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Hartland trustees approve $4.83 million in vouchers, event permits and two public-works contracts
Summary
The Village of Hartland board approved $4,828,140.56 in vouchers, permits for summer community events and awarded two public-works contracts — a $361,910 utility contract and a $1,210,771.25 paving contract — while noting that most of the voucher total are tax remittances to local school districts.
The Village of Hartland Board of Trustees on Monday approved a slate of routine but consequential items including the minutes, a $4,828,140.56 vouchers batch, permits for summer events and awards for two 2026 public-works contracts.
The board voted to approve the vouchers after staff announced the revised total. A staff speaker said about $3,829,263.63 of that amount represented property-tax remittances to area school districts and other taxing jurisdictions, and trustees noted those payments are part of the village’s tax-collection and distribution process.
The board approved event permits for the 14th annual H Heartland Kids Day on July 29, 2026, and for the Hometown Celebration (June 25–28) and National Night Out (Aug. 6). Organizers and staff described the events as largely unchanged from prior years and said they are coordinating logistics — parking, handicap access and public-safety support — with DPW and police. The board discussed sponsor recognition, with Culver’s identified as the primary sponsor for the Hometown Celebration; fireworks are scheduled for about 10 p.m. on the final night.
Tom Jensen, the staff presenter on procurement, said Globe Contractors was the lowest — and in this case the only — bidder on the village’s smaller 2026 utility project, and staff recommended awarding the work. “Globe Contractors came in as our lowest bidder for our utility project this year — actually our only bidder,” Jensen said. The board approved the award to Globe Contractors for $361,910.
For the larger 2026 paving project, staff reported three bids and recommended awarding the work to Stark Pavement Corp. The board discussed solicitation practices and a historical $25,000 internal threshold for seeking multiple bids; trustees stressed the board can ask staff for additional procurement detail. The paving contract was approved for $1,210,771.25.
In separate routine action the board approved the Feb. 23, 2026 minutes; one trustee abstained from that vote, citing a vacation.
The board wrapped the agenda by suspending the rules to hear announcements before moving into a closed session on eminent-domain negotiations. The board voted unanimously to enter closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(g).
