Town Board Meeting — Minutes
Town of Schley · Lincoln County · Town Board Meeting · meeting of Jul 13, 2026 · Minutes
Open the original document More from Town of Schley
Text
Extracted automatically from the original. Tables and formatting may not survive; the original document is authoritative.
Page 1 of 2
Minutes of Town Board Meeting – July 13, 2026
Amended 7/15/2026
Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on July 13, 2026
at 6:00 p.m. at the Schley Town Hall.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Klimek, Leopold, and Dallman. Brown and Podeweltz excused.
Verification of posting meeting notices by Town Board.
Leopold motioned to approve the minutes from the 6/8/2026 Town Board meeting, 2nd by Klimek. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Klimek motioned to accept the Treasurer’s report, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried.
Reports from Town Officers:
Leopold stated that there was some storm damage reported on Prairie Dells Road; Town crew took care of it. Granite
was placed on Vascheau Road. Sealed bids will be reviewed tomorrow by the County for the Highway 17 repaving
project. Work will be done from 8/3/2026-11/15/2026 from Highway 64 to Sunrise Road; remaining of paving from
Sunrise Road to the Haymeadow Bridge will commence Spring 2027. Leopold thanked Randy Schroepfer for his
continued work on the Town Hall lawn.
Klimek stated that Meverden will begin gravel maintenance on Town Roads in August. Ditch mowing is nearly complete.
The Town Hall LP tank will be lifted and the gas line will be buried in the upcoming weeks.
Public Comment: Bo Bennish inquired about the flock camera on Hillside and 107 and inquired if the Towns were aware;
Planning Commission will look into this.
Leopold motioned to pay bills and transfer $47,500 for general bills, $750 from the bond account for bond returns, and
$10,170 from building account to pay for the final building invoice to the checking account, 2nd by Klimek. All ayes.
Motion carried.
The Town is due for a full revaluation in 2028. Klimek made a motion to put $2,000 per month in the special projects
account (if funds allow) for the next 24 months to pay for the revaluation, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Town Spring Clean Up numbers have been finalized. Check will be issued next month to Bennish.
Town of Merrill requested funding by the Northcentral Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to construct a parking
lot on the north end of Holdorf Road near the Prairie River. The parking lot would be used for recreational purposes,
fishing, kayaking, etc.
Dallman stated that she will be applying for a $2,000 grant for the replacement of the DS200 voting tabulator machine
and another grant to assist with security of election equipment. She will do security training to meet the grant
requirements.
Dallman stated that the Partisan Primary Election is scheduled for 8/11/2026.
Page 2 of 2
Planning Commission:
Young Land Use #L-26-089 – Seth and Danielle Young to build a 50’ x 80’ contractor shop on 5 acres located at W1325
County Road J, Gleason.
Hetzel Plumbing and Heating Land Use #L26-142 – Todd Hetzel to place a 14’ x 36’ Baker Barn on 40 acres located at
W1905 Vascheau Road, Gleason.
Nature’ly Farms LLC Land Use #L-26-146 – Christopher Petron to place an 8’ x 40’ shipping container on 39 acres located
at TBD Robinson Drive, Merrill.
Motion by Klimek, 2nd by Leopold to approve the Land Use permits. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried.
Welker stated that the Public Service Commission have received 20 out of 29 signed BEAD grants; one for this area has
not been signed.
There is no Broadband meeting scheduled for July 2026.
The County Land Services committee did not recommend forwarding the Town data center resolution to the full County
Board for review and approval. Instead, they want to form an ad hoc committee to do more research. Welker
recommended that the Townships be represented at these meetings.
Welker stated that the United Way is collecting refurbished electronic equipment (like PCs and laptops) to distribute to
people in need. They are also willing to be a resource for technology related questions. Information can be found on
their webpage.
Welker requested that the Town Board review the Driveway/Culvert ordinances and Driveway/Culvert application forms
to see what changes need to be made. The Planning Commission will review and make recommendations then at their
August meeting.
Next meeting: Town Board Meeting – August 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Next month’s Agenda items: Driveway/Culvert Ordinances, Driveway/Culver Application Forms
There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Leopold, 2nd by Klimek. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting
adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Becky Dallman, Town Clerk
Source: Town of Schley website. First collected Oct 8, 2026.