Town Board — Minutes

Minutes of Town Board Meeting – September 8, 2025 Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on September 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Schley Town Hall. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call – Klimek, Brown, Leopold, Dallman, and Podeweltz. Verification of posting meeting notices by Town Board. Leopold motioned to approve the minutes from the 8/11/2025 Town Board meeting, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Brown motioned to accept the treasurer’s report, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Reports from Town Officers: Leopold stated that conduit continues being buried all around the Township. Brown stated Holdorf Road is being worked on. He will contact Bennis to empty the scrap metal recycling dumpster. Klimek stated that grading was done last week on the roads. WISLR road maps will be done by the Town Board. The tractor has been repaired. Hole filed on Schielke Road by County Road J. Public Comment: Joe Polak provided information on the cemetery on County Road G and Sunrise Road. Doug Karau stated that grading has not been done from Son Rise Repair to the west on Vascheau Road. It is in need of gravel. There’s also ditch issues. Town Board will take a look. Klimek motioned to pay bills and transfer $14,200 for general bills from the money market to checking account and $150 from the special projects to checking account for a town hall rental deposit return, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Klimek stated that the State was inspecting culverts in July and there are problems with the box culvert on Heineman Road. The State engineers must inspect it. Ten-ton weight limit signs were placed. As of today, no further updates from the County or State. Town Board discussed returning funds from the construction loan as approximately $150,000 was unused, of the $350,000 borrowed. Final bills pending are Podeweltz air conditioning and $2,000 for brick work. Klimek contacted Lee but it was still unclear the exact amount owed. Tabled to October meeting. The October Town Board meeting will be moved to Wednesday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m. due to the WTA Annual Convention October 12-14. The November budget meeting will be on Wednesday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. Check received for the Charter Communications Right of Way Application, which was tabled from the 8/11/2025 meeting. Application approved and signed. Planning Commission: Milestone Materials Conditional Use Permit 25-004 (Mathy/Beyer Gravel Pit) – Bob Servaiss and Matt Eslinger from Mathy Construction provided information on the pit. They are agreeable to the existing conditions. Servais stated that there is 300,000 tons of material remaining. As per the CUP conditions, a written agreement is needed for road maintenance and repairs and would be negotiated by the Town Board. Continue with the condition for calcium chloride for dust control. Eslinger stated that there is no current plan to blast or have an asphalt plant--a different permit would be needed for that. Servais stated that the operator would put up signs when hauling and provide notification to the homeowners within 300’ from the property boundary and to the Town of Schley. Reclamation plan would be put together by Mathy, under the guidelines of the DNR, and then presented to the County for approval. Servais stated that the pit is private property and there is potential for a 22-acre manmade pond with the water flowing from the south to the north so it shouldn’t impact the flow of the groundwater. History of the CUP and potential edits were presented by Jane Severt and Lea Ratajczyk. Severt and Welker met with Huth from Lincoln County Land Services to discuss current conditions and recommended changes. Motion by Leopold, 2nd by Klimek to approve the CUP with the following conditions: 1) All prior and current conditions remain in effect; 2) All of the conditions and amendments/changes placed on the pit’s operation be updated to one list to reflect clarify and accuracy, and 3) The residents of the designated truck routes be notified of the conditions placed on the pit operation. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Johnson Land Use L-25-227 – John Johnson to construct a 28’ x 46’ home with a 6’ x 6’ porch and a 10’ x 12’ deck on 5 acres located at W811 Sharp Trail Drive, Merrill. Beecher Land Use L-25-064 – Mark Beecher to construct a 16’ x 40’ manufactured home on 40 acres located at N2701 Mosser Road, Merrill. Lincoln Hills Pasture LLC Land Use L-25-235 – Lincoln Hills Pasture LLC to construct a 34’ x 40’ garage on 40 acres located at W2290 Burgener Avenue, Merrill. Motion by Klimek to approve the land use applications, 2nd by Brown. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker provided broadband updates. Work continues to be done across the County by various companies. The Public Service Commissions website will show what service(s) is/are available by address. Next meeting: October 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.- monthly Town Board meeting; date change due to Wisconsin Towns Association Annual Convention Next month’s Agenda items: Snowplowing Contract(s), November Budget Meeting Date, Construction Loan Funds, Heineman Road Weight Limit, Charter Communications ROW Application There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Leopold, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m. Becky Dallman, Clerk Submitted by Becky Dallman, Clerk