Taylor board approves 2025 CMAR, rewrites sewer ordinance and raises minimum sewer charge; approves licenses and denies chicken site plan

The Village of Taylor board on June 8 approved its 2025 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) and adopted Resolution #26-0604, moved by Trustee Bob Hulett and seconded by Trustee Sheryl Narva. The roll-call vote recorded Narva, Beaman, White, Hulett, Roseth and President Joe Kniseley as voting yes; Trustee Cierra Rose was absent and the motion carried.

The village’s overall CMAR score was recorded as 3.85. The CMAR report found the village failed the financial management section because user charges no longer fully cover operations and maintenance and the Replacement Savings Fund lacked an adequate balance. Staff identified an estimated shortfall of $16,650. Clerk/Treasurer Tammy Weisman told the board staff calculated a monthly deposit of $500 into a new Replacement Savings Fund and that a new checking account would be opened to begin those deposits.

Maintenance staff updated the board on wastewater matters: the Wisconsin DNR confirmed the village’s five-year phosphorus mitigation plan will take effect once it is incorporated into the village’s WPDES permit, which the DNR projected could be approved in July 2027. Staff reported ongoing coordination with engineering firm SEH on lift-station chemical-feed system plans and timelines to convert a temporary system to a permanent, code-compliant system; sampling and discharge activity was described with a planned shutoff scheduled during the sequence reported to the board.

On finance matters the board considered two Finance Committee resolutions. Trustee Justin Beaman moved — and Trustee Julie White seconded — a resolution repealing and replacing ordinance section 9-2-6 (sewer rates); the board approved that ordinance change by roll-call vote among trustees present. The board also approved a resolution, moved by Trustee Sheryl Narva and seconded by Trustee Justin Beaman, to increase the minimum sewer-rate charge by $19.50; the clerk reported that village counsel advised a public hearing was not required for the rate adjustment.

In other formal actions the board approved the 2026 annual liquor licenses and operator-license renewals, subject to one operator correcting her application after a background-check discrepancy was noted. The board approved the annual tobacco license for the General Store. The board granted two building permits (a 4-foot chain-link fence at 451 2nd Street and a concrete patio at 541 4th Street) and denied a chicken site plan for 341 2nd Street because the proposed coop location did not meet the required 25-foot setback from adjacent property lines.

Votes at a glance: - Resolution #26-0604 (2025 CMAR): mover Bob Hulett; second Sheryl Narva; roll-call yes votes—Narva, Beaman, White, Hulett, Roseth, Kniseley; outcome: approved. - Ordinance 9-2-6 repeal/replacement (sewer rates): mover Justin Beaman; second Julie White; roll-call recorded among trustees present; outcome: approved. - Increase minimum sewer charge by $19.50: mover Sheryl Narva; second Justin Beaman; outcome: approved. - 2026 Annual liquor licenses & operator renewals: mover Bob Hulett; second Steve Roseth; outcome: approved pending one applicant correction (minutes record four yes votes). - 2026 Tobacco license (General Store): mover Steve Roseth; outcome: approved (minutes record four yes votes). - Building permit — Tim Bieneck, 451 2nd St (4' chain-link fence): approved (minutes record four yes votes). - Building permit — Carol Wisniewski, 541 4th St (concrete patio): approved (minutes record four yes votes). - Chicken site plan — Kyle Laxson, 341 2nd St: mover Steve Roseth; second Sheryl Narva; denied for failing to meet 25-foot setback; outcome: approved (motion to deny carried, four yes votes).

The board also discussed real-estate inquiries regarding the Elm Lane parcel and scheduled a public hearing on proposed covenant changes for July 13, 2026. President Kniseley and staff noted a new podium and PA system have been ordered for the municipal building. The meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m.