Greg Dyer of 52 Parkview Lane used the meeting’s preregistered public-comment period to urge the Village of Hortonville to tighten construction rules and better enforce existing sign and weed ordinances.

Dyer described repeated early-morning runs of a construction generator that he said were “pointed at my house” and ran through long stretches. “Imagine that running for 45 hours straight, pointed at my house,” he told the board. “That generator is less than 50 yards from my bed.” Dyer said he called police to file a noise complaint and that village staff told him the village’s noise ordinance applies during a 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. window; Dyer said the generator was operating earlier than that and he described it as “loud and unnecessary.”

Dyer also asked the board to require construction-related conditions on building permits or in developer agreements, including decibel limits for generators and requirements for mufflers or containment systems; he noted a muffler can be purchased for about $125 (online) and said quieter small‑format generators are available. He urged trustees to “make some rules or make some ordinances when you talk about someone coming in for a builder permit.”

Dyer raised separate concerns about litter around the subdivision and enforcement of weed‑height rules; he said he has removed multiple five‑gallon buckets of thistle from his yard and asked trustees to enforce existing ordinances that require mowing when vegetation exceeds 8 inches. He also questioned a temporary real‑estate/model‑home sign visible from Highway 15 and cited state rules, saying a sign visible from a state highway must comply with Wisconsin Trans rules he read into the record; he asked staff to review village sign ordinances and the state-level rules and to provide any temporary-sign permit that was issued for the development.

Village staff told the board that some issues raised were addressed promptly after Dyer’s contacts (weed control on village right-of-way and a noise complaint response). Staff said construction-hours language and permit requirements can be added to future developer agreements, but noted the current development is outside the scope of a retroactive permit change. The board directed staff to follow up and to look at developer-agreement language for future projects.

Ending: Trustees acknowledged the concerns and asked staff to follow up; no new ordinance was adopted at the meeting.