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Village of Eden board approves routine business, adopts revised recycling ordinance and sets Nov. 17 budget hearing
Summary
The Village of Eden Board on Oct. 21 approved routine financial items, adopted a DNR-revised recycling ordinance, approved a snow-removal contract (with one abstention), and scheduled a Nov. 17 budget public hearing; the board also discussed a Pine Street mailbox and a holding tank proposal for Eden Meat Market with no action.
President Kevin Goebel called the Village of Eden Board to order on Oct. 21 and noted the presence of seven trustees and Clerk/Treasurer Kari Schlefke.
The board approved routine items early in the meeting. A motion by Jay Baumhardt, seconded by Owen Gellings, approved the Sept. 16, 2025 minutes. Subsequent motions to approve the treasurer's report, to pay bills, to authorize temporary borrowing and to accept the building inspection report all carried without recorded opposition.
In new business, the board approved a snow-removal agreement described as the "Baumhardt snow removal agreement" on a motion by Joe Preston, seconded by Henry Guell; the motion carried, and the record notes that Jay Baumhardt abstained from the vote. The board also voted to approve the DNR-revised Recycling Ordinance after a motion by Owen Gellings and a second from Joe Preston; that motion carries in the record as unanimous.
A resident asked the board about adding a cluster mailbox on Pine Street. Board members agreed to investigate the possibility but took no action at the meeting. The board also discussed a request from Eden Meat Market to install a holding tank for venison processing; members said the market could proceed only if the Village Engineer and the Village building inspector approve the installation. No formal approvals were recorded for that request.
The board set the Budget Public Hearing for Nov. 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., to precede the monthly board meeting, on a motion by Henry Guell and Owen Gellings. The board noted it is continuing to review other municipalities' ordinances regarding backyard chickens; no ordinance changes were adopted.
The meeting closed after final board items. A motion by Joe Preston, seconded by Owen Gellings, to adjourn carried unanimously. Clerk/Treasurer Kari Schlefke signed the minutes as "Respectfully submitted, Kari Schlefke Clerk/Treasurer."
