Town of Rockbridge

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of the Town of Rockbridge was held on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the Rockbridge Town Hall.

1. Call to Order: Nick called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., noting it had been properly posted. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all.
2. Roll Call: Doug Duhr, Nick Perna, Jeff Falk, and Sharon Miller were present. Beth Kepler was missing. The quorum was present. Also attending were Austin Clary, Randy Schoonover, and Jason Paasch, later Scott Banker, Marilyn Loft Houck, and Judy Loft attended.
3. Approve Agenda: Everyone read over the agenda. Doug made a motion to approve the agenda and Jeff seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
4. Minutes of Last Meeting: Jeff moved to wave the reading of minutes and to approve. Doug seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
5. Financial Report: Chairman Perna gave this report in the absence of Treasurer Kepler. The ending balance, $187,767.69.
6. Rural Fire District Report: There were no fires to report.
7. Zoning/Building Permits: Driveway Permit presented for Tanner Grutz and Athena Wirtz on SR-Fiddlers Green. Jeff moved to approve, and Doug seconded the motion. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
8. Bills: The total of bills was $17,738.71. A motion was made by Doug to approve the bills and Jeff seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
9. Old Business: Jeff will continue to research trucks with plow and dump for purchase. Austin will post the older dump truck for sale, using Jeff’s phone number as contact information. Price will start at $20,000.00 to include sander, plow, and wing. As for tools and battery chargers, Doug and Jeff will research and report back of prices at the July meeting.
10. New Business: Nick researched other assessors, and it was decided to go with Worth Services for the three-year contract for $14,600.00. The motion was made by Doug and seconded by Jeff. All in favor; aye, motion carried. As for a town web site, Nick researched several and is still waiting for some return calls, so this will be tabled until the July meeting. The three­year septic maintenance report for 2025 is not completed yet. Still waiting for it to be pumped, by Boaz -Sunrise Septic Service, (Ron Fogo) but must be returned to County zoning by August 15, 2025. Fiber Optic damage to areas in the township will be fixed by the fiber optic company. It was decided that Brad Schumacher would get a refund for half the year 2025, as he had no garbage dumpsters. Doug moved to approve, and Jeff seconded the motion. All in favor; aye, motion carried. Nick sent paperwork to the supervisors on a Wisconsin DOT grant project. Marilyn Loft Houck had a mowing complaint on Hansberry Lane. She brought pictures of damage done to trees there. She also asked to have a holiday letter sent out with taxes again and a town website. The board told her a website was in the plans and being worked on.
11. Employee Handbook: The handbook was handed out and Austin received a copy to read over. Tabled for signature at the next meeting. Doug made a motion to approve, Jeff seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
12. Report from the 2025 road Inspection: Inspection was held May 23rd , Doug gave the report. Roads for work this year, Spring Hill .75miles, Town village .89 miles, Sub-division . 70 miles. It was decided to use granite instead of pea-gravel. Also, Ross’s Road about ½ mile. Total about three miles. 2026 it was observed that possibly Campbell Hill, Fancy Creek and Antioch also a total of three miles could be done. Nick will call Kevin from Scott’s construction to get an idea as to when he plans to do our township. Jeff moved to do Ross’s Road in 2026, and Doug seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
    It was discovered during the road inspection that Cary Norman had blocked culverts on Steamboat Lane and was told he would need to unplug them. Mike Warren said he would cut overgrowth of brush on Bell Hollow Lane observed during the road inspection.
13. Revised Agenda: An introduction by Randy Schoonover as our newly appointed district supervisor to the county.
14. Liquor License: A liquor license application was brought by Sharon Miller on behalf of the Natural Bridge Country Store and was approved by Jeff who made a motion to accept, seconded by Doug. All in favor; aye, motion carried.
15. Set Next Monthly Meeting: The next monthly meeting will be Thursday July 24th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
16. Adjournment: Jeff moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 p.m. and Doug seconded. All in favor; aye, motion carried.

Sharon Miller, Clerk