[7:49] All right. Being 6:37, we'll call the
[7:52] common council meeting to order. Please
[7:54] stand for the pledge of allegiance
[8:00] to the flag of the United States of
[8:02] America and to the republic for which it
[8:05] stands. One nation under God,
[8:08] indivisible, with liberty and justice
[8:10] for all.
[8:14] » All right, clerk layman has been taken.
[8:19] >> Adoption of the agenda.
[8:21] >> I move to adopt the agenda. Mr.
[8:24] Presented tonight, your honor.
[8:26] >> Make the motion.
[8:27] >> Second.
[8:28] by Mr. Dorsy.
[8:31] Any additions or corrections?
[8:34] Hearing none. All in favor say I.
[8:37] >> I.
[8:38] >> Opposed.
[8:39] That motion is carried by all. Approval
[8:42] of 5/19 2026 common council minutes.
[8:46] >> Move to approve the minutes. Your honor.
[8:48] >> Motion made by Mr. Fchet.
[8:50] >> Second.
[8:51] by Mr. Vau. Any additions or
[8:53] corrections to those?
[8:56] Hearing none. All in favor say I.
[8:59] >> Opposed. That motion's carried by all.
[9:04] Mr. Dorsy, authorization to pay the
[9:05] bills, please.
[9:07] >> I make a motion for authorization to pay
[9:09] the bills in the amount of 1,578,9194.
[9:15] » Second.
[9:16] >> Motion made and second by Miss Mcowski.
[9:19] Any additions or corrections to those?
[9:23] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.
[9:35] That motion carry 10.
[9:39] All right. Up next, public comment.
[9:43] This is your time to talk. Please come
[9:44] forward to the empty seat.
[9:47] Please state your name, your address,
[9:49] and
[9:51] three minutes.
[9:55] My name is uh Jeffrey Hansky. I live at
[9:57] M5590 Fairway Drive. I'm here to speak
[10:00] about my daughter in the license renewal
[10:03] process tonight. Um just want to let you
[10:06] know that um she made some mistakes.
[10:11] She has been doing a very good job,
[10:14] cleaned
[10:16] up her records and stayed out of
[10:18] trouble. She shares a home in Apple now
[10:20] with her boyfriend that they recently
[10:22] purchased and she's up responsible for
[10:25] all the upkeep of that property while
[10:28] um he's away on guard duty for border
[10:31] security. Not here to undermine anyone's
[10:34] authority through this process, but I
[10:35] strongly believe it will be
[10:36] counterproductive to deny Jisselle her
[10:39] license. Um it's given her stellar work
[10:42] ethic and commitment to doing the right
[10:45] things moving forward. She's an
[10:47] outstanding asset to her employer to the
[10:49] city of New London. And I believe there
[10:51] was an email included with your packets
[10:54] tonight that I asked to be send out. So
[10:57] that's it. Thank you.
[10:58] >> Thank you, Mr. Anki.
[11:15] My name is Renee Hoscuit and I reside at
[11:17] E6722 Slooh Road, Wyiga, Wisconsin and I
[11:22] am running for the Waka County Clerk of
[11:24] Circuit Court's position.
[11:26] I grew up in the town of Saxville on
[11:28] Pineh Hill Road just over the Wera
[11:30] County line and I currently reside in
[11:32] the town of Royaltton with my husband
[11:34] and our son. I started with Waka County
[11:38] in April of 1996.
[11:40] I started full-time with the clerk of
[11:42] court's office in October of 97 as a
[11:44] file clerk, which is coming up on 29
[11:47] years of service with the clerk's
[11:48] office. I have been promoted throughout
[11:51] my time to account clerk, deputy clerk,
[11:54] and now chief deputy clerk since August
[11:56] of 22. The clerk of court's office is
[11:59] the keeper of the records for all case
[12:01] types and court proceedings. And I've
[12:04] always said that all roads lead to the
[12:05] clerk of court's office because our
[12:07] office deals daily with the public, the
[12:10] three judicial court branches, the DA's
[12:12] office, the sheriff's office, and the
[12:14] child support agency, just to name a
[12:16] few. Our office is also in charge of
[12:19] managing the jury system for the county
[12:21] where we select and notify potential
[12:24] jurors. As chief deputy, I maintain all
[12:27] the financial records and processes for
[12:29] the office. I am responsible for
[12:32] collection efforts of outstanding fines
[12:34] and fees. I work with auditors twice a
[12:37] year to maintain our records with
[12:39] accuracy. I complete detailed monthly
[12:42] financial reports to the state and to
[12:44] the county's finance department. I
[12:47] assist assist the current clerk in
[12:50] budget preparation to present to the
[12:52] county board in the fall. I work closely
[12:55] with the clerk of courts on a daily
[12:57] management of employees and workload and
[12:59] assist in training and fill in when she
[13:02] is absent. I am running for the clerk of
[13:05] court's office to continue my career
[13:07] with my knowledge and years of
[13:09] experience of knowing the office
[13:10] environment. I started out as a file
[13:13] clerk in the low man position and would
[13:16] like to come full circle to be the
[13:18] elected clerk. This wasn't a quick
[13:21] decision of running for clerk. I have
[13:23] been thinking about it for many years
[13:25] and now is the time for me personally
[13:27] and for my family. I will continue to
[13:30] work daily with the employees we
[13:32] currently have to provide customer
[13:34] service to the public and to share my
[13:37] knowledge to continue running the office
[13:39] effectively and professionally which so
[13:41] many people rely on. There's always room
[13:44] for improvement and there's always room
[13:46] for change and there's always room to
[13:50] make current processes more efficient
[13:52] with knowledge and technology.
[13:55] Change is inevitable and always in
[13:57] motion and I am ready ready and willing
[13:59] to serve the citizens of El Paka County.
[14:03] I believe my wealth of knowledge,
[14:04] experience, and dedicated service for 30
[14:07] years to Waka County makes me the best
[14:10] fit for your next elected clerk of
[14:12] courts. I look forward to earning your
[14:14] trust and support as your next clerk.
[14:17] Thank you.
[14:20] >> Thank you, M.
[14:29] Anyone else for public comment?
[14:34] Last call for public comment.
[14:37] All right, hearing none, we'll move on
[14:38] to standing and special committees. Uh
[14:41] up first, Board of Public Works, Mr.
[14:43] Hess.
[14:43] >> Thank you, your honor. Board of Public
[14:45] Works met Monday, June 1st. Uh meeting
[14:48] was called to order at 5:15.
[14:52] Motion was approved. The agenda was uh
[14:55] motion was made and approved for the
[14:56] agenda. There was no public comment.
[15:00] The April 13, 2026 minutes were carried
[15:03] by all wastewater treatment plant notes.
[15:06] Wastewater notes included in the packet.
[15:09] Review final facility plan for
[15:10] wastewater treatment facility and
[15:12] recommend design to common council. Mike
[15:15] Gerbett's PE from Donna Hugh and
[15:18] Associates Incorporated had a PowerPoint
[15:19] presenting showing the options for the
[15:21] final facility plan for the wastewater
[15:23] treatment plant. The board is asked to
[15:25] give directions on an option for the
[15:26] final facility plan to keep the project
[15:28] on schedule.
[15:30] The motion was made and seconded for the
[15:32] final facility plan for the wastewater
[15:34] treatment plant plan alternative 7.
[15:36] Motion was carried 11 to zero.
[15:39] Approve and recommend the agreement with
[15:42] Dunu and Associates for final design of
[15:44] wastewater treatment facility based off
[15:46] the council approved wastewater
[15:48] treatment facility plan option. Draft
[15:50] director Garski reviewed the agreement
[15:53] proposed by Donahghue and Associates for
[15:54] the final design plan for the wastewater
[15:56] treatment facility. This proposal would
[15:59] be selected alternative plan. The per
[16:02] the proposal is all for final design
[16:05] elements, Wisconsin DNR submissions,
[16:08] clean water funding applications
[16:10] supporting the alternative funding, full
[16:12] plan set, and bidding documents for the
[16:14] bidding process.
[16:16] Motion was made and seconded to agree
[16:19] make an agreement with Donn Associates
[16:20] for the final design of wastewater
[16:22] treatment plan.
[16:24] Motion was carried 110.
[16:27] Proven and recommend the council 2025 CM
[16:30] AR resolution. A copy of the compliance
[16:33] maintenance annual report was available
[16:35] for review in the BPW packet. This is an
[16:39] annual requirement for submittal to the
[16:41] DNR and there was no questions for the
[16:42] committee about the resolution.
[16:45] Motion was made and second and carried
[16:47] 11 to zero.
[16:49] Recommended council 2026 transportation
[16:52] resolution. Administrator Hearth
[16:55] introduced a resolution providing by the
[16:57] League of Municipalities informing those
[16:59] at the state level government the need
[17:01] assistance with transportation funding
[17:03] for smaller communities. That motion was
[17:06] made and seconded. Motion was carried by
[17:07] all.
[17:09] Approve recommended council proposal for
[17:11] the AECOM for the environmental
[17:14] monitoring of mini park site. Mini Park
[17:16] was located on an old gas station site
[17:18] during a 2024 down town reconstruction.
[17:22] The state performed test borings at this
[17:24] location. They found exceedence of
[17:26] VOCC's in the test borings.
[17:29] Wisconsin DNR is required for more
[17:31] testing at this location. The proposal
[17:33] for the monitoring mini park site with
[17:36] five monitoring wells that would be
[17:38] installed. Estimated cost of $39,875
[17:41] for the work. It would not cover any
[17:43] costs if the USS are discovered during
[17:47] monitoring well inspections or any
[17:49] filing fees related to the DNR.
[17:53] That motion was made in second to
[17:54] recommend the council the approval.
[17:56] Motion carried 110.
[17:59] Consider lease of rightaway property to
[18:02] Blossoms and Bloom. Administrator Herz
[18:04] was approached by the business regarding
[18:05] the use of the rightway to grow Mums.
[18:08] This lease agreement was drawn up
[18:10] allowing for an annual renewal, rental
[18:12] amount, and access to util to utilities
[18:14] present in the rightway. That motion was
[18:17] made and seconded. Motion carried by
[18:19] all. Director's report. The director's
[18:21] report included in the packet was
[18:23] reviewed by the board. Anniversaries Ted
[18:25] Christian, facility superintendent, 11
[18:28] years of service. Jared Garvin's
[18:31] wastewater operator 2, 12 years of
[18:33] service. Preliminary work starting on
[18:36] Mill Street and Beacon for the 2027 2022
[18:40] utility and road construction product.
[18:42] The final layer of Ashka Street is
[18:44] scheduled to start the week of June 8th
[18:47] and will include painting crosswalks and
[18:49] stop bars. High Street has a large
[18:52] utility p trench that was settled by MCO
[18:55] and is looking for funding options to
[18:57] incorporate that in an asphalt program
[18:59] patch program.
[19:02] Olman has brought two items related to
[19:04] Oshkot Street. Adding stop signs to
[19:06] another location to slow down traffic by
[19:08] local residents. Safety concerns due to
[19:10] parking vehicles causing obstruction at
[19:13] the corner of Ashkosh and Wolf River
[19:14] Avenue. Public hearing along with a
[19:17] special committee meeting will be held
[19:19] June 25th at 5:15 related to the
[19:22] wastewater treatment plan final facility
[19:25] plan.
[19:26] Future agenda is the wastewater
[19:28] treatment plan upgrades. Date and time
[19:30] of the next board public works is July
[19:32] 6th uh at 5:15.
[19:36] No further discussions are made. We
[19:38] adjourn at 7:15.
[19:46] » I would like to make a motion
[19:47] considering approval of 2025 CM
[19:49] resolution.
[19:51] >> Motion made by Mr. Hash.
[19:52] >> Second.
[19:53] by Mr. Bington. Any further
[19:55] discussion?
[19:58] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.
[20:08] Motion carried 100.
[20:11] >> Like to make a motion approval of this
[20:13] transportation resolution 2026.
[20:16] >> Motion made by Mr. H.
[20:18] >> Second.
[20:19] by Mr. Richie.
[20:21] Any further discussion?
[20:24] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.
[20:30] That motion's carried. Two yes, one no.
[20:35] like to make a motion to approve a
[20:36] proposal from AECOM for environmental
[20:38] monitoring at mini park site.
[20:40] >> Motion made by Mr. H.
[20:42] >> Second.
[20:43] >> Seconded by Mr. Bau. Any further
[20:46] discussion
[20:48] hearing? None. Please cast your ballots.
[20:56] Motion's carried 10.
[20:59] >> Like to make a motion consider approval
[21:00] of the lease of rightway property to
[21:02] Blossoms and Bloom. motion made by Mr.
[21:05] H. Who second?
[21:07] Mr. Richie.
[21:09] Any further discussion?
[21:12] >> All right. Hearing none. Please cast
[21:13] your ballots.
[21:18] That motion's carry 10 as well.
[21:20] >> That's all I have, your honor.
[21:21] >> Thank you, Mr. Hes. All right. Finance
[21:24] and Personnel, Mr. Dorsey. Your
[21:26] >> honor, Finance Personnel Committee met
[21:28] Wednesday, June 3rd. We was called to
[21:30] order at 5:15.
[21:32] We approve the April 8th minutes. There
[21:34] is no public comment.
[21:36] Cory Kul, financial adviser at Edward
[21:39] Jones, presented our portfolio,
[21:41] including diversification by investment
[21:43] category and asset style
[21:46] committee. Thank Corey for his time.
[21:50] Chief Josh Wilson reveed
[21:53] the business licensing review process
[21:55] and steps out light in the flowchart to
[21:57] let the denial of some applications
[21:59] which we'll be discussing again later.
[22:06] Alderman Roberts requested a flowchart
[22:08] be revised which we will do at a later
[22:11] date.
[22:14] Motion was made by Robert by J to
[22:16] recommend the council approval of a
[22:17] quick lame deed with Mark Coyle and
[22:20] Tanner Orort. Purpose of the deed is to
[22:22] clean up the conflicts at 200 North
[22:24] Pearl Street.
[22:26] Mr. Her presented estimate flood
[22:28] expenditures for the city of New London.
[22:30] We're still waiting on guidance for
[22:32] funding available for the cleanup.
[22:35] Financial reports reviewed. Director's
[22:37] report was discussed.
[22:40] No further business. Motion was
[22:41] adjourned.
[22:49] Get there.
[22:53] Make a motion to approve the quick claim
[22:55] deed with Mark Coyle and Tanner. board
[22:57] to be to clean up the deed complex at
[23:00] 200 North Pearl Street subject to the
[23:03] correct legal description of the
[23:04] property verified by the city attorney
[23:06] and city administrator.
[23:08] >> Second.
[23:08] >> All right. Motion made by Mr. Dorson,
[23:10] second by Mr. Pchet. Any further
[23:13] discussion?
[23:15] Hear none. Please cast your ballots.
[23:21] That motion's carried 10.
[23:25] Motion to consider approval of the
[23:26] license list approved by the London
[23:29] Police Department.
[23:31] >> Motion made by Mr. Dorsy, second by Miss
[23:34] Mcowski. Any further discussion?
[23:37] >> Yes, your honor. Um on the
[23:41] um in the council packet
[23:44] under requires the council's approval
[23:47] accommodation class B licenses. The
[23:49] vault is listed as approval recommended.
[23:55] SPG Group Groups LLC, the vault at 310
[23:59] West Water
[24:03] » that's on this agenda line.
[24:05] >> Yes, it is.
[24:13] » Uh Chief, you got anything to say about
[24:14] that or is there any
[24:17] >> Mr.
[24:19] Caroline? Is that
[24:22] um
[24:25] Are they both on there right now?
[24:27] >> No, the other ones are not on there.
[24:37] So, at this time, I would like to make
[24:39] an amendment to the motion to approve
[24:41] the combination class B license
[24:44] um as presented with the exception of
[24:47] the SPG Groups LLC, the vault at 310
[24:51] West Northwater.
[24:54] Motion's been made by Miss Croy.
[24:59] amendment.
[25:06] » I'll second it.
[25:08] >> Motion been second by Mr. Dorsy.
[25:11] Any further discussion?
[25:13] I know we had quite a bit of discussion
[25:15] about this at personal finance,
[25:19] >> but uh I don't see it on
[25:34] to approve them next.
[25:37] >> Yeah,
[25:41] » I was just confused why it was
[25:46] >> it did seem
[25:46] >> separated like that. So
[25:49] >> believe that was done in
[25:53] » any further discussion
[25:57] hearing none.
[25:59] Please cast your ballots.
[26:06] That motion carry 100.
[26:11] » We're looking at the LE department
[26:13] recommendation of non-issuing of a
[26:16] license and to consider the non-renewal
[26:18] of the class A
[26:20] for new London Tra Plaza combination
[26:23] class B for default and Dragons Ben den
[26:26] and I'll turn that over to Chief Wilson.
[26:31] Thank you, Mr. Dorsy. Uh, as it relates
[26:33] to the non-reissue of the license,
[26:37] believe Miss Hansen is going to withdraw
[26:38] her application at this time.
[26:41] You want to confirm that for the group?
[26:45] >> All right.
[26:48] Uh, as far as the second portion with
[26:51] the travel plaza, the vault and the
[26:54] dragon's den, an opportunity to do some
[26:56] research myself and meet with Yash at
[27:00] the Travel Plaza.
[27:02] Some things that we spoke about, uh, we
[27:04] confirmed that that age verification
[27:06] software is present at the travel plaza.
[27:09] He went over the practices with me that
[27:12] the license stuff. I met with the agent
[27:14] in charge there. I reached out to
[27:17] Appleton where the violations were from.
[27:19] He never had any license issues in Apple
[27:24] other than the failure to display a
[27:26] current iss current current license, but
[27:27] he never not had a license. Those
[27:30] violations by themselves would not
[27:32] prohibit him from receiving a license
[27:35] next time. And I also spoke about the
[27:37] importance of completing the application
[27:40] thoroughly
[27:42] here forward.
[27:45] Thank you, Chief.
[27:51] » I'll make a motion to approve the
[27:53] combination class A for London travel
[27:56] and the combination combination class B
[27:59] for the vault in Dragonstone.
[28:01] >> Second.
[28:02] >> Motion been made and seconded.
[28:04] Mr. Bau,
[28:07] any further discussion?
[28:11] I still have a question for the attorney
[28:13] regarding the approval of these
[28:15] licensings. If we approve them and there
[28:18] ends up being an issue at one of these
[28:20] establishments,
[28:22] what is the recourse for the city um in
[28:26] regards to
[28:28] um
[28:31] the issuance of licenses, revoking
[28:33] license or issuances of them next time
[28:35] around?
[28:36] Um
[28:38] so those are two significantly different
[28:40] process. If we do if you just accumulate
[28:44] enough issues that arise that you uh
[28:48] there's a basis for a non-renewal
[28:50] there's a statutory provision that
[28:52] basically before the renewal time we
[28:55] have to provide notice to the
[28:57] establishment and then they have the
[28:59] right to object and then we have
[29:00] essentially a quasi judicial hearing
[29:02] which is kind of what we have had
[29:03] tonight. Um
[29:07] so there's a process for that that has
[29:09] to be followed exactly how the statute
[29:10] provides. Uh revocation you would have
[29:13] to have pretty significant
[29:16] uh violation and then you would have to
[29:18] do that same a very similar type process
[29:21] where essentially somebody would
[29:23] petition or you know there's there's
[29:25] procedure where uh a citizen can do a
[29:29] verified petition and say that I think
[29:30] somebody either should be renewed or
[29:32] should be revoked. Most of the time what
[29:35] happens is an agency of the governing
[29:37] body, meaning police department,
[29:39] administration, files something that
[29:41] says we have reason to believe that this
[29:43] person should be revoked. Uh and then
[29:46] there's a significant process to do
[29:48] that. But if that answers your question,
[29:50] it's not an easy process. Essentially,
[29:54] they have a property right in it. They
[29:56] have a license. If you get the license,
[29:58] you're expected to be able to renew it
[30:00] absent
[30:02] significant violation.
[30:07] Any further discussion?
[30:10] We have a motion and a second
[30:13] hearing. None. Please cast your ballots.
[30:22] That motion carries. Nine yes, one no.
[30:30] That is all I have, your honor.
[30:31] >> Thank you, Mr. Dorsey. Park and
[30:33] recreation, Mr.
[30:35] >> Thank you, your honor. Park and rec
[30:36] committee met on Tuesday, June 2nd.
[30:39] Meeting was called order at 5:15. Motion
[30:42] to approve the agenda
[30:45] and seconded. Motion was carried by all.
[30:48] Motion to approve the meeting minutes
[30:50] was carried by all. Public input. Seeing
[30:53] none, consider a approval agreement with
[30:56] the WNR to install sturgeon habitat
[30:59] along the park and Baris River
[31:02] shoreline. Director Soul brought the
[31:04] committee an agreement that was drafted
[31:06] in cooperation with sturgeon biologists
[31:08] and fish habitat staff in Wisconsin
[31:10] Department of Natural Resources.
[31:13] Motion was made in second to consider an
[31:15] approve an agreement with the WDNR to
[31:17] install sturgeon habitat along the Piper
[31:20] Park and Baris River shoreline. That
[31:22] motion was carried by all. Consider
[31:25] approval amendment to ordinance 9.03.
[31:28] Director Soul presented the committee
[31:30] changes to the ordinance that would
[31:32] allow for archery to take place when an
[31:34] archery class is conducted on school
[31:36] district property. A business location
[31:38] where the sale of archery equipment
[31:40] takes place on a professionally
[31:42] developed range or at a designated
[31:44] designed outdoor archery range approved
[31:47] by the common council. Motion is made
[31:49] and second to approve the amendment to
[31:52] ordinance 9.03. That motion was carried
[31:55] by all. Discuss and consider an
[31:57] amendment to ordinance 9.1652
[32:01] city boat launch fee. Discussion about
[32:04] the lack of public parking space in
[32:06] Riverside parking shelter area was
[32:07] discussed. Chris Martinson and Jim
[32:10] Huffman from Wolf River Patriots
[32:11] approached the committee asking for
[32:13] parking exceptions for the event held at
[32:16] Riverside Park. It was agreed to have
[32:18] several parking stalls made available
[32:20] for this year's event. Committee
[32:23] directed Saul to configure new lot
[32:26] design to allow for the north stalls to
[32:28] be made into public parking to bring
[32:30] back for discussion at the next meeting.
[32:33] No motion or vote was taken. Director
[32:36] report was included in the agenda packet
[32:38] and reviewed by the committee.
[32:40] Additional comments, notes as followed.
[32:43] Staff rec recognization.
[32:45] Jim Thorp, 24 years, 13 years as
[32:48] full-time employee. Amy Hurd, a new
[32:51] senior program supervisor. Thanks to the
[32:54] staff for the work during the flooding,
[32:56] working with Schmidt boat docks for
[32:58] railing at the end of the new gang way.
[33:00] Small things are becoming evident due to
[33:03] the flood damage. Piper scoreboards,
[33:06] bathroom pumps at Piper East shelter,
[33:10] Taff Park had shifting at some of the PA
[33:12] blocks along with a railing. Berner
[33:15] Riverwalk, the handicap concrete walk
[33:18] has had some washouts.
[33:20] Wiper middle fuel bids were received and
[33:22] looked to see that work on done on them
[33:25] before the tournament. Flowers,
[33:27] planters, and dock should be out by the
[33:29] end of this week 61 2026.
[33:32] Chairman report there was none. Future
[33:34] agenda items discussed charging for fish
[33:37] day when fees are received for the 2027.
[33:41] The next park record meeting July 7th,
[33:44] 2026 at 5:15. Being no further
[33:47] discussion, motion was made to adjourn.
[33:49] Motion was carried. Motion was adjourned
[33:51] at 605.
[33:56] I would look for I would approve an
[33:58] agreement with the WDNR to install
[34:00] sturgeon habitat along Viper Park and
[34:03] Bar River shoreline.
[34:05] >> Motion's been made by Mr. Bau.
[34:07] >> Second.
[34:08] by Mr. Bington. Any further
[34:10] discussion?
[34:13] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.
[34:20] » That motion carried 100.
[34:22] >> I would make a motion to approve of
[34:24] amendment ordinance 9.03
[34:27] for the archery range.
[34:28] >> Second.
[34:29] >> Motion made by Mr. Bisau, seconded by
[34:31] Mr. Fche. Any further discussion?
[34:35] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.
[34:41] That motion's carried. Nine yes, one no.
[34:45] >> That's all I have, your honor.
[34:47] >> Thank you, Mr. Gau. Planning Commission,
[34:50] Mr. Richie.
[34:52] >> Okay. The planning commission meeting
[34:55] for May 28, 206 was called to order at
[34:58] 5:15.
[35:02] Motion was made to adopt amend agenda
[35:06] removing item number seven from plan or
[35:09] the flood plane presentation
[35:15] that was carried 120
[35:17] minutes for February 26 planning
[35:20] commission meeting were approved that
[35:23] was approved 120 there's no public
[35:26] comment public hearing um city
[35:30] administrator provided overview of the
[35:33] item. The proposed pertain to previously
[35:36] discussed
[35:38] conceptional town home development on
[35:40] the northeast side of city. The proposal
[35:43] requires an amendment to the city's
[35:45] comprehensive plan to accommodate
[35:48] additional residential density
[35:51] on the site.
[35:56] It was opened up for a public hearing at
[35:58] 5:21.
[36:00] Public hearing was held to review the
[36:02] proposed comprehensive plan amendment
[36:05] 20263 to change the future land use
[36:08] classification of partials 3330690000
[36:14] and 33
[36:17] 306900
[36:19] for s from single family to duplex
[36:22] residential to medium high density.
[36:28] There was no public comment was present
[36:30] after discussing the public hearing was
[36:33] closed at 5:22.
[36:36] Consider approval of a resolution
[36:39] adopting amendment
[36:42] 2026-3
[36:44] to the city of New London
[36:47] 2040 comprehensive plan.
[36:51] Upcoming coming agenda item. City
[36:53] administrator discussed the potential
[36:56] for upcoming comprehensive plan
[36:59] amendments and the flood plane
[37:02] presentation which will be held in the
[37:05] near future pending availability of the
[37:08] presenter.
[37:10] Next meeting date um due to a special
[37:13] council meeting held on the 25th the
[37:16] normal schedule planning commission date
[37:18] needs to be rescheduled following
[37:20] discussion. And it is determined that
[37:22] the special planning commission meeting
[37:24] will be tenatively held June 4th,
[37:29] 2026
[37:30] for the flood presentation.
[37:32] The meeting was adjourned at um 5:36.
[37:41] Okay. The planning commission met for a
[37:44] special meeting June 4th, 2026.
[37:47] meeting was called to order at 5:16
[37:52] adopted agenda memorandum.
[37:56] No
[37:58] public present um director of community
[38:01] development Austin Dibs led present
[38:04] presentation on a 50% rule
[38:08] and flood plane regulations. Following
[38:10] presentation, the floor was open for
[38:12] discussion, main points and emphasis
[38:14] from the
[38:16] presentation included history behind
[38:19] flood regulations
[38:22] and the 50% rule.
[38:25] Contact the community development
[38:28] department before com completing repairs
[38:31] on flood damaged properties. Process the
[38:34] city's taken for
[38:38] assessing the documenting data for flood
[38:41] damaged properties.
[38:43] The why behind enforcing the flood plane
[38:45] regulations following a question and
[38:47] answer session agenda item concluded at
[38:51] 612.
[38:54] Upcoming item agenda items. Director of
[38:57] community development author Dibs
[39:01] discussed the potential for several CSMs
[39:05] coming in for review on a reszoning
[39:08] application pending. The timeline of the
[39:10] application the next meeting date due to
[39:13] the special council meeting on the 25th.
[39:16] The normal scheduled planning commission
[39:18] date needs to be rescheduled. Following
[39:20] discussion, it was determined that the
[39:22] next planning commission meeting will be
[39:24] held July 9th, 2026 with a second
[39:28] meeting in July pending agendas.
[39:31] Uh the meeting was adjourned at 6:20.
[39:34] And that's all I have, your honor.
[39:36] >> Thank you, Mr. Richie. Economic
[39:38] Development Committee, Miss Croy.
[39:40] >> Thank you, your honor. Um, the economic
[39:43] development committee for May 26, 2026
[39:47] was called to order
[39:50] at 5:18 p.m.
[39:54] Um, the agenda was revised and approved
[40:01] as amended in the motion carried by all.
[40:03] Um, the minutes from March 24th were
[40:07] reviewed and approved by all. There was
[40:10] no public comment.
[40:12] The committee reviewed an agreement
[40:14] provided by heirs associates to work on
[40:16] the landscape planning and design
[40:18] placemaking project intended for the
[40:20] riverfront property just east of the new
[40:24] SCS Wolf River Apartments.
[40:27] Chris Sil
[40:30] Silski, principal landscape architect
[40:33] with heirs, provided information on the
[40:36] proposal, examples of past projects, and
[40:39] answered questions from the committee.
[40:42] It was recommended to council for the
[40:45] agreement with errors for the riverfront
[40:47] placemaking development plans funding to
[40:49] be used from the city economic
[40:51] development
[40:52] assigned fund. That motion carried by
[40:55] all.
[40:58] Crystal Rzzlav, New London High School
[41:00] FFA adviser, introduced students from
[41:02] the high school FFA debate team. The
[41:05] team is preparing for a state debate
[41:08] competition and offered to present their
[41:10] topic to the committee as practice.
[41:13] The topic digital gains versus local
[41:16] pains AI data center impact is a very
[41:20] timely is very timely for Wisconsin
[41:23] especially in the light of recent new
[41:25] surrounding data centers. The students
[41:28] presented pro and con arguments on the
[41:30] subject after which the committee asked
[41:32] questions, thank them for the
[41:34] presentation and wish them well at their
[41:36] state competition.
[41:39] There was no chamber report for this
[41:41] month. Administrator Hurtth provided an
[41:43] update on the 2026 business of facade
[41:46] grant program, provided a copy of the
[41:49] 2026 Waka County Economic Development
[41:52] Corporations annual report, and inform
[41:55] the committee of a ribbon cutting event
[41:57] for the new SCS Wolf River Apartments on
[42:00] June 9th. Future agenda items reviewed
[42:03] and the next meeting will be held on
[42:05] June 23rd, 2026.
[42:08] Motion to adjurnn was made at 6:26 PM
[42:11] and was carried by all.
[42:16] Your honor, I would like to make uh a
[42:19] motion to approve the agreement with
[42:21] heirs and associates for riverfront
[42:23] placemaking development plans funding to
[42:26] be used from the city's economic
[42:27] development assigned fund balance.
[42:30] >> Motion made by Miss Croy.
[42:32] >> Second.
[42:33] by Mr. Fchet. Any further
[42:35] discussion
[42:37] hearing? None. Please cast your ballots.
[42:45] Mowski.
[42:50] » That motion is carried. Nine yes and one
[42:53] no.
[42:58] » Thank you, Miss Croy.
[42:59] >> Thank you.
[43:00] >> All right. Capital Projects and
[43:02] Equipment. Mr. Hess, you're back.
[43:04] Capital Equipment and Project Committee
[43:06] met Wednesday, June 3rd means call to
[43:09] order at 6:28.
[43:14] The agenda was adopted and carried by
[43:16] all. Motion made by uh Feet and seconded
[43:20] by Roberts to approve the January 6th,
[43:22] February 4th, and March 11th meeting
[43:25] minutes. Motion is carried by all.
[43:28] It was recommended to approve the
[43:30] council required DNR monitoring at mini
[43:33] park estimated cost $42,000 carried 110.
[43:38] The next capital equipment and projects
[43:40] committee will be scheduled as an as
[43:42] needed basis.
[43:45] Motion made and second to adjourn at
[43:48] 6:34.
[43:56] like to make a motion consider approval
[43:57] of our 2026 capital equipment and
[44:00] projects purchases.
[44:02] >> Motion made by Mr. H.
[44:04] >> Second.
[44:05] by Mr. Roberts.
[44:08] Any further discussion?
[44:11] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.
[44:17] That motion's carried 10.
[44:19] >> That's all I have.
[44:20] >> Thank you, Mr. H. Minutes and reports
[44:23] will stand as read in your packet.
[44:25] Moving right along to reports of
[44:27] officers on recent events and
[44:28] announcements to the public. Uh starting
[44:30] off with the mayor's portion. Uh we have
[44:33] Fourth of July coming up in a few weeks
[44:35] and I just wanted to remind everybody
[44:37] while you're out and enjoying the Fourth
[44:39] of July to be safe. And with that, we'll
[44:42] move on to city administrator, Mr.
[44:44] >> Thank you, honor. Uh first of all, for
[44:46] the flood victims, um we know that we
[44:48] were in the final stages of accepting
[44:50] flood damage debris at the municipal
[44:52] garage. Um the appointments for those uh
[44:54] drop offs have drastically reduced. So
[44:57] we've been advertising on our social
[44:58] media page for the last few weeks that
[45:00] this Friday, June 19th, will be our last
[45:02] day for accepting flood damage debris.
[45:04] Um if you still need to schedule that
[45:06] appointment, please call our public
[45:07] works office right away. Um 9828503.
[45:12] Second of all, I've been getting quite a
[45:13] few questions, but we have not heard
[45:15] back anything yet. if the federal
[45:17] government has determined if the April
[45:19] flood event qualifies for federal
[45:21] assistance or FEMA funding. So, we're
[45:24] still waiting to see if um what type of
[45:25] funding opportunities may be available
[45:27] for the disaster relief and if once we
[45:29] get that information, we will uh let
[45:31] everybody know um what the opportunities
[45:33] are. Um I also want to congratulate the
[45:36] chamber on a great summer kickoff event.
[45:38] Looks like uh some of the um placer AI
[45:40] data shows that the attendance was up
[45:42] over 4,000 for the night. So, that was
[45:44] really good turnout. um until obviously
[45:46] the storm rolled in. Uh but regardless,
[45:48] congratulations to the chamber on
[45:49] another successful event in the city.
[45:52] And then lastly, I'm passing on that the
[45:53] New London Public Library will be
[45:55] holding a ribbon cutting ceremony next
[45:57] Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 a.m. Um all
[46:00] the older person should have a flyer for
[46:02] that. If you haven't had the opportunity
[46:04] to stop in yet, I totally recommend
[46:06] checking it out. Um they did a really
[46:07] nice job filling in the building with
[46:09] all the collection material uh from
[46:10] their former location. But again, mark
[46:13] your calendars for next Saturday, June
[46:15] 27th at 10 a.m. That's all I have.
[46:17] >> Thank you, Mr. Her. And next, Chief of
[46:20] Police, Mr. Wilson.
[46:22] >> Thank you, your honor. A couple save the
[46:24] dates for everybody. Um, Wacka County
[46:26] doesn't meet the fleet and they travel
[46:29] throughout the county. We hosted the New
[46:31] London High School on July 21st.
[46:34] And we will also on August 4th hold our
[46:36] own national night out in the green
[46:39] space between city hall and the police
[46:41] department.
[46:43] Some bike safety reminders. We do
[46:45] officer offer free bike licensing at the
[46:48] PD. We just need your serial number make
[46:50] and model. You don't have to bring a
[46:51] bike in if you have that information and
[46:53] we'll license that for you free of cost.
[46:55] And as a reminder in summer with the
[46:57] bicycle traffic that no matter which
[46:59] bicycle you're driving, you do have to
[47:01] obey the rules of the road. That's all I
[47:03] have, your honor.
[47:04] >> Thank you, Chief. Director of Public
[47:06] Works, Mr. Garski.
[47:07] >> Thank you, your honor. Um, Ashkosh
[47:10] Street is near completion. The surface
[47:12] layer of asphalt was completed
[47:14] yesterday.
[47:16] There's still a couple punch list items
[47:18] to finish up, plus the pink striping
[47:21] left to do. The project area will remain
[47:25] soft closed until these items are
[47:28] completed. Uh I expect the road to fully
[47:31] open in a week.
[47:34] Um also as a reminder about the special
[47:38] common council meeting and public
[47:41] hearing in regards to the wastewater
[47:43] treatment plant final facility plan on
[47:48] Thursday, June 25th right here at 5:15.
[47:53] We will start with a presentation from
[47:55] Mike Gerbittz from Donahghue and
[47:57] Associates. He'll briefly go over the
[48:00] final facility plan
[48:03] um for any public that is in attendance
[48:06] that night. Um after the presentation,
[48:10] the public hearing will start. Uh, if
[48:14] residents would like more information
[48:16] now on this final facility plan, I
[48:20] suggest you go to the New London uh
[48:24] YouTube channel and look at the June 1st
[48:28] Board of Public Works meeting. Um,
[48:31] there's a good presentation that goes
[48:34] over that facility plan.
[48:38] >> And that is all I have tonight, your
[48:40] honor.
[48:40] >> Thank you, Mr. Garski. I see director of
[48:43] park and recreation, Miss Soul, is out
[48:45] of office. We have a report.
[48:46] >> Yep.
[48:47] >> Uh Ginger obviously um was not able to
[48:49] come tonight, but um she did pass on
[48:51] some words. She would like to invite
[48:53] everybody to join in on the Festival
[48:55] Foods and the New London Parks and
[48:56] Recreation Department to celebrate the
[48:58] nation's 250th birthday inside Hatton
[49:01] Stadium on July 4th for our annual
[49:03] firework show. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
[49:06] There will be family games, crafts, a
[49:09] bike raffle, yo DJ providing
[49:11] entertainment, and concession stand. Uh
[49:13] fireworks start at dusk. Bring a lawn
[49:15] chair or blanket and come celebrate with
[49:17] us. That's all I have.
[49:19] >> Thank you, Mr. Director of Community
[49:21] Development, Mr. De.
[49:23] >> Thank you, your honor. Uh as included in
[49:25] your uh meeting packets, uh we issued 87
[49:29] permits in the month of May. That is a
[49:30] significant uptick. Um up until May, we
[49:33] had issued 75 for the year. Um so,
[49:36] community development remains to be
[49:37] busy. Uh much of that is due to the
[49:39] flood damaged properties we continue to
[49:41] work with. Uh in addition to the
[49:43] development we're ste we're still seeing
[49:44] outside of the flood zone. So um busy
[49:47] times for the department um and permits
[49:49] are up. Uh as mentioned by Mr. Richie,
[49:52] we held our special plan commission
[49:54] meeting on June 4th to discuss uh the
[49:56] full plan regulations and the 50% rule.
[49:58] I encourage anyone that missed that to
[50:00] uh tune in and uh take a look and watch
[50:02] that. It is published on our YouTube
[50:04] page. there's a lot of good discussion,
[50:06] a lot of good question and answer
[50:07] sessions there. Um, and I encourage
[50:08] anyone that has any questions on that to
[50:10] uh refer to that and then to reach out
[50:12] to me um as well with any questions
[50:14] regarding the flood plan and 50%. So,
[50:17] uh, with that being said, as well um, we
[50:19] are still really really encouraging
[50:20] people that if they receive flood damage
[50:22] to reach out. Um, we need to make sure
[50:24] we're following the regulations that
[50:25] have been put in place by FEMA and the
[50:26] DNR. Um, and uh, we talked about that a
[50:29] lot on June 4th during that
[50:30] presentation. So, um, one other thing we
[50:33] talked about in the presentation was the
[50:35] city does intend on sending letters out
[50:36] to properties that we haven't heard
[50:37] from. Um, basically the contents of that
[50:40] letter will be essentially telling them
[50:41] to reach out and discuss their property.
[50:43] Um, you know, and because we need to
[50:45] keep track of those costs and repairs,
[50:47] um, you know, based on what FEMA DNR
[50:49] rules tell us to do. So, um, other than
[50:52] that, um, city's continuing to grow.
[50:55] We're still receiving inquiries from
[50:56] developers about, uh, new things going
[50:58] on in the city. So, that's exciting. Um,
[51:01] And other than that, uh, things are
[51:03] going along smoothly. So, any questions,
[51:05] let me know. Thank you.
[51:06] >> Thank you, Mr. Deeps and utilities
[51:09] manager, Mr. Besset.
[51:11] >> Thank you, your honor. Water crews are
[51:13] out in full force for construction
[51:15] season. Uh, they changed out 20 lead
[51:18] services and over 30 curb stacks so far
[51:20] this summer. Electric crews have been
[51:22] installing underground services and
[51:24] updating our GIS mapping. They've also
[51:26] been uh doing infrared testing on our
[51:28] system, checking for failing or heated
[51:31] That is all I have.
[51:33] >> Thank you, Mr. Besset.
[51:36] Last but not least, we move on to have a
[51:40] motion.
[51:42] >> Motion made by Mr. Richie.
[51:45] >> Second.
[51:46] >> Seconded by Mr. Dorsy. Any further
[51:48] discussions?
[51:49] >> I just would like to make sure that Mr.
[51:52] Garski said about that June 25th public
[51:55] hearing about that wastewater plant
[51:58] upgrade. Um, this is going to be the
[52:01] last time to see what's going on,
[52:02] people. I mean, I see a lot of comments,
[52:04] so I don't know what's going on. I
[52:06] haven't heard nothing. This is your last
[52:08] time. I mean, we've had plenty of
[52:10] meetings.
[52:11] Highly advise you to uh either be in
[52:13] attendance or watch that so you're up to
[52:16] date.
[52:17] >> Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. H. We got a
[52:19] motion and a second for adjournment. Any
[52:21] further discussion?
[52:23] >> Hearing none. All in favor say I.
[52:26] >> Opposed? Motion carried by office.