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Votes at a glance: Hartland trustees approve minutes, vendor payments, contracts and beer garden changes
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Summary
At its Feb. 23 meeting the Village of Hartland board approved the Feb. 9 minutes, a partial contractor payment to Mid City Corp, vouchers totaling $652,272.80, multiple public-works contracts, renewals and a package of beer garden amendments. Several items were approved by motion and carried; some items were postponed for follow-up.
The Village of Hartland Board of Trustees adopted a series of routine and substantive measures during its Feb. 23 meeting, voting to approve minutes, vendor payments, several public-works contracts and a package of changes to the Nixon Park beer garden operation.
Among the motions carried by the board were approval of the Feb. 9, 2026 meeting minutes and a staff-recommended partial contractor application payment to Mid City Corporation in the amount of $340,170.06 for work at Shadow Ridge and the lift station. Trustees then approved vouchers for payment after staff clarified the total as $652,272.80.
Public works director Tom Jensen summarized multiple budgeted projects and recommended awarding contracts based on quoted prices and worst‑case cost exposure. The board approved contracts for well-house rehabilitation (staff recommended Water Well Solutions), Nixon Park field restoration and fencing, DPW overhead door replacement, a bulk water filling station and a sanitary sewer cleaning/televising contract.
The board also approved administrative renewals and appointments for the Business Improvement District and a restricted‑species permit for Heather Schmidt to keep a third dog at 428 Cottonwood Avenue after staff said the relevant dog incident occurred away from the residence.
A motion to approve the operator/bartender application for Matthew McKenna was carried with the condition that staff run a background check on March 19 and approve issuance if the check is satisfactory. Village President Jeff explained the board’s typical waiting period after an OWI and said staff would run the check on March 19.
Trustees voted to adopt Ordinance No. 01/20/2026 amending chapter 30 of the municipal code related to the municipal court, reflecting changes after Palmyra joined the Lake Country Municipal Court, and to approve an amended successor agreement for the operation of the Lake Country Municipal Court for Western Waukesha County.
Finally, a bundled motion approved changes to the Nixon Park beer garden (see separate story). The board postponed consideration of proposed chicken‑keeping restrictions until March.
Most motions were moved and seconded and carried without recorded opposition during the meeting. Where staff clarified amounts or conditions during discussion, motions were recorded to reflect those clarifications.
