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Spring Green board approves chicken permit, PSLO agreement and two amended ordinances
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Village of Spring Green Board of Trustees approved a residential chicken permit for 252 N. Cincinnati St., authorized a Police School Liaison Officer agreement with River Valley School District, and passed amended curfew and hours-of-operation ordinances after suspending the three-reading rule for each.
Robin Reid, Village President, opened the Village of Spring Green Board of Trustees regular meeting on Aug. 13, 2025, which concluded with the board approving a residential chicken-keeping permit, a Police School Liaison Officer agreement and two amended ordinances.
The board approved an Application for Keeping Chickens submitted by Tara Kathleen McNiff and Zach Melvin for parcel #182-0027-00000 at 252 N. Cincinnati St. Village staff reported that notices were mailed to contiguous property owners and no objections were received at the Village Office. Adam Reno, Public Works Director, inspected the coop and run and recommended approval. The motion to approve, made by Village Board member Jean-Claude Bédard and seconded by Damian Barta, carried on a voice vote; Village Board member Deb Miller abstained because her property is contiguous to the applicant.
The trustees approved a Police School Liaison Officer (PSLO) agreement between the Village of Spring Green and the River Valley School District. The motion to approve the agreement was made by Damian Barta and seconded by Deb Miller and passed by voice vote. The board did not record a detailed funding breakdown or vote tally in the minutes.
Members read through Ordinance 180, concerning bicycles and play vehicles, and recommended several changes for further review at a future meeting; no formal action was taken on that ordinance at this session.
The board approved Ordinance 262-1, establishing a curfew with proposed amendments. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Deb Miller and seconded by Damian Barta; it carried by voice vote. Separately, David Saperstein moved to suspend the three-reading rule for Ordinance 262-1; the motion, seconded by Miller, carried by voice vote, allowing the board to finalize the ordinance at the same meeting.
The board also accepted Ordinance 288-1, concerning hours of operation, with proposed amendments. Damian Barta moved to accept the ordinance and David Saperstein seconded; the motion carried by voice vote. Jean-Claude Bédard moved and Deb Miller seconded a motion to suspend the three-reading rule for Ordinance 288-1; the suspension motion carried by voice vote.
The board approved minutes from the July 23, 2025 regular meeting, the meeting agenda and the consent agenda (which included the financial report and disbursements) earlier in the meeting. No members of the public provided comment during the public comment period. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m., on a motion by David Saperstein seconded by Deb Miller.
Items expected to return to a future meeting include the revised draft of Ordinance 180 (Bicycles and Play Vehicles) and further review of the 2026 budget timetable materials provided to the board.
