Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
June 11th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisors Darold Seefeldt and Pat Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was approved on a motion from Huss and seconded by Behnke. May’s meeting minutes were read and approved on a motion by Seefeldt and seconded by Huss.
Citizen’s Forum – nothing
Clerk’s Report – The liquor license applications for Dollar General, Citgo Travel Plaza and the Lion’s Club were presented to the board. The licenses for the term July 1st, 2026-June 30th 2027 were approved on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Behnke. All in favor.
Town Hall – The new domain for the website was presented. Huss to continue maintaining the website.
Fire Department – No calls for Bear Creek. Clintonville had 1 call into the township on Hwy D.
Ambulance – The meeting was on May 18th. Members were re-elected. Siding estimates for the garage in Clintonville were received. The proposed ambulance purchase will be in late 2027. The renters of the back of the office will be out in 2027. Only 1 call was responded to by Tigerton in the last month. Sheri, from CAAS, was there to explain what is happening with Clintonville and Marion that are pulling out of their service agreement. She explained that this just occurred a few days ago and they are still working out the details. They have a meeting with Tigerton on Thursday to discuss possibilities with them. Cliff, from CAAS, joined our meeting and explained they are looking at different options, and they are working on getting plans in place and will keep the municipalities posted as they know more.
Roads – Behnke announced that Hwy 45 will be starting in 2027 from Church Road to Reinke Road and 10 culverts need to be replaced by the town. The project on County T had the culverts replaced. Bell Corners Road bids were received, and it was decided to go with Waupaca County Hwy Dept bid on a motion from Huss and seconded from Behnke. Behnke and Huss in favor, Seefeldt did not vote. Behnke will submit the signed bid to the county. Pleasant View Road culverts bid was tabled until the July meeting to review what is needed.
Constable – There was a report from a resident of a dog bite. Sharon presented a letter to the board to send to residents that are non-compliant on dog tags. It was passed on a motion from Huss and seconded by Behnke, all in favor.
Comp Plan – Elm Dale School site wants to put an overnight camp on the site called Hip Camp. Waupaca County Zoning Dept has approved it.
Zoning – There is a training on July 8th for the township board members
There was a Town’s Association meeting on May 28th. Emergency planning staff presented the 3 disasters we had. Politicians were there to do their presentations.
Treasurer report – Read and reviewed. She states the CD has come due. The board agreed to place the money in the money market as we have our fire truck payment coming up in the fall. The loan for Bear Creek Road was paid off.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 9:01p.m. approved by Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
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Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
May 11th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 7:31 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisors Darold Seefeldt and Pat Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was approved on a motion from Behnke and seconded by Huss. April’s meeting minutes were read and approved on a motion by Huss and seconded by Seefeldt.
Citizen’s Forum – nothing
Wifneski – Papers were reviewed. The board decided not to take any action on the payment for non-compliance in the MFL program. Behnke to notify the Wifneski’s of the outcome.
Clerk report: Internet was set up with Waupaca Online and agreed to post the password in the hall. The website needs to be changed and updated. The board agreed to work with PC Solutions. Darold will work with them to get it changed over. The purchase of a new printer for the hall was approved by the board d/t the fact we need to print the entire assessment roll moving forward.
Fire Dept: Bear Creek had 2 calls. Clintonville had no runs into Bear Creek. Bear Creek FD went to Manawa and Shiocton to assist during the floods.
Ambulance: The meeting was on April 27th. The pulse oximeters are being replaced. There is water damage at the garage in Clintonville. They are going to reside it. Ambulance 881 has been returned with the new box. EMS week is coming up later this month. The next meeting is May 18th.
Town Roads – Signs are missing on the roads. The highway department will take care of them and Behnke will call the highway department and let them know. There was a bid received from Randy Hamilton to fix the concrete in front of the hall. It was passed on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Huss for Randy to complete. The road bids for the Bear Creek Road East, Beaver Creek and Meidam were approved to be completed on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Huss. The bid for Pleasant View Road was tabled until June’s meeting. Culverts on Bear Creek Road will be paid for by the residents, and the town will cover the cost of installation and ditching. It was reported that a manure tanker broke up parts of Bell Corners Road and Beaver Creek Road East of Cty Road T. Discussions occurred about the repairs.
Constable – no report
Comp Plan – board members that were up for appointment were Barry Bartz and Terry Mares. Barry has agreed to move to a 3-year term and Terry has decided to move to the alternate that is reviewed annually. Both were appointed by Benke for those positions.
Zoning – nothing
WTA meeting has been moved to May 28th. BOR to be held on May 21st 6pm-8pm.
Treasurer report – read and reviewed.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 9:15p.m. approved by Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
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Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
April 13th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisor Pat Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was approved on a motion from Behnke and seconded by Huss. March’s meeting minutes were read and approved on a motion by Huss and seconded by Behnke.
Citizen’s Forum – nothing
Zoning – CSM was presented to the board to adjust property lines on a property on Symco Road and was approved on a motion from Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Wifneske MFL property – Tim from the logging company was there to discuss the non-compliance MFL letter that was sent to the town clerk and the fees that were charged to the Wifneski’s. Discussion was tabled to the next meeting as one of the supervisors was absent.
Clerk’s report – Theresa notified the board that the new accounting program will be installed this month. The presentation of the annual report will be different due to the new program. An example was presented to the board. Financial summaries will be provided to the board each month as well. She also relayed that a financial review meeting should be completed annually. She suggested one be completed later this year and then start next year, prior to the annual meeting. Rates were presented from Spectrum, Bug Tussel and Waupaca Online to get internet set up at the town hall. On a motion from Benke and seconded by Huss, Theresa will contact Bug Tussel to get internet set up at a price of $35 per month and a one-time installation fee of $65. Conversation was had about changing over our website to a different domain host d/t cost. Theresa to do a little more research about it and report back at the next meeting. Elections went well with the new machine with a total of 251 votes. Barry Bartz was elected as our county supervisor representative. We are waiting to hear from Scott Zillmer in regard to setting up a date for our BOR meeting.
Fire – No town specific report from Clintonville. Bear Creek had one call for a wire on fire. The BC fire meeting was held on March 19th. They saw the new turn out gear. Next meeting is August 20th. The BC fire department and first responders are going to go together to purchase a UTV.
Ambulance – Tigerton has had limited coverage so Marion has been covering for them and when Tigerton can, they are helping in Marion. There was a motion for $500 for EMS week in May. There will be a new municipal agreement needing to be signed. Payment for the new ambulance will need to be budgeted in 2028.
Town Roads – Beaver Creek and Shady Lane had damage to them from the snow storm Elsa. Road inspections were completed. Bids will be requested from the county for road work. Roads that are classified as fair to poor are Elm Dale Road and a portion of Bell Corners Road. Behnke applied for disaster aid for snow storm Elsa. Theresa to send the 2027 budget response to the Highway Department with plans to grind and re-pave 1 mile on Pleasant View Road and possibly Symco Road bridge, depending on the small structure grant.
Constable – nothing to report
Comp Plan – Town of Lind had a round table for the digester.
Treasurer report – read and reviewed.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 8:55p.m. approved by Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
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Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
March 9th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening
statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisors Darold Seefeldt and Pat
Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was approved on a
motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Huss. February’s meeting minutes were read and
approved on a motion by Behnke and seconded by Seefeldt.
Citizens Forum – The FFA is having a trivia contest coming up and the Clintonville school
district referendum flyer was presented.
Clerks report – Behnke appointed additional poll workers for the next 2-year term as one
previous worker stepped down and we needed an alternate. The transportation funding
resolution was reviewed and approved on a motion by Seefeldt and seconded by Behnke. Clerk
to get it submitted as advised by the WTA. The CDBG account has been closed as the
government funded program is no longer active. On a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by
Huss, the town will be using B&G Associates on a fee basis only and will add to our fee services
that we will collect $250 per account that is resolved per letter from the DOA.
Fire – Bear Creek had no calls and there is no report from Clintonville
Ambulance – Meeting was held on 2/23. They are still short on paramedics and trying to recruit
more. They had 109 calls in January.
Roads – The bridge inspection form from the highway department was discussed and on a
motion from Behnke and seconded by Seefeldt, it was agreed that the bridge inspection will be
completed by the highway department. Form was signed and will be submitted to them by the
clerk. Road inspections take place on April 10 th at 9:00am. Huss reported it was confirmed that
there is no need for DNR approval on the small structure and he will work on getting the grant
paperwork filled out and submitted. An invitation was received from the highway department on
March 30 th for the appreciation dinner. The clerk will send back the RSVP.
Constable – No report
Comp plan/zoning – Behnke was informed of a new house to be built on Hilltop Road. Ryan
Braun presented a summary of the zoning updates at the previous WTA meeting.
BOR training has been completed, and forms are signed and will be submitted to the DOR.
Treasurer – Conversation was had in regard to dog fees. There is a state statute stating that
everyone who owns a dog should be obtaining a license. Sharon recommends that the town
adopts an ordinance for fees. The late fees for this year have been waived if paid on or by
election day, April 7 th on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Behnke. Treasurer report was
read and reviewed.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 8:37p.m. approved by Seefeldt and seconded by Behnke.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
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Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
February 9th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 7:31 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening
statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisors Darold Seefeldt and
Pat Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was
approved on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Huss. January’s meeting minutes
were read and approved on a motion by Huss and seconded by Behnke.
Citizens Forum – nothing
Clerks report – Two board members will attend the WTA District Meeting that includes
the BOR training. The WTA county town’s meeting will be next Thursday. The liquor
license request was presented to the board for the Dollar General Store. It was
approved on a motion from Behnke and seconded by Seefeldt. Theresa and her chief
inspector Mary Behnke attended the election training for inspectors that was held in
Wautoma. We found out that GFL switched the recycle pick up to every other week.
After conversation with them, they will leave it as is; the first and third Friday. Theresa is
still working on getting the invoice correct. With the new carts being delivered, there will
be 319 residents getting garbage and recycling services through GFL.
Fire – There were no calls into Bear Creek from either department. Bear Creek did
respond to mutual aid. A letter from Maple Creek was received about the turn out gear
being purchased before receiving final approval from the townships.
Ambulance – Behnke attended the meeting on January 26 th . They summed up the end
of the year report stating there were 4 more calls in 2025 than in 2024 at 1383 total
calls. They are still awaiting the return of ambulance 881. More discussion was had
about purchasing a new ambulance and the cost of it.
Roads – WE was notified about the road weight restrictions. An email was received
about a DOT small structure grant with an application deadline in May. Huss will look
into it for the Symco Rd bridge.
Constable – His brother is still helping him out
Zoning – The county zoning meeting is February 12 th . Huss to attend.
Treasurer report – read and reviewed.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 8:33p.m. approved by Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Theresa Huss, Clerk
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Town of Bear Creek Meeting Minutes
January 7th, 2026
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 P.M. by Chairman Doug Behnke. The opening
statement was read by Behnke. Present were Behnke, Supervisors Darold Seefeldt and
Pat Huss, Clerk Theresa Huss, and Treasurer Sharon Malueg. The agenda was
approved on a motion from Seefeldt and seconded by Huss. December’s meeting
minutes were read and approved on a motion by Behnke and seconded by Seefeldt.
Citizens Forum – Behnke mentioned that Barry Bartz is running for the county board
and that there are 4 people running for the 2 positions on the school board. The old hall
chairs were offered to the Lion’s Club. He mentioned that someone was willing to get rid
of the ripped-up chairs. Board members were all in favor of letting him have them.
Clerks Report- Clerk asked board members if she could open a credit card under the
board instead of putting charges on her personal credit card. She mentioned the district
meeting was coming up and was looking for at least one person to go. The board will
decide at the next meeting. Dollar General is still working on getting the paperwork back
for the alcohol license.
Fire – One accident in BC and one mutual aid for Bear Creek Fire and nothing from
Clintonville Fire.
Ambulance – Meeting on December 22 nd . The camera system was replaced. The power
load conversion was installed. They received a $10,900 donation. The CD was
renewed. One paramedic left. They are ahead 5 calls compared to last year.
Roads – Symco bridge inspection was completed. The board was told they needed to
post weight limit signs at 15 tons. Behnke to contact the highway department to get the
signs up. There was a plowing complaint about pushing snow across the road.
Constable – Tom’s brother will be helping out for a little while
Comp planning/Zoning – No updates on zoning. Bobbi’s 2025 report was read.
Treasurer report – read and reviewed.
Monthly bills presented and paid
Motion to adjourn at 6:50p.m. approved by Behnke and seconded by Huss.
Theresa Huss, Clerk