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After an unavoidable delay the Town Board, late last week, was able to meet and finish the interviews for the replacement of Supervisor Tom Huetter.

The Board would like to thank all the participants. Any one of which would have made a good addition and served the community well. We unfortunately had to select one based on criteria that we had established for the selection.

The person selected by the Board was Brandon Holewinski. Mr. Holewinski will be sworn in before the October 13^th normal Town Board meeting.

Again the Board would like to Thank the other participants: Brian Verheyden, Stan Kaczmarek, Jim Pyle, Renee Holewinski, Helen Wagner and Brad Naparalla.

Last night’s Town Board meeting was Supervisor Tom Huetter’s last meeting. The room was happy for Tom and his wife Betty as they enter this new phase of their lives, wishing them all the best, but also sad to see them go.

Tom was presented with a Town Board Resolution acknowledging his 40 years worth of contributions and a memorial clock to help him remember his time here.

The Town wishes them all the best.

In accordance with state law the remaining Town Board members and Clerk form the selection committee to choose the replacement for the vacancy being created by the retirement of Supervisor Huetter.

The selection committee will be following the below steps to fill this position:

1. The committee will review the initial requests sent into the clerk by the candidates.
2. A Public meeting will be held on September 10^th, 2020 starting at 6 pm where a short interview will be held with each interested candidate.
   1. Each candidate will be given a time to come to the meeting.
   2. The interview will last roughly 20 minutes
   3. The candidate will be asked questions and then they may give a brief statement about themselves. The board may deviate from the questions based on the candidate’s responses.
   4. While the interview process is open to the public and the candidates have every right to attend the full meeting understand that candidates have been told that listening to the other candidates might reflect poorly in front of the selection committee.
3. After all interviews are complete candidates will be invited back into the community room for the selection discussion.

After the interviews, the committee will discuss and make a selection for appointment to fill the position. The successful candidate will be sworn in at the October 13^th, 2020 regular Town Board Meeting.

A special thanks is due to several people for the work done in the Pittsfield Cemetery. A group has worked hard to clean and straighten veteran headstones. Many of these stones had to be raised, cleaned, and straightened.  This group led by Mike Sheedy included veterans, students, and other caring citizens.

Their work in the cemetery to honor the contributions of these veterans has been incredible. You will see by the attached photos the fruits of their work. This group has also been placing flags in the cemetery over the past years.

Please join the Town in a special thanks specifically to: Mike Sheedy, Sarah Hockers-Schmoll, Brian Harrison, Ken Oldenburg, and Mark Baudhuin

Yes, it is time to talk about winter snow removal.

The Town has put out a request to parties that would be interested in providing snow plowing and removal services for the Town’s roadways and facilities. The Town Board will consider the information provided by interested parties at the October Town Board meeting.

Interested parties can download the request documents at the following links.

Be advised the Town considers snow removal as a professional service and the Town reserves the right to contract with that service provider which they feel will provide the Town with adequate service. This is NOT an open competitive bidding process.

Town Roadway Snow Clearing

Town Facilities Snow Clearing

With the retirement of Supervisor Huetter there will be a vacancy starting in October for the last 6 months of the 2 year term of this Supervisor position.

Considering this time period is ¼ of the actual term and with the fact that the area is in a state of emergency it is sensible to make sure that the Town Board is at its full capacity. State law allows the Town Board to appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

The Board is requesting anyone interested in being considered for this vacancy to submit a letter by end of the day August 31, 2020, outlining the strengths and qualities that they would bring to the position. Interviews may be conducted of potential candidates.

You may mail or drop off the letter to the Town Offices at:

(Town Offices are open Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons)

Town Supervisor Vacancy

4682 Kunesh Road

Green Bay WI 54313,

or email to the Town Clerk at:

debbie@townofpittsfield.org

After serving the Town of Pittsfield on various Boards and committees for 40 years, Town Board Supervisor Tom Huetter announced at the August Board meeting that he will be retiring from his public service after at the end of September. Tom and his wife Betty have sold their home here in the Town and are moving to Alabama to be near their children and grandchildren.  

Tom’s, dedication, knowledge of Town history and straight forward common sense will be great missed. It will be sad not seeing Tom, an avid walker (putting in 7 miles a day) on the trails and back-roads of our community. He not only walked the roads but often used that time to speak with residents and listen to their desires and concerns. This is truly a great loss for our Town.

A small ceremony of appreciation is planned during the September 8^th Town Board Meeting.

Keller Inc., who was the Project Management for our new Community Center did a video highlighting our structure. Follow the link below to view it.

Any resident would be eligible to take this opportunity.

To request an application, please e-mail:

Sara McGuire atsara.mcguire@browncountywi.gov

Or call 920-448-4243.

Do you know a farmer that could use some help during these times? If they did not get a chance to take advantage of this program the first time around here is a second chance at up to $3500.

Follow this link to information on the Wisconsin Farm Support Program.