Town of Holland holds public hearing on proposed 2026 budget; no vote taken

The Town of Holland Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on Nov. 5, 2025, at Holland Town Hall where Chair David Huenink presented the proposed 2026 budget and took questions from residents; no formal vote on the budget was taken at the hearing.

The hearing matters because the budget would guide spending for town roads, first responders and planned broadband improvements. Clerk-Treasurer Janelle Kaiser certified compliance with the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law and said the hearing notice and a summary budget were posted around town and on the town website on Oct. 17, 2025, and printed in the Lakeshore Weekly and The Sounder.

Huenink summarized the draft 2026 budget and noted a designated reserve for broadband services improvements. Copies of the 2026 draft budget detail were made available to attendees. Several residents asked how shared revenue (including utility aid) would be received and spent, questioned the budgeted level of funding for road projects and first responders, and asked about professional legal expenses and a prior-year budget amendment. Chair David Huenink and Clerk-Treasurer Janelle Kaiser provided responses to those questions during the hearing.

Procedural motions included a motion to adopt the hearing agenda, made by Brody Stapel and seconded by Gordie Seegert; the motion carried by unanimous voice vote. The public hearing concluded with Chair Huenink asking three times for additional comment; none was offered. A motion to adjourn, made by Brody Stapel and seconded by Douglas Hamilton, carried by unanimous voice vote, and the hearing adjourned at 7:13 p.m.

No formal action on adopting or approving the 2026 budget is recorded in the hearing minutes provided; the session functioned as the public comment opportunity required by statute and closed after the adjournment motion.