Town of Pilsen
February 25, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes

Present at the meeting were Gary Johanik, Bob Sukala, Pam Brown and Suzi Misun. Dave Appelgren was excused from the meeting. Also present were Bob Pagac, Dave Mihalek, Larry Kmetz, Joe Johanik, Stuart Matthias and Cynthia Belmont.

1)         Call to Order:  Chairman Gary Johanik called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

2)         Verify Open Meeting Notice given:  Chairman Johanik verified that the Open Meeting Notice had been given.

3)         Approval of January 23, 2025 Meeting Minutes:  Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Gary to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2025 Board meeting.  Motion carried.

4)         Public Comment:  There were no public comments.

5)         Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s report was presented.  The cash balance as of 1/31/2025 was $221,159.18 (which includes two Savings accounts and 1 CD). The balance as of 2/24/2025 was

$101,689.82 (this amount is the Money Market Savings and Checking Account balances and includes Taxes). The loan balances are Grader-$24,302.65 and Mower-$16,678.02.  Motion was made by Gary and seconded by Bob to approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Motion carried.  Pam noted that there 2 outstanding bills-Daryl Carlson and USDA Forest Service.

6)         Fire Chief Stuart Matthias – Review Service Report:  Chief Matthias was present at the meeting to give an update/overview on the Ashland Fire Department.  A discussion followed.

7)         Cynthia Belmont – School Board Candidate:  Cynthia Belmont, who is running for the apportionment seat on the Ashland School Board was present at the meeting to introduce herself.  A discussion followed.

8)         Discuss/possible action – Agreement with Town of Keystone Pit Run:  Gary will be contacting Scott Galetka to discuss the pit run agreement.

9)         Discuss WTA District Meeting in Cable – April 5, 2025:  Bob will be attending.

10)       Update on Old US 2/Fish Creek Bank/bluff project:  Gary reported that Ben Lee from the State of Wisconsin will be contacting Gary regarding the initial phases of the project.

11)       Discuss Northern Natural Pipeline maintenance digs within Town:  Gary reported that the Northern Natural Pipeline will be digging by Moquah Pit Road and Fish Creek Road sometime between April and this summer.

12)       Authorize Bob Pagac to post weight limits as needed:  Motion was made by Gary and seconded by Bob to authorize Bob Pagac to post weight limits as needed on Town roads.  Motion carried.

13)       Report from Road Boss:  Bob Pagac and Dave Mihalek gave a brief an update on the projects they have been working on.

14)       Review and payment of bills:  The clerk announced checks #8602 – #8634 and 1 ACH for a total of $128,789.46.  Motion was made by Bob and seconded by Gary to approve and pay bills for checks

#8634 and 1 ACH for a total of $128,789.46.  Motion carried.

15)       Set date for next meeting:  The next meeting was set for 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 25, 2025.

16)       Adjournment:  There being no further business, motion was made by Bob and seconded by Gary to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The meeting ended at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Suzi Misun, Clerk