Wanamingo Township Meeting Minutes
February 19, 2026

The meeting of the Wanamingo Township Board was called to order at approx. 5:30 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2026 by Chairman Tom Shane. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The members present were Supervisors; Tom Shane, John Hegseth and Kerry Olson. Clerk; Tamra Berg and Treasurer; Tricia Bauer. Alysha Grove was also in attendance. Motion by Tom to approve the minutes. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried.

Sheriff’s Deputy; Matt Disbrow stopped in. There had been a call to 430th St. and a burglary call; John thought that was from John Keller. Tamra will let Jon Huneke know about our annual meeting.

Motion by John to approve the Treasurer's Report .2nd by Kerry. Motion carried.
Motion John to pay the bills. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Motion by John to pay Kerry. 2nd by Tom. Motion carried.

Old Business:
Planning & Zoning: There was a good turnout for the Public Hearing held on Tuesday, Feb. 10. We all seem to be on the same page as far solar and wind are concerned. We’ll try to work with other townships. A concern about Data Centers was also brought up.
Road Updates: Kerry thought the roads had dried out but we did have snow yesterday. Kerry has spoken with Steve McNamara about a final bill from Belle Creek.
60th Ave culvert: no updates
Tamra attended the Wanamingo Fire Meeting on Mon. Feb. 2. The majority of calls are medical. The new truck is scheduled for 2027.
Tamra, Tom, Kerry and John attended the Goodhue Township Officer's Meeting on Sat. Feb. 7, 2026, in Zumbrota. It was felt that not much time was spent addressing roads and bridges in the county.
A reminder of the Spring Officers Training on March 17 in Rochester. Tom, Kerry, Tamra and Alysha will plan on attending. It was suggested that Alysha attend the supervisor’s short course as the new officer’s short course is pretty broad.
Tamra plans to attend the MAT Township Day at the Capital; March 2 and give her opinion concerning the Paid Leave Program.
The Wanamingo Township’s Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 11:00 am at the Wanamingo Townhall.
Tamra mailed out 10 absentee ballots and received one back. We are required by the County to mail these out.
Tamra has completed the Worker's Comp Audit, W2’s and PERA Exclusion report. Everyone stated they received their W2’s.
New Business:
January calls for service were 33
Absentee voting began on Feb. 6. Election supplies will need to be picked up on March 6. The office will need to be open on Sat. March 7 from 10 AM - NOON and till 5 PM on Mon. March 9.
The Township Election will be on Tues. March 10, 2026, with voting from 5 - 8 PM. The annual meeting will follow. The Board of Canvas follows the meeting. We will address any upcoming road repairs, reports for Fire and Ambulance, Planning and Zoning, and Road Maintenance and Equipment, donations, bounties and the levy at the annual meeting. Kerry will have to have a written report available.
The 2026 newsletters were mailed. Thanks to Tricia for printing labels and stuffing envelopes. We printed 150 newsletters.
The annual election and meeting notice will need to be published and posted
Tamra asked for the board’s time sheets so payments can be made in March.
Motion by Tom to adjourn. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:24 PM

The Board of Audit meeting was called to order by Tom Shane at 6:25 PM
Tamra had given the board a breakdown of revenue and expenses to review. All the numbers had been verified by the clerk and treasurer prior to the meeting. The board discussed what expenses could be reduced. Kerry was asked if he works 30 hours a week in the winter and he said he does not. He stated he cannot take a pay reduction for the maintenance job. It was thought that maybe some low traffic township roads could receive less gravel. It was decided to request a 7% increase in the levy. The board also verified 3 receipts and 3 claims with the clerk and treasurer.
Motion by Tom to adjourn. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM
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Wanamingo Township Meeting Minutes
March 19, 2026

Prior to the start of the meeting Tamra swore in Alysha Grove as supervisor replacing John Hegseth. Tamra will have to go to a notary for her oath of office.

The meeting of the Wanamingo Township Board was called to order at approx. 5:30 PM on Thursday, March 19, 2026 by Chairman Tom Shane. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The members present were Supervisors; Tom Shane, Kerry Olson and Alysha Grove. Clerk; Tamra Berg and Treasurer; Tricia Bauer. Motion by Kerry to approve the minutes. 2nd by Tom. Motion carried. Motion by Tom to approve the Treasurer's Report 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried.

Motion Tom to pay the bills. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Motion by Alysha to pay Kerry. 2nd by Tom. Motion carried.

Old Business:
Planning & Zoning: Motion by Tom to appoint Dave Rostad to replace Gary Esterby. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Tamra, Greg, Jeff and Dave attended the Leon Township zoning meeting, along with a couple other township board members. They are also concerned about solar. Goal is to protect our ag land. Leon also had discussed a cannabis retail operation in their township, but it appears the four cannabis permits have already been filled. The zoning board will change their meeting date to the 3rd Tuesday of the month and plan to meet in April.
Road Updates: Kerry did some road maintenance then changed over to snow equipment. During the blizzard on March 15, the grader got hit by a vehicle at the intersection of 40 Acre Trail and Hwy 57. There was a small amount of damage to the grader but the vehicle may need to be totaled. No one was hurt and a State Trooper was on site. An accident report will need to be filed with MATIT. There was a lot of snow that had to be moved. Kerry also got stuck on 410th St. while trying to clear the road. Tamra spoke with Steve McNamara about a final bill from Belle Creek. There was discussion concerning the driveway at Daniel Kish’s. In construction they buried the old culvert. This will need to be checked out. Spraying for spring was addressed. Just mowing the ditches will not be enough to get rid of the weeds. Matt Voxland had given Tom a heads up that the hill on 60th Ave by Steve Sviggum’s was very icy.
Rae Rusnak had contacted Tom about signs for 408th and 70th at the intersection. She stated she has lost customers. Tamra had also received an email from Rae saying she talked to Tom last fall about this issue. She also requested a private drive sign but Tamra told her that shouldn’t be up to the township to purchase. It was thought we could use the 408th St. Way sign and just remove the Way. Kerry will order a 70th Ave sign.
No updates on the 60th Ave culvert.
The Spring Officers Training scheduled for March 17 in Rochester was postponed. No new date yet.
Tamra attended the MAT Township Day at the Capitol on March 2. It was very interesting. You meet with your state senator and representative. Tamra addressed the Paid Leave Program with them.
The Wanamingo Township Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 11:00 am at the Wanamingo Town Hall. Tom is on vacation so Alysha will have to attend along with Kerry and Tamra.

New Business:
The February calls for service were 30
We have not gotten the 2026 Kielmeyer Contract for gravel yet
Election results: 19 ballots cast including one absentee. Supervisor: Alysha Grove: 18 votes, John Hegseth: 1 vote. Clerk: Tamra Berg: 17 votes, 2 blank 
Annual Meeting Agenda Items:
Motion by Tom to donate $750 to the Goodhue County Fair. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried. Motion by Kerry to donate $300 to the Goodhue Historical Society. 2nd by Tom. Motion carried
Motion by Tom to approve the 7% increase to the levy. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried. Amounts will be: General $30,000 Road and Bridge $160,420 Fire and Ambulance $30,000 Total: $220,420
Motion by Tom to offer a bounty of $20 per coyote and $1 per gopher plus 1⁄2 the cost of bait. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried
Motion by Kerry to approve March 9, 2027 for the township election and annual meeting with voting from 5PM-8PM with the meeting to follow. 2nd by Tom. Motion carried
Tamra asked if the board wanted to do something to recognize John Hegseth’s years of service; gift card or lunch? They decided not to.
Tamra had received a flyer from Deutsch Excavating out of Northfield
Tamra had received an update letter from PowerOn Midwest
Tamra will need to send the Officer Certifications to the County and MAT
The MAT cards were distributed.
We will do the reorg at the May meeting when Tom is back in town.
Motion by Kerry to adjourn. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:53PM
Next Meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 5:30 PM
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Wanamingo Township Meeting Minutes
April 16, 2026

The meeting of the Wanamingo Township Board was called to order at approx. 5:30 PM on Thursday, April 16, 2026 by Kerry Olson. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. The members present were Supervisors; Kerry Olson and Alysha Grove. Tom Shane was absent. Clerk; Tamra Berg and Treasurer; Tricia Bauer.
Erin Wetzel was present to share information about creating a township website. She has set up websites for Leon and Cannon Falls townships. Townships with a website are required by June 1 to change to .gov. There is a cost for a google website but cloudflare is free. Erin would set up our website and if we wanted she would manage it. The board will discuss when Tom is back from vacation.
Motion by Alysha to approve the minutes. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried. Motion by Alysha to approve the treasurer's report. 2nd by Kerry. Motion carried.
Tamra had checked with the bank and only one signature is required by them on the checks. There was concern with Tom being on vacation and he is the chairman.

Building Permits: Tamra received a call from Abby Jacobson for a manufactured house on Len Feuling’s old farm yard. She was told she does need a building permit and will attend the May meeting to apply.

Present Bills: Motion by Kerry to pay the bills. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried.

Old Business:
Planning & Zoning: Met in April. Tamra was going to check if the moratorium could be extended.
Road Updates: Kerry has been blading roads. Frost is coming up. Kerry met with Dave Hagen concerning a driveway culvert on 425th west of Bruce Rohl’s that is to a vacant building site. The culvert needs repair but that would be for the landowner to take care of. Kerry thought the ditch needed some work but could wait until the culvert was repaired. The street signs requested by Rae Rusnak are in place. It was mentioned that the no thoroughfare sign off of 408th St. is township property and should be removed. Kerry has replaced Jeff Engstrom’s dead end sign. Rock should be delivered at the beginning of May. Kerry plans to complete the road inspections before the May
meeting. He will review what didn’t get completed in 2025. Tamra had gotten the crash report from the accident with the vehicle and the grader and sent the information to MATIT.
60th Ave culvert; no update
A reminder that Wanamingo Township’s Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting will be on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 11:00 am at the Wanamingo Townhall. Kerry said Tom will be able to attend.
Alysha has gotten spraying pricing from Jared with Arrow Tree Service and sent the information to the other board members to review.
We will do the reorg at the May Meeting when Tom is back

New Business:
April calls for service were 56
Motion by Kerry to approve the Kielmeyer Contract for gravel for 2026. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried
Kerry, Alysha and Tamra attended the Spring Officers Training April 14 in Rochester. All agreed there were topics that were a waste of time.
Tamra will send the Township Officer Certification to the County and MAT
Tamra got information about Sentence to Serve. Kerry will need to fill out the areas that need trees trimmed. They do charge $200 for 1⁄2 day and $350 for a full day but also have equipment.
Motion by Kerry to approve the estimate from Lindell for resealing the town hall parking lot. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried
Windshield claim check should be coming from MATIT.
Tamra had gotten mailings from Carr’s Tree Service and Northstar Companies
Belvidere Township had requested board salaries from townships. Tamra showed the information from the townships that responded to the request.
Mankato to Mississippi Update letter sent to the clerk
Power on Midwest will be holding open houses
Motion by Kerry to adjourn. 2nd by Alysha. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:54 PM
Next Meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 5:30 PM
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