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Votes at a glance: Village of Jackson Board of Public Works, Aug. 26, 2025
Summary
Quick reference of motions and outcomes from the Board of Public Works meeting on Aug. 26, including pay requests, fee changes, operational changes, and resolutions authorizing assessments.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works took the following formal actions at its Aug. 26 meeting. This roundup lists each agenda action, the motion text as recorded, mover/second where given, and the recorded outcome.
- Approval of minutes (Agenda item 2): Motion to approve minutes of the July 29, 2025 meeting. Motion carried (mover: Engelhart; second: not specified). Outcome: approved.
- Pay request No. 2 — 2025 Hickory Lane reconstruction (Agenda item 3): Motion to approve pay request No. 2 to Vinton Construction in the amount of $353,033.25. Motion carried (mover: Mitchell; second: Engelhart). Outcome: approved; payment request authorized.
- Pay request No. 4 — 2025 Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction (Agenda item 4): Motion to approve pay request No. 4 for advance construction in the amount of $374,957.76. Motion carried (mover: Engelhardt; second: Ganscho). Outcome: approved; payment request authorized.
- Proposal to implement annual yard-waste site access fee for 2026 (Agenda item 5): Motion to hold the vote on the proposed $20 card fee until curbside brush-pickup proposals were discussed. Motion made by Kripke, seconded by Heckendorf. Outcome: motion carried (fee decision postponed).
- Street opening permit fee increase for 2026 (Agenda item 6): Motion to recommend the village board include a street-opening permit fee of $250 in the 2026 fee schedule (up from $100). Motion carried (mover: Heckendorf; second: Engelhardt). Outcome: recommended to village board for adoption.
- Proposed operational changes to brush and bag collection for 2026 (Agenda item 7): Motion to recommend the village board approve the operational changes as presented. Motion by Engelhart, second by Ganscho. Outcome: motion carried; one nay recorded. Changes include limiting standard curbside brush collection to two seasonal pickups, weekly bag collection May–November (or until first major snowfall), yard-site rules clarifications, and public communications updates.
- 2025 draft stormwater pond compliance report and recommendations (Agenda item 8): Motion to recommend the village board approve the 2025 draft stormwater pond compliance report and file it with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Motion by Heckendorf, second by Engelhardt. Outcome: recommended to village board; report to be filed with DNR.
- Resolution 25-25 — Final resolution authorizing levy of special assessments for 2025 Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction (Agenda item 9): Motion to recommend Budget & Finance Committee and village board approve the final assessment in the amount of $97,047.86. Motion carried. Outcome: recommended to Budget & Finance Committee and village board.
- Resolution 25-26 — Final resolution authorizing levy of special assessments for 2025 Hickory Lane reconstruction (Agenda item 10): Motion to recommend approval of the final assessment in the amount of $39,920. Motion carried. Outcome: recommended to Budget & Finance Committee and village board; assessment billing to follow statutory process.
- Director of Public Works report (Agenda item 11): Motion to place the report on file. Motion carried.
- Adjournment (Agenda item 12): Motion to adjourn carried.
Where the transcript records a mover and seconder, those names are shown above; where the transcript records only “Motion carries” with no tally or roll-call, the minutes report the outcome as recorded in the meeting.
