Homer Township Board Regular Meeting Minutes

June 8, 2026 at 5:30 pm

Location: Homer Town Hall

Board Members in Attendance: Chairman Harlan Larsen, Supervisor Gordy Nagle, Supervisor Adam Carlson, Treasurer Kim Skappel, Clerk Charlotte Roraff.

Absent: None

Meeting was called to order by H. Larsen at 5:30pm followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Prior meeting minutes were read by C. Roraff. G. Nagle made a motion to accept the minutes as read. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

Meeting agenda was reviewed. G. Nagle made a motion to accept the meeting agenda. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

Public comments started. Al Joswich, Joe Neumann, Amy Welch and Anna Driscoll all made comments.

Mitch McNally presented information on his building permit request for a residence on McNally Ridge Road. Discussion was had. Specific discussion was had regarding if there was need for a culvert in the planned driveway. The planned driveway will utilize a current field road driveway and currently functions well without a culvert. H. Larsen suggested after the residence is built, the site be reviewed to determine if a culvert is needed; Mitch was agreeable to this suggestion. G. Nagle made a motion to give Township approval to the permit with no comments. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

C. Roraff was contacted by Judy Denzer regarding the possibility of building another residence along Pleasant Ridge Road, north of 23706 Pleasant Ridge Road. She has not started any paperwork with the County yet and just wanted to see if the Township would have any concerns before she starts with the County. Brief discussion was had. Specific discussion was had regarding if the County would have concerns with adding another residence. H. Larsen suggested she start with the County to address any issues they may have or work on any variances which may be needed. C. Roraff will follow up with Judy and let her know to start working with the County first.

C. Roraff indicated 3 bids were received for the sealcoating and/or asphalting of Township roads. C. Roraff opened the bid from Dunn Blacktop first. Dunn Blacktop’s bid was for asphalt paving of Little Trout Road, Husman Ridge Road and Stone Roller Road at a quoted amount of $647,799.00 for the 3.61 miles. Next, C. Roraff opened the bid from Fahrner Asphalt Sealers. Fahrner’s bid was for 2 coats aggregate sealcoating of Little Trout Road, Husman Ridge Road and Stone Roller Road at a quoted amount of $171,557.00 for the 3.61 miles. The final bid was opened by C. Roraff from Scott Construction. Scott’s bid was for 2 coats aggregate sealcoating of Little Trout Road, Husman Ridge Road and Stone Roller Road at a quoted amount of $179,940.00 for the 3.61 miles. Discussion was had regarding the bids. Representatives from Fahrner Asphalt Sealers and Scott Construction were present at the meeting and answered questions from the supervisors regarding the bids. Specific questions were addressed to understand what road prep is included in the bids and what road prep will be the responsibility of the Township. G. Nagle made a motion to accept the bid from Fahrner Asphalt Sealers of $171,557.00. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried. H. Larsen will work with Fahrner Asphalt Sealers to coordinate scheduling for the project. Anticipated start date is mid August to mid September. The Township will make sure to notify Pickwick Fire Department of finalized project dates.

G. Nagle followed up on the purchase of Township laptops. Further discussion was had and C. Roraff and K. Skappel indicated they do not feel the need for separate Township laptops for themselves. No Supervisor indicated they wanted a separate Township laptop or tablet. C. Roraff suggested the creation of Clerk and Treasurer emails which could be accessed and transferred easily between those two positions. Additionally, separate Supervisor emails can be created, but cautioned Supervisors to be aware of replies or emails which could unintentionally create quorum. C. Roraff will work on creating emails.

C. Roraff presented the Supervisors with a draft of a simplified Homer Town Hall Use Policy for review and discussion. Brief discussion was had. G. Nagle made a motion to adopt the Homer Town Hall Use Policy as presented. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

C. Roraff presented the Supervisors with a draft of the Resolution Issuing an Order Providing a Hearing Date Regarding the Vacation of a Portion of Old Cartway Drive. G. Nagle made a motion to pass the Resolution as drafted and set the public hearing date for July 13th, 2026 at 5:30pm. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried. C. Roraff will provide a signed copy of the Resolution to the petitioner, post notice of the hearing and publish notice of the hearing as required.

A. Carlson brought the quote he received from Joe Neumann for repair of Town Hall front step railings. Materials and labor were quoted at $3,700.00 for 2 railings on the top portion and one railing on the lower portion. A. Carlson tried to obtain a second quote, but was unable to. Brief discussion was had. G. Nagle made a motion to accept the quote from Joe Neumann and approve the work to be done. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried. The target date for completion of work is August 11th so it is done before the Primary Election day. 

H. Larsen reported the roads handled recent rains well; grading was done Saturday after the rain. A. Carlson reported he was able to get the cold patch in the spot on Whetstone.

Pickwick Fire Chief Zimmerman gave a brief update. 6 more calls in May. Their building committee is working to find options for putting in a well and water storage. They have recently had several unintentional calls from Life Alert equipment and asked people to be aware of how their devices work so as not to cause false emergency calls.

Rebecca Church, President of Pickwick Mill Board, provided a brief update on the Pickwick Mill Dam Project. The Pickwick Mill did receive a bond from the State for $400,000.00 to repair the dam. The DNR will get the money in July and then work will be coordinated for completion after that.

K. Skappel indicated she has appointed Scott Schradle as her Deputy Treasurer. She requested the Supervisors set the wage for the position. G. Nagle made a motion to have the position of Deputy Treasurer paid at the current Township Rate of $25.00 per hour. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

C. Roraff requested the board hire Adam Carlson, Gordy Nagle, Harlan Larsen, Kim Skappel and Charlotte Roraff as election judges for the August Primary election. K. Skappel suggested adding Scott Schradle as well. G. Nagle made a motion to hire Adam Carlson, Gordy Nagle, Harlan Larsen, Kim Skappel, Charlotte Roraff and Scott Schradle as election judges for the August Primary Election. A. Carlson seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Motion carried.

A. Carlson made a motion to adjourn the meeting. G. Nagle seconded. Vote taken, 3 in favor. Meeting adjourned at 7:04pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Charlotte Roraff

Homer Township Clerk