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North Bay Board directs attorney to issue cease-and-desist over alleged business at 3505 Chatham St
Summary
At a June 19, 2025 stand-up meeting, the North Bay Board of Trustees met in closed session to confer with legal counsel about possible enforcement against 3505 Chatham St; after returning to open session the board unanimously directed the village attorney to issue a cease-and-desist order.
The North Bay Board of Trustees voted on June 19, 2025 to direct the village attorney to issue a cease-and-desist order concerning activity at 3505 Chatham St after a closed-session consultation with legal counsel.
President Mark Schall called the stand-up meeting to order at 4:00 PM at Village Hall. The board first voted to suspend Robert’s Rules to allow legal counsel to attend remotely; Constable Rocco Castellano made the motion, Trustee Rick Cermak seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
During roll call Clerk Dori Panthofer recorded President Mark Schall, Trustee Rick Cermak, Constable Rocco Castellano, Treasurer Robert O’Brien and Clerk Dori Panthofer as present; Public Works Trustee Paul Schroeder was excused. The board identified legal counsel as Attorney Eric Larson of Municipal Law & Litigation Group and Christopher Schultz, Village of Wind Point prosecutor.
The board announced it would go into closed session under §19.85(1)(g) to confer with counsel about strategy related to potential enforcement against the property at 3505 Chatham St for conducting a business in a residential district. Constable Castellano moved and Trustee Cermak seconded the motion to enter closed session; roll-call votes were recorded as President Schall – YES; Trustee Cermak – YES; Constable Castellano – YES, and the motion carried.
After the closed session the board reconvened in open session and immediately took action. Constable Castellano moved and Trustee Cermak seconded a motion directing the village attorney to issue a cease-and-desist order to the property at 3505 Chatham St; the roll-call votes were President Schall – YES; Trustee Cermak – YES; Constable Castellano – YES. The motion carried.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn, which passed by roll call; the meeting adjourned at 4:52 PM. The village office listed the meeting location as Village Hall, 3615 Hennepin Place, Racine, Wisconsin, and the municipal website as www.northbay-wi.us.
Next steps indicated in the meeting record: the village attorney was directed to issue the cease-and-desist order. The record does not specify the text of the order, the timeline for the attorney’s action, nor whether additional enforcement steps such as citation or hearing were planned.
