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Hilbert board meets in closed session, approves $45,500 counteroffer; Fire Department recounts 3 million-gallon response
Summary
The board convened in closed session under S.19.85(1)(e) to discuss property negotiations, later approving a $45,500 counteroffer for Lot #25; Chief Loose reported the department used nearly 3 million gallons to fight a recent mill fire.
The Village of Hilbert Board convened in closed session under Wisconsin statute S.19.85(1)(e) at its Sept. 10 meeting to deliberate property negotiations and reconvened to open session later in the meeting.
After returning to open session, the board approved a counteroffer of $45,500 for Lot #25 in Village Meadows Subdivision. The motion was made by Trustee Collins, seconded by Trustee Stenklyft, and carried by majority vote; the transcript records the action but does not provide a roll-call tally for that specific motion.
During the meeting’s public reports, Fire Chief Loose described the department’s response to the Fox Valley Alfalfa Mill fire and thanked village staff and Phil Schneider of Phil’s Pumping for assistance. Chief Loose said the department used nearly 3 million gallons of water to fight the blaze, approximately 2 million gallons of which were drawn from the village wastewater-treatment-facility pond. He also circulated an article from Wisconsin Firefighters magazine that featured the Hilbert Fire Department and First Responders.
Why it matters: the closed-session negotiation led directly to a board-approved counteroffer on a subdivision lot and the fire report highlights the scale of recent emergency operations and inter-agency assistance.
What’s next: The counteroffer outcome settles the board’s immediate negotiating position on Lot #25; any further negotiation or closing timeline was not specified in the transcript.
