Leisure & Rec Committee

Village of Grantsburg 316 Brad Street South Grantsburg, WI 54840 Leisure & Rec Committee Meeting Minutes The Village Leisure & Rec Committee met on Wednesday, June 4 at 3:00 p.m. in the Village Board room, 316 Brad St S, Grantsburg, WI 54840. Present: Chairman/Trustee Leo Janke Trustee John Addison Trustee Sam Campeau Others: Clerk/Treasurer Sheila Meyer Director of Public Works John Erickson Chief Jared Woody Police Office Administrator Larissa Lee Chairman Janke called the Leisure & Rec Committee Meeting to order at 3:04 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Campground update DPW Erickson provided an update on the progress of the campground expansion project. The Public Works Department will work with Stout Construction to fix the steep grade created by the new sidewalk installation. Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Longhenry reviewed the overview of the campground that was included in the packet. The committee discussed availability for the 2025 season. Clerk/Treasurer Meyer indicated the project must be completed per grant requirements by June 30th, 2025. Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Longhenry explained upon completion that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will perform an inspection which is required before it can be available for use. Campground Expansion a) name b) rates c) operations d) fire rings The committee discussed name options and rates. They felt it would be less confusing to keep things consistent with the current campground. The rates discussed would be for the 2025 season and future rates would be discussed during the 2026 budget cycle. Motion by Trustee Addison second by Trustee Campeau to recommend the Village Board name the campground expansion James N. McNally Campground West and set rates as follows; daily rates – tent $30, water/electric and electric sites $40, and full hook-up sites $50, weekly rates tent $150, water/electric and electric sites $200, and full hook-up sites $250. Motion carried. The committee discussed current campground use for Watercross and if the campground expansion would be similarly available for Watercross use in future years. Village staff reported that currently Watercross uses the campground at no cost. The committee requested Village staff to determine the cost of water/sewer and electric use for the 2025 event. The committee would like to discuss Watercross use at a future meeting. At the April Board meeting the Village Board chose to remove the $16,000 campfire rings from the campground project. A quote for 2 more affordable campfire ring alternatives were included in the packet. Motion by Trustee Addison second by Trustee Campeau to recommend the Village Board approve the purchase of 30 fire rings not to exceed $7,200. Motion carried. Pool a) user rates b) financials The committee reviewed the pool user rates that have not been increased since 2012 as detailed in the packet. Pool Manager Fiedler requested to increase single and family memberships each by $25.00 and leave all other rates the same. The committee agreed rates should increase and discussed increasing the daily rate to offset potential additional costs of the splashpad. Village staff informed the committee that splashpad costs and operations will be discussed at the Monday, June 9th Administration Committee meeting at 3:00 p.m. Motion by Trustee Addison second by Trustee Campeau to set single pool memberships at $75.00, family pool memberships at $175, and daily pool passes to $6.00 and keep the additional child fee at $5.00 and babysitter fee at $20.00. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 3:35 p.m. Allison Longhenry Deputy Clerk/Treasurer