Town Board — Minutes

Minutes of Town Board Meeting – August 11, 2025 Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on August 11, 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. Brown motioned to approve the minutes from the 7/14/2025 Town Board meeting, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Leopold motioned to accept the treasurer’s report, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Reports from Town Officers: Klimek reported that the motor on the mower deck is leaking oil and the tractor is being repaired. Klimek stated the current population in the Town of Schley is 962 with 781 residents being voting age. Brown stated that brick work will be done on the front of the Town Hall before winter. The LP tank was filled at $1.07 per gallon. Public Comment: Jane Severt inquired if the Town will be supporting the original conditions with the Beyer (aka Mathy) Gravel Pit. She was concerned about how unruly the last hearing was and hoping that people would be more respectful this time. Lea Ratajczyk inquired how much material is left in the pit with an estimated sunset date. She also inquired how/why the CUP keeps getting transferred from one owner to the next without Town input. Brown motioned to pay bills and transfer $104,000 ($73,000 being for gravel maintenance) for general bills from the money market to checking account, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Klimek stated that the gravel maintenance was completed in July/August. Ditching will continue into the Fall. Grading was done on Heineman Road to County Road R. Once it rains, additional grading will be done. Schroepfer worked on roadside mowing. 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. Dallman contacted other Town Clerks to see how they are storing Town assessment records and for how long. Consensus was that they keep them forever and have various methods for storage including vaults, totes, and locked closets. The Town Board currently has them stored in totes and will look at a potential shelving unit for the totes. Klimek stated that we will have to table the construction loan fund discussion to the next meeting so we can get clarification from Lee Construction if any additional invoices from Podeweltz are pending. Leopold will contact Lee. He anticipates that the brick work will be around $2,000. Planning Commission: Welker provided the Town Board with information to review on the Beyer (aka Mathy) Gravel Pit. Bob Servais from Milestone Materials with be at the August Planning Commission meeting to answer questions as well as the Town Board meeting in September. The Planning Commission will bring recommendations back to the Town Board Meeting in September. A public hearing will be held on 9/11/2025 at the Lincoln County Land Services Committee meeting. Lincoln County Forestry Land Use L-25-197 – Lincoln County Forestry to construct a 21’ x 29’ park pavilion on 2.06 acres at N4109 Old Hwy 17, Merrill. Collins Land Use L-25-205 – Kelly Collins to construct a 30’ x 40’ farm building on 39.24 acres at W790 Jane Spur Road, Gleason. Stevenson Land Use L-25-215 – Julie Stevenson to construct a 16’ x 30’ addition on 13.33 acres at W3261 Schiller Drive, Merrill. Motion by Leopold to approve the land use applications, 2nd by Brown. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker presented the Lincoln County CMS Mapping Amendment. Motion by Klimek, 2nd by Brown to approve the proposed text amendments to Chapter 18.3.02 of the Lincoln County Code of Ordinances as drafted. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker presented the Lincoln County Zoning Chapters 12, 17, 18, 21, and 22 proposed amendments. Motion by Leopold to approve the proposed text amendments, 2nd by Brown. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Welker provide a broadband update. Next meeting: September 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.- monthly Town Board meeting Next month’s Agenda items: November Budget Meeting Date, Construction Loan Funds, Heineman Road Weight Limit, Beyer (aka Mathy) Gravel Pit, Charter Communications ROW Application There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Leopold, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m. Becky Dallman, Clerk Submitted by Becky Dallman, Clerk