Kenosha County Board approves appointments, grants, licenses and land-use changes; several items pass unanimously

Kenosha County supervisors on the board approved a slate of committee-backed resolutions and ordinances covering appointments, grants, licenses and a land-use amendment during their meeting.

The Human Services, Judiciary and Law Enforcement, Public Works and Finance committees’ recommendations carried on votes that were largely unanimous. The board approved appointments to local advisory bodies, accepted a 2025 Wisconsin victim-witness program grant, granted a cabaret license for Wilmot Mountain, authorized a county-state agreement for snowmobile trail grants and approved a land-use-plan amendment and related rezoning in the town of Wheatland.

Why it matters: These routine approvals fill local board seats, unlock grant funds and clear permit and land-use actions that let county departments and local partners proceed with planned work.

The board approved the following actions (motions reflect the wording used at the meeting): - Resolution 94: Approve the appointment of Sarah Calden to the Kenosha County Board of Health. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Kirby. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Referenced during the meeting by Supervisor Franco; committee recommendation from Human Services. - Resolution 95: Approve the appointment of Pamela Condos as director of the Division of Children and Family Services. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Robinson. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Human Services. - Resolution 96: Approve the appointment of James Hall to the Kenosha County Human Services Board. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Nez. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Human Services. - Resolution 97: Approve the appointment of Shane Hollerich to the Kenosha County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Garcia. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Judiciary and Law Enforcement. - Resolution 98: Approve a regular cabaret license for VRWM Holdings LLC, doing business as Wilmot Mountain, 11931 Fox River Road, Town of Randall. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Gray. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Judiciary and Law Enforcement. - Resolution 99: Accept the 2025 Wisconsin victim-witness program (WVWP) grant to update furniture for the victim-witness waiting room. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Kirby. Outcome: approved (two-thirds vote required; passed unanimously with 19 votes). Committees: Judiciary and Law Enforcement; Finance and Administration. - Resolution 100: Authorize the Department of Public Works to submit an application to the Wisconsin DNR on behalf of the Kenosha County Snowmobile Alliance for trail grant distribution and take necessary facilitation steps. Moved by Supervisor Franco, second by Supervisor Kirby. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committees: Public Works and Facilities; Finance and Administration. - Resolution 102: Authorize federalization change for the U.S. EDA revolving loan fund and allow CABA to continue operating the RLF (defederalize funds administratively to ease reporting). Moved by Supervisor Kirby, second by Vice Chair Gaschke. Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Finance and Administration. - Resolution 103 and Ordinances 22 and 23: Amend the adopted land-use plan and rezone property owned by Daniel Lee Lawrence Jr. and Virginia Lee Lawrence in the town of Wheatland from suburban density residential to general agricultural and open land (with corresponding conservancy district adjustments). Moved by Supervisor Brown (motions seconded by other supervisors as recorded). Outcome: approved (unanimous vote). Committee: Planning, Development and Extension Education; PDAC and the town of Wheatland recommended approval.

Several of the items were introduced and recommended at committee prior to the board meeting; where noted in the meeting the committee vote was unanimous. The board recorded no dissent for the cabaret license, snowmobile agreement, victim-witness grant, EDA RLF action or the Wheatland land-use/rezoning items.

The meeting packet and staff memos were referenced for details on the CABA memo and grant uses; those materials are the county’s record for implementation steps.

Votes at a glance: All items above passed as recorded on the floor; Resolution 99 required a two-thirds vote and passed with 19 affirmative votes.

What’s next: Appointees will be seated according to the duties of each board or committee; permit/license holders and grant recipients may proceed with implementation steps consistent with county and state requirements.