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Village of Jackson Board of Public Works recommends street, utility and engineering actions to Village Board
Summary
At its March 31 meeting the Village of Jackson Board of Public Works recommended approval of final payments and contract awards, reviewed the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report for water, rejected low-interest bids for a wastewater aeration upgrade to repackage for 2027, and received a Director of Public Works update on fiber, parks and a water-tower rehab.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works met March 31, 2026, and moved a package of recommendations for the Village Board as staff reported on ongoing utility and street projects.
The board recommended final payment of $5,329.19 to Stark Pavement Corporation for the Oaks of Jackson surface course and recommended awarding the Eagle Drive (north segment) street-repair contract to Stark Pavement Corporation for $54,527.30. It recommended the Budget & Finance Committee and Village Board approve an engineering-services proposal from KL Engineering for design and inspection of the 2026 street-light improvements (Ridgeway Drive, Chestnut Court and Hickory Lane) not to exceed $39,186. Staff said design work is $30,000 and on-site construction inspection is not to exceed $9,186; a rough construction estimate provided to support borrowing was about $373,000–$375,000.
On the wastewater treatment plant aeration-basin upgrade, staff recommended rejecting the bids and including that work in the larger 2027 service-building upgrades to attract more bidders; staff said 23–25 parties had pulled plans but only three bids were received, and the board approved the recommendation to reject the bids.
The board reviewed and recommended Village Board approval of the Jackson Water Utility’s 2025 Consumer Confidence Report and authorized staff to publish the report on the village website and in local newspapers as required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; staff reported no water-quality parameter exceedances and no corrective actions were needed.
Board members also advanced preliminary resolution 26-12 declaring intent to exercise special-assessment powers under section 66.0703 of the Wisconsin Statutes for work on Eagle Drive, Hawthorne Drive, Aspen Drive and Linden Drive. Staff gave a rough assessment estimate of approximately $123,765 and said letters to affected property owners will go out after Village Board approval on April 14.
In other business, the board moved resolutions to accept sanitary sewer and water for the Oaks of Jackson (resolution 26-13) and Cedar Creek Town Homes (resolution 26-14) and recommended ordinance 26-01 (amending Village Code chapter 42 §86) to establish limited/no-parking zones in certain areas tied to school access, plowing and emergency access; members requested staff revisit whether some restrictions (for example Spruce Street) had been limited to school hours in earlier discussions before the Village Board acts.
Director of Public Works Jack told the board treatment-plant and water-consumption numbers remain steady, that Midwest Fiber is installing underground conduit with few complaints so far, and that staff met with Pros Four about proposed park cameras. He said the Maple Fields development has finished most underground work and that the Tower Drive water tower rehab is scheduled to start at the end of May; the village’s social-media poll chose an all-navy tower with white lettering.
A short, joking remark opened the meeting: “It’s a little lonesome down here.” No citizens addressed the board during the public-comment portion. The board adjourned after thanking Trustee Krupke for his service and recognizing Jack’s one-year anniversary as Director of Public Works.
Votes at a glance: pay request No. 2 (Oaks of Jackson) — recommended to Village Board, approved by the Board of Public Works; KL Engineering proposal (2026 street lights, not to exceed $39,186) — recommended to Village Board, approved; reject bids for wastewater aeration basin and repackage for 2027 — recommended, approved; Eagle Drive street improvements — recommend award to Stark Pavement Corporation for $54,527.30, approved; resolution 26-12 (special assessments) — recommended, approved; resolution 26-13 and 26-14 (utility acceptance for Oaks of Jackson and Cedar Creek Town Homes) — recommended, approved; ordinance 26-01 (limited parking) — recommended, approved.
The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; motions were carried by voice vote as noted in the meeting record. The items recommended by the Board of Public Works will be considered by the Village Board on their scheduled agenda.
