Community Life, Infrastructure and Public Property (CLIPP) Committee Meeting

COMMUNITY LIFE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY (CLIPP) COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES July 07, 2025 at 6:00 PM Kronenwetter Municipal Center - 1582 Kronenwetter Drive Board Room (Lower Level) 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER A. Roll Call PRESENT Chair Ken Charneski Vice-Chair Ryan Leff Dan Joling Garrett Lysne Patty Tikalsky 2. PUBLIC COMMENT Please be advised per State Statute Section 19.84(2), information will be received from the public. It is the policy of this Village that Public Comment will take no longer than 15 minutes with a three-minute time period, per person, with time extension per the Chief Presiding Officer’s discretion. Be further advised that there may be limited discussion on the information received, however, no action will be taken under public comments. Dan Lesniack- 816 Spring Rd.- Park issues offered knowledge of parks and history. Caleb Adkin- Discusses neighbors lawn and how he is "Sick of it!" stated his neighbors lawn was mowed three years ago by the Village and he would like the village to do it again. He also discusses pickleball courts in the Village. Karen Graff- 2191 River Forest Rd. Thanked the Village for the dog park at Friendship Park, but asked for shade at the park with seating in shade, water source for the dog bowls, a porta potty on that side of the park, and a light for evening/ winter play. John Phillips- 2227 Burton Rd. He stated having chickens is good for enrichment it allows residents to move to a health living sustainable lifestyle. Stated many marathon cities have allowed them. He is also Against permits for chickens, just a general ordinance he says is all that is needed. Ron Ludwig- 1836 Pine Rd. Discusses Semi Parking on the side of the road and how it runs for hours at a time causing disturbances. Michael Libby- 2371 Mystic Meadow states he is for the chickens in the Village. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION B. June 9, 2025 CLIPP Committee Meeting Minutes Motion by Joling/Leff to approve June 2nd minutes as presented. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. 4. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS C. Police Chief Report Police Chief discusses the Vacancy in the Police department, Case loads, and answered questions from both Trustee Charneski and Trustee Joling. D. Fire Chief Report Fire Chief discusses her report, Trustee Charneski asked for EMS calls to be broken down like fire calls on her report. E. Public Works Director Report Public Works Director discusses Kronenwetter Dr. grading is to be finished next Tuesday August 1st and then first coat of paving will be Thursday. He also stated that boring starts next week as well. Trustee Charneski had questions in regards to the consumer confidence report. F. Community Development Director Report Community Development Director opens the floors for questions on his report. Trustee Charneski asked questions on his report. G. Complaint Log Community Development Director discusses the complaint log, he stated letters were sent out today. Trustee Charneski and Commuity Development Director discussed Straub complaing. Left states there are three issues two have been resolved and should be removed and the third should be put back on the log. He suggests an "ABC" priority scoring A being #1 safety issue. Bring back to August Meeting for further discussion. 5. OLD BUSINESS - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION H. Estimated Costs to Maintain Roads at a PASER Rating of 6 or 7 Michael Libby asked question in regards to chip seal. Public Works Director talks on priority roads and what that will look like for cost. Lysne states he would be interested in what funding looks like for Martin and Maple Ridge Road projects. Martin Rd. core samples were done 3-4 years ago Public Works Director states he will get core sample pricing. Trustee Charneski recommends Peplin road project then get core samples of other roads on the list. Motion by Charneski/Joling to request Village Board get core samples on Maple Ridge, South, Forest, and Autumn roads and Resurface Peplin Rd. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. I. Chicken Ownership in the Village Committee member Tikalsky states that people want chickens in the Village she called Wausau and Weston municipalities and asked about complaints with chickens she stated that neither municipality has had complaints. Motion by Lysne/Tikalsky to have Community Development Director bring draft ordinance back to meeting in August. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. 6. NEW BUSINESS - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION J. Yard Waste Site Status Public Works Director looking into second driveway, the cost of a circle drive. He will also be looking into loading days and the cost of labor for that as well. CLIPP paused for 5-minute break at 7:58 PM CLIPP Returned from Break at 8:03 PM K. Trails and Leisure for Village Owned Property on Lea Rd. Options were discussed for expanding the path around municipal pond and creating a path on Lea Rd by water filtration plant. Public works director mentions security around the wells and options that the Village could pursue. Joling suggests 20Ft fence around each well. Committee asks Public Works Director to obtain quotes for both fence and cameras and a total potential cost of the project.  L. Potential Upgrades for Parks Discussion on various park upgrades, Buska Park Baseball diamond was mentioned needing upkeep. M. Swiderski Park Upgrades Public Works Director discusses that the park is in regulatory flood way. It would require a special engineering study. Community Development Director discusses that the walkway would still be in flood way and would be difficult to get approved through the DNR. Public Works Director states that he will speak with UW Stevens Point once they get back into fall session to see if they would be interested in doing study. N. Intersection of CTH X, CTH XX and Pine Road Trustee Charneski states that someone from the county will be at next meeting to discuss the study and options. Discussion was had on options for that intersection. O. Water Fluoridation Trustee Charneski discusses the research on Floride in the water. Committee member Tikalsky discusses water filter systems. Motion by Tikalsky/ Joling to Recommend Village Board discontinue Fluoride in Village Water. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. P. Proposed Improvements to Pond Area Behind Municipal Center Trustee Charneski discusses the idea of a Beach area at the municipal pond. He is proposing to remove vegetation around the pond in some areas to allow for added beach area making it easier for residents to use as a swimming pond. Zoning Director stated depending on when the pond was created there might be some conflict with the DNR on how much vegetation can be removed. Further discussion on pond make up and how it relates to the Bull Junior was had. Adding rustic campsites was also mentioned as an additional feature. Committee asked Zoning Director and Public Works Director to research what can actually be done with the area. Q. Review of Lawn and Natural Area Ordinance Language Community Development Director discusses lawn maintenance and how it relates to noxious weeds. Motion by Tikalsky/Lysne to Table until next meeting. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. R. Election Inspector Selection Process Motion by Tikalsky/Lysne to table until next meeting. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. 7. NEXT MEETING: August 4, 2025 8. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA 9. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Joling/Tikalsky to adjourn. Motion carried 5:0 by voice vote. Meeting Adjourn at 9:52PM. NOTE: Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting or hearing should be made at least 24 hours in advance to the Village Clerk’s office at (715) 693-4200 during business hours. Posted: 07/03/2025 Kronenwetter Municipal Center and www.kronenwetter.org Faxed: WAOW, WSAU, City Pages, Mosinee Times | Emailed: Wausau Daily Herald, WSAW, WAOW, Mosinee Times, Wausau Pilot and Review, City Pages, The Wausonian Minutes drafted by: Sarah Fisher-Account Clerk Approved September 4, 2025