Chippewa County board disallows $25,148.38 damage claim from Anthony C. Lowe

The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors voted to disallow a claim of $25,148.38 submitted by Anthony C. Lowe and Majestic Landscape LLC, county staff reported.

Speaker 1 (role not specified) summarized the claim, saying the notice of claim was filed on 10/20/2025 and that the incident alleged damage to Lowe’s vehicle, trailer and equipment on 10/01/2025 when wet paint sprayed from a paint truck onto the claimant’s vehicle. Speaker 1 read the claimant’s estimate of $25,148.38 and said, according to the county’s review, “the county is not liable for the incident as an investigation into the matter confirmed that, importantly, Chippewa County Highway Department was not the active work crew in the area that day. It was actually Taylor County,” and recommended the county formally disallow the claim.

The board’s resolution (introduced as Resolution 1-26 and read into the record by Speaker 4) disallows the claim and directs that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the claimant by certified mail as notice of disallowance. The resolution cites the statute language as read in the record: "pursuant to Wisconsin statute 89 3.8" (citation presented in the transcript exactly as read).

Board members asked clarifying questions on the motion and the effect of approving the resolution; Speaker 3 confirmed that approval of the resolution effectuates the disallowance. The board voted to approve the resolution; the transcript records the motion and that the resolution was approved unanimously (the transcript does not provide a numeric roll-call for this particular vote).

What happens next: the resolution directs county staff to forward notice of disallowance to the claimant by certified mail, after which the claimant has the opportunity to pursue other remedies within the time limits cited in the resolution.