At a Jan. 8, 2026 joint meeting of the Village of Waukesha Planning Commission and Village Board, members discussed a proposed amendment to an ordinance to allow its provisions to be applied to a recently donated parcel; no formal vote was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

The chair told the room that the item must move to the final commission before action can proceed, saying, "We we first have to change the order to the final commission." Commissioners and staff noted that the parcel in question is not owned by Tall Pines and that the property had been donated, and they raised practical concerns about sewer and water availability that could limit housing or other development.

Sandy Ham, who identified her address to the board, told officials she was pleased to see an agenda item with the word "preservation" and that she supports the proposed ordinance change "in principle." Ham said it would be preferable to have a preservation specialist on staff and expressed opposition to amplified sound at events: "I'm pretty consistently opposed to that."

The meeting chair then invited the next public commenter, John Wolford, to speak. The transcript excerpt ends as Wolford approaches the microphone; no motions, votes, or final decisions on the ordinance change are recorded in the provided segment. The commission indicated an internal procedural step — moving the item to the final commission — would be required before the ordinance could be applied to the parcel.