Eau Claire County Board names new pool pavilion, authorizes dam grant application and enacts recycling ordinance

The Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17 approved a series of resolutions and ordinances, including naming the newly completed pool structure the Roger King Knights Pool Pavilion and authorizing county participation in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ municipal dam grant program for the Lake Altoona dam.

The actions were taken during a regularly scheduled meeting called to order by Chair Nancy Coffey at 7 p.m. The board also passed an ordinance to require mandatory separation of recyclables from refuse and adopted a financial housekeeping resolution to cancel checks more than two years old.

Why it matters: The pavilion naming recognizes donor support for a recently completed parks facility; the DNR grant authorization allows the Parks & Forest Department to seek state funding for work related to Lake Altoona’s dam; the recycling ordinance changes county code to require separation of recyclable material from refuse, affecting collection and disposal practices countywide.

What the board did: The meeting record shows these formal actions and outcomes.

Votes at a glance - Resolution 25-26/100 — Naming the new pool pavilion the “Roger King Knights Pool Pavilion.” Motion by Supervisor Robin J. Leary; second by Supervisor Tami Schraufnagel. Adopted on roll call 26–1 (Supervisor Caleb Aichele voted No; Supervisors Deirdre Jenkins and Mark Beckfield were absent). - Resolution 25-26/094 — Authorizing Parks & Forest Department participation in the Wisconsin DNR Municipal Dam Grant Program for the Lake Altoona dam. Motion by Supervisor Allen Myren; second by Supervisor Brett Geboy. Adopted on roll call 26–1 (Supervisor John Folstad voted No; Supervisors Deirdre Jenkins and Mark Beckfield were absent). - Ordinance 25-26/089 — Amendments including mandatory separation of recyclables from refuse (Committee on Planning & Development). Motion by Supervisor Connie Russell; second by Supervisor James A. Dunning. Enacted unanimously by roll call vote. - Ordinance first readings — Multiple ordinances were introduced for first reading and will return for final action at a future meeting, including code amendments on elected officials’ salaries (Ordinance 25-26/104), parks use regulations and fees and firearms in parks (Ordinances 25-26/099 and 25-26/102), and the medical examiner system (Ordinance 25-26/095). No final votes on these first readings were recorded at this meeting. - Resolution 25-26/097 — Authorizing cancellation of checks over two years old and transferring the totals to the unclaimed trust account. Motion by Supervisor Tami Schraufnagel; second by Supervisor Allen Myren. Adopted unanimously by roll call vote. - Approval of Journal of Proceedings (Jan. 20, 2026). Motion by Supervisor Robin J. Leary; second by Supervisor Allen Myren. Approved unanimously by roll call vote.

Meeting context and next steps: The board received Land Conservation Committee awards and a county administrator update; several rezoning petitions were presented and will be acted on at a future meeting. Several ordinances introduced as first readings will return for consideration at subsequent meetings. The board adjourned at 8:17 p.m.

Speakers and attributions in this report are drawn from the meeting record: Chair Nancy Coffey; Supervisors Robin J. Leary, Allen Myren, Tami Schraufnagel, Connie Russell, James A. Dunning, Caleb Aichele, John Folstad; County Administrator Jon Johnson; County Clerk Sue McDonald; and public commenters Scott Bolstad and Dave Riewestahl. The transcript did not provide verbatim public-comment text.