Town Board — Minutes

Minutes of Town Board Meeting – June 9, 2025 Chairperson Klimek called the meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Schley to order on June 9, 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 5/12/2025 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: Leopold reported that the Town Board went to look at Lecks Lane to see what could be done with the washouts. Brown stated that he talked to Michelle Last about getting an updated listing of the wolf dogs and certificate of liability insurance; this information was provided to the Town Board today. Klimek reported that the County Highway Department will be ditching on Schiller Road on June 16 and 17. The culvert will be taken out and all the gravel in the culvert and ditch will be put back on the road. Klimek reported that the Board met with the Town of Merrill to look at Holdorf Road. Town of Merrill will be doing the grading and pulling the big rocks out of the road. Klimek requested the that Dallman draft a letter to the property owner on Holdorf Road about removing the dirt from the ditch by the driveway. Public Comment: Sandra McCrory inquired about the tax delinquent property on County Highway C and what will be done with all the tires. Klimek stated that the County Forestry department cleaned up the garbage. It will be going up for tax deed sale on July 14, with the person(s) buying the property responsible for disposing of the tires. Angela Cummings provided an update on the sale of Pine Crest Nursing Home. The A & L Committee approved the documents for the sale. It now will go to the full County Board on 6/17/2025. The City of Merrill approved the rezoning from Public to Thoroughfare Commercial. Bo Bennish from Bennish Salvage stated that Spring Clean Up went well. He recommended putting a scrap metal dumpster at the Town Hall for town residents to use at all times. It would be for scrap metal only and no garbage, recyclables, tires, etc. Motion by Leopold to bring the dumpster in, 2nd by Brown. All ayes. Motion carried. Dallman will create a flyer to hand out at Town recycling Saturdays. Brown motioned to pay bills and transfer $27,900 for general bills from the money market to checking account, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Town Board reviewed CSM for a 20-acre split of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 8 East. The said parcel will be 10.12 acres of which 0.98 acres is Road Right of Way. The parcel is located on the corner of County Line Road and County Road C. Motion by Brown to approve the split, 2nd by Klimek. Roll call. All ayes. Motion carried. Z’s Fork Horners/Gina Marie’s Bar and Grill, Club X to C, and Hub Inn have submitted their liquor license renewal applications and made the applicable payment. No public comment received on the applications. Motion by Klimek to approve the liquor license renewals, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Dallman stated that the DNR awarded the Town with a $2,318.52 recycling grant, which is a decrease of $1.76 from 2024. In 2024, the Town recycled 50.11 tons, which is 104.29 pounds per Town resident--that is up from 47.45 tons and 98.75 pounds respectively in 2023. Planning Commission: Brown Land Use L-25-092 – Craig Brown to construct a 12’ x 20’ roadside stand and a 12’ x 20’ greenhouse on 5 acres located at W2460 Altenburger Road, Merrill. Brown Land Use L-25-105 – Jeff Brown to construct a 30’ x 40’ storage building on 20.2 acres located at N3962 County Road G, Merrill. Last Land Use L-25-114 – Michelle Last to construct a 30’ x 120’ greenhouse on 20.2 acres located at N4704 Town Hall Road, Gleason. Leopold Land Use L-25-084 – Mark Leopold to place a 16’ x 80’ manufactured home and construct a 6’ x 8’ deck on 30 acres located at N3709 County Road G. Rice Land Use L-25-098 -Scott Rice to Construct a 30’ x 32’ storage building on 15.159 acres located at N2680 County Road G, Merrill. See Land Use L-25-128 – Nathanael See to construct a 26’ x 54’ home addition with an 8’ x 90’ wrap deck on 1.4 acres located at N4789 Town Hall Road, Gleason. Vang Land Use L-25-102 – Thai Vang to construct a 40’ x 75’ storage building and place two 8’ x 40’ storage containers on 40 acres located at W1451 County Road C, Merrill. Woller Land Use L-25-104 – Steve Woller to construct a 40’ x 40’ garage and screen an existing 16’ x 24’ deck on 1.58 acres located at N3317 County Road G, Merrill. Motion by Klimek to approve the 8 land use applications, 2nd by Leopold. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion carried. Next meeting: July 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.- monthly Town Board meeting Next month’s Agenda items: None. There being no further business, motion to adjourn by Brown, 2nd by Leopold. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m. Becky Dallman, Clerk Submitted by Becky Dallman, Clerk