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Bonduel commission says policyholder responsible for HWY 29 response invoice, directs Village Hall to notify insurer
Summary
After an insurer denied a claim for a Jan. 2024 car-deer crash response on HWY 29 in Hartland, the commission ruled the policy owner is responsible for Invoice 2024-08 and directed Village Hall to send a statutory notice to Nationwide and the policyholder, allowing 60 days to pay without interest.
The Bonduel Area Fire Commission reviewed Invoice 2024-08 — tied to a Bonduel Area Fire Department response to a car-deer crash on Highway 29 in Hartland — and determined the policy owner is responsible for the original invoice balance after the owner's insurer denied the claim.
The commission approved a motion (moved by Kevin Watermolen, seconded by Tim Leitermann) instructing Village Hall to send a letter to Nationwide Insurance Company and to the policy owner. The letter is to cite the applicable Wisconsin statutes regarding responsibility for fire department services and to grant the policy owner 60 days to pay the invoice without incurring interest charges. The motion carried unanimously.
Chief Kevin Lynch had been contacted by the policy owner and provided the commission with the insurer's denial letter; the commission reviewed that correspondence before taking action. The minutes do not record any vote tally by name beyond the summary that motions carried unanimously.
