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Malcolm trustees adopt mini‑pig ordinance, approve grant application and $183,000 transfer
Summary
At their Jan. 8 meeting, the Trustees of the Village of Malcolm adopted Ordinance No. 2025‑01 allowing one mini‑pig per household, approved a CCCFF grant application for Legion ballfield renovations, appointed two Planning Commission members and authorized a $183,000 account transfer; the board also discussed gravel‑road chip sealing and Tower Hall plans.
The Trustees of the Village of Malcolm met Jan. 8, 2025, at Village Hall and adopted Ordinance No. 2025‑01 to allow one mini‑pig per household.
Trustee Jerad Little moved to adopt the ordinance amending Section 6‑202; Trustee Mike Faubion seconded and the motion carried with Trustees Nick Benes, Mike Faubion, Jason Lemkau, Jerad Little and Jack Tarr recorded as voting yea.
The ordinance follows a public inquiry earlier in the meeting about permitting small pigs in town. The board did not record further conditions or additional restrictions in the open‑session minutes beyond the ordinance language noted as adopted.
In other business, the board approved submitting a CCCFF grant application for renovations to the Legion ballfield. Trustee Jerad Little moved to approve the grant application with all paperwork, reporting and accounting to be managed by MYSA and/or Legion parents; Trustee Jason Lemkau seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The board invited MYSA and Legion parents to the Feb. 5, 2025 meeting for further discussion of gravel and related grant work.
The board also voted to transfer $183,000 from the STFIT account to the General Fund Repo account after Trustee Jerad Little moved the transfer and Trustee Nick Benes seconded; all trustees voted yea.
Trustee Jack Tarr moved to appoint Shelby Sidel and Nadine Link to the Planning Commission; Trustee Jason Lemkau seconded and the appointments were approved unanimously. A fireworks‑stand permit application was noted as received but unpaid; the applicant will be contacted to remit payment and, once paid, the permit will be presented to the Planning Commission on Jan. 29, 2025.
During the visitor period residents raised several operational concerns. Resident Doug Alms asked the board again about chip sealing and alternative treatments for gravel roads; the board requested an updated Topkote quote and clarification from Cather Construction on preparation work and costs. David Shaefer presented plans for developing the Tower Hall area he recently purchased; no building permits have been submitted, and Julie Plooster raised concerns about vehicles and equipment parked in the Tower Hall parking lot.
The board received written reports from the village attorney and clerk and reviewed the 2024 HBE audit. Generator bids were tabled until the February meeting. The board discussed a Department of Natural Resources letter and decided to retain the village's right to the creek behind the ballfields.
The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. and adjourned at 10:08 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Feb. 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The minutes are signed by Village Clerk April Faubion.
