance. Supervisor Miller reported out. The Plan Commission reviewed the final CSM and everything was in order. The Plan Commission voted to approve the final CSM 4-1 with one abstention. Chair Green questioned why the deed restriction was not placed on the final CSM as this is what was agreed to. Keith responded deed restrictions have never been viewed by the Plan Commission, and stated if he would have been told this was a requirement prior to tonight’s meeting, he would have provided one prior to this meeting. Further discussion followed regarding the 2017 Comprehensive Plan. Supervisor Gouaux stated the deed restriction was to hold off on construction until 2027, after the new Comprehensive Plan was adopted. Keith stated the minutes had no restriction indicated as to when the deed needed to be recorded. Chair Green stated the agreement was to have the deed restriction to be done and recorded by the County. Further discussion followed. Chair Green stated the document needs to be recorded and then proof the document was recorded needs to be brought back to the Town Board. Keith asked the Board what do they want him to do at this point? Chair Green told him to come back to the Board with the deed restriction language. No action taken. Discussion and possible action regarding a rezone request from Harlan & Kathleen Erdahl (owners) and Michael Rumpf (agent) to split off approximately a total of 16.4 acres from parcel #’s 0611-261-9761-2, 0611-246-8500-6, and 0611-264-8065-4, and rezone from FP-35 to RR-16, for the purpose of selling the agricultural land and retaining the homestead, located at 1901 Erdahl Dr. The Erdahl’s along with their attorney were in attendance. Supervisor Miller reported out the Plan Commission reviewed this and everything looked good, with a restriction as no further development. The Plan Commission approved this 6-0. Chair Green stated the rest of the land is deed restricted with no more splits. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to approve the rezone request from Harlan & Kathleen Erdahl (owners) and Michael Rumpf (agent) to split off approximately a total of 16.4 acres from parcel #’s 0611-261-9761-2, 0611-246-8500-6, and 0611-264-8065-4, and rezone from FP-35 to RR-16, for the purpose of s elling the agricultural land and retaining the homestead, located at 1901 Erdahl Dr. with the rest of the land restricted to no further development and no further splits. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding a rezone request from Kreuger Quarry, LLC & Dale R. Kreuger Living Tr, to split off approx. 3.6 acres from parcel #0611 -033-9000-8 and rezone from FP-35 to RR-2, located at 2324 Rinden Rd, for the purpose of owning the buildings where farm equipment is kept along with the possibility of building a home. Dale Kreuger was in attendance. Supervisor Miller reported out. They are splitting off the property and rezoning to RR 2 with the possibility of building a home in the future. The Plan Commission reviewed this and approved 6-0. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to approve a rezone request from Kreuger Quarry, LLC & Dale R. Kreuger Living Tr, to split off approx. 3.6 acres from parcel #0611 -033-9000-8 and rezone from FP-35 to RR-2, located at 2324 Rinden Rd, for the purpose of owning the buildings where farm equipment is kept along with the possibility of building a home. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding a request from Robert Erb & Wendy Weiler (owners) and Jon Wanta (agent) to combine two lots, parcel #’s 0611 -292-8300-4 and 0611 -292-8305-9, creating one lot, approx. 0.62 acres and maintain SFR -08 zoning, located at 2069 and 2071 Skyline Dr. Jon Wanta and Robert & Wendy Erb were in attendance. Supervisor Miller reported out. The Plan Commission reviewed this and voted to approve 6-0. They received approval from the town on the driveway placement. The driveway to be used will be the 2069 Skyline Dr. driveway. The other driveway will be vacated. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to approve the request from Robert Erb & Wendy Weiler (owners) and Jon Wanta (agent) to combine two lots, parcel #’s 0611 -292-8300-4 and 0611 - 292-8305-9, creating one lot, approx. 0.62 acres and maintain SFR -08 zoning, located at 2069 and 2071 Skyline Dr. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of an event from Koshkonong Prairie UTV Riders to be held on Saturday, August 23, 2026 for a fund raiser supporting the Badger Honor Flight, utilizing town roads. It was noted that August 23 is a Sunday, not a Saturday. Jeff Winge presented their proposed event. There was a lengthy discussion regarding the certificate of liability insurance. When the insurance companies were contacted by the organizers of this event, they were told they did not need a certificate of liability insurance for this type of event, nothing to insure for this type of event. More discussion followed regarding the certificate of liability insurance. Jeff had a map of the proposed route; however, the ride does not require them to follow certain roads to get from one establishment to another. It is basically a few people together going for a ride. It was determined that due to their organization not being a 501C3 status, they do not need to have a certificate of liability insurance. Jeff asked to withdraw his event application at this time. Chair Green stated until you have an organization don’t come to the Board for event approval. Discussion and possible action regarding the approval of ordinance Chapter 115: Solar Energy System Permit (3rd and final reading). The Board reviewed the final reading. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to move for adoption of ordinance Chapter 115: Solar Energy System Permit of the Town of Pleasant Springs ordinances. Motion carried 4-0 on a roll call vote with Supervisors Gouaux, Miller, Schuck, and Chair Green voting in favor. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the 2026/2027 Energy Purchase quote for LP/ Propane from Alcivia. Chair Green reported out the cost is the same as last year, and Alcivia is recommending 2000 gallons. Motion by Supervisor Gouaux, second by Sup. Miller, to approve the 2026/2027 quote from Alcivia for 1.699 per gallon for 2000 gallons. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of the sign for the entrance of Country Club Estates. Chair Green stated he has not heard anything more about this. This item was tabled. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of a purchase of block time from Mad City Techs in the amount of $2700 for 20 hours or $6375 for 50 hours. Motion by Supervisor Miller, second by Sup. Schuck, to approve a block time from Mad City Techs in the amount of $2700 for 20 hours. Motion carried 4-0. Discussion and possible action regarding review of Chapter 148 regarding Noise. Chair Green stated he wanted to add this item to the agenda due to a complaint he received regarding tree trimming noise which started at 6:00 a.m., does the Board want to amend the ordinance to add a noise restriction allowed at or after 7:00 a.m. for subdivisions? It was noted this particular instance was during a spell of very hot weather, that is why they started early, prior to it being so hot. There were questions asked of the Board if this would only be for subdivisions and / or areas where there are for example, four homes in a row? Supervisor Miller stated she doesn’t feel this should be added to the ordinance at this time due to one complaint, and the circumstances of the weather being so extremely hot, that is why they started so early in the morning. No action taken. Discussion and possible action regarding the Stoughton Senior Center agreement. Chair Green requested the three previous year’s numbers from the Senior Center. He reported out on his findings of how many Pleasant Springs residents visited the senior center. He reported out according to his calculations of the numbers provided, only 2% of the town’s residents are utilizing the senior center. He broke down the statistics according to the numbers provided and what the costs were for the statistics. Further discussion followed. He stated the bottom line is what can the town afford? A discussion took place on McFarland’s numbers and services provided. Supervisor Schuck proposed the town pay equal amounts to Stoughton Senior Center and to McFarland Outreach. She also stated the senior center needs to have an answer regarding the agreement by July 31. The consensus was to get McFarland’s information specifics on their numbers, and add to the next town board agenda. Discussion of Public Works projects and duties. Chair Green reported out the AED box is mounted and ready to go. East side ditch mowing has been done and started ditch mowing the west side. This is the second round of mowing. They removed the asphalt at the basketball court at Oak Knoll due to the bad shape it was in. The intention is to install the basketball hoop at the north side of the tennis court. This was also done at Quam and Spring Hill Park. A discussion was held regarding the condition of the pavement at the Oak Knoll basketball court, and if this had been brought up previously by the Parks Committee. Clerk’s report of projects and duties. Clerk/Treasurer Hougan reported out they have been preparing for the August 11 election, required reporting liquor licenses to the DOR, bank reconciliation, AR/AP, agenda’s / packets / minutes, and the day-to-day responsibilities of the office. Discussion on items to be placed on the next and / or future agenda: • Badger Challenge-event date Sept. 27, 2026 • Budget meeting dates for 2027 Budget • Senior Center Agreement • Town Hall Chair Replacement • Discussion on special meeting held regarding the phosphorus in the lake • Lot 3 Sunnyside Committee • Country Club Estates sign / future agenda-as information is received • Other items as requested PLAN COMMISSION REPORT (Reports will generally only be reported upon after the Plan Commission has met between Town Board meetings; unless there is additional information to report). Supervisor Miller reported out the Plan Commission took action on all the items on tonight’s agenda. REPORTS Town Board Reports: Supervisor Schuck reported out she attended the Deer Grove Ems meeting; they are still working on the contract wording for the service animal. Chair Green reported out he attended the Drainage District meeting held in the Town of Deerfield. His assessment is it’s one of the worst examples of government meetings he has ever seen. There is no oversight. No one in the township that has had assessments were sent notices of the meeting. He has sent emails to Sen. Ratcliff and Rep. Udell to draft a bill for oversight of the drainage district. CORRESPONDENCE The Board reviewed the correspondence included in the packet. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Supervisor Gouaux, second by Sup. Miller, to adjourn at 7:49 p.m. Motion carried 4-0. Respectively Submitted, Maria Hougan Clerk/Treasurer