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Town Of Chicog

Notice of Town Board Meeting

Town of Chicog

December 3rd, 2025

6:00PM

Call the meeting to order.
Pledge of Allegiance
Verify Legal Posting Notices
Roll Call
Approve the previous minutes as posted on our website.
Treasures Report
Chairman's Report
Roads and Road Work – Joe Norton
Public Input
Approve 2026 Town of Chicog Budget
Appointment of Election Officials
Correspondence
Committee Reports
Date of next town meeting 1/14/2026 at 6:00PM
Payment of bills
Adjournment

Scott Pahos

Town of Chicog Chairman

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Print file of Program

PDF Print file 2024 BUDGET

Fire Department new DIRECT PHONE #

715-466-5310

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Applications:

Town of Chicog LTE Application.doc

Town of Chicog LTE Application.pdf

NOTICE

Town brush site open to the public! We will be leaving the site open 24/7 for brush disposal until further notice, but it will be monitored. Sorry for the inconvenience of all the schedule changing.

Washburn County Mailbox Policy 1-24-2022.pdf

WI Trans. Mailbox Safety Bulletin.pdf

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TOWN OF CHICOG

Town Board Meeting

November 12, 2025

1. Call Meeting to order at 6:27 pm

2. Verify Legal Posting Notice.

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Roll Call: All Board members present.

5. Approval of the previous minutes as posted on our website. Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Brian Berg to approve the posted minutes. Motion passed

6. Treasurer’s report as follows all balances as of October 31, 2025:

Checking Account: Beginning balance - $ 42,431.68 includes interest of $194.97

Outstanding checks:- $30.00 Final working balance: $42,101.68

Money Market Account: $314,180.83, includes interest of $1,156.47

CD Account: $71,321.34

Tax Account: $302.00

Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Brian Berg to approve. Motion passed.

7. Chairman’s Report:

a. Financials: We are now 11 months into our 2025 budget and remain on track to end the year below budgeted levels.

b. I completed 3 days of FEMA training this past week and now am certified by the state and FEMA as a Public Information Officer. This training will enhance our ability to be prepared for any type of emergency response for our community.

c. We will finalize our 2026 road plans for 2026 by months end. Current projects on the list are Bald Eagle Road, McClain Lake Road, Lower McKenzie Road, and Bramer Road.

d. We have received confirmation from the DNR that our town of Chicog and Chicog Acres Fire Wise grant has been approved and a PO was cut in the amount of $23,218.00. Thank you to all who volunteered and participated in these programs to make our community safer.

e. I want to take a moment to express my thanks to Terri Corrie and Sue Kowarsch for volunteering to clean and organize our records/storage room and our kitchen at the town hall.

f. I also want to wish our community members a successful deer season and a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your families.

8. Roads and Road Work – Joe Norton

a. Trucks, Grader, Loader serviced and plows are on ready for winter.

b. Salt/Sand hauled in

c. Gravel hauled to Island Lake Rd.

d. Maintenance on all furnaces

e. Brush site pushed up for winter burning – We found some rocks, boulders and fence posts that don’t burn.

f. Private driveway sanding – The Town has to order a salt/sand mix for using on private driveways. We have to order the mix in bulk. Last year we only salt/sanded 2 driveways. This means that we would have to charge over $100 per driveway, not good. The town will not be doing private driveways this year. We will still salt/sand in emergency situations. There will be a pile of straight sand available for resident use.

UPCOMING

a. Snow??

b. Burn brush site w/snow

c. Trees along road right aways that are marked with an X are scheduled to be removed.

9. Public Input:

a. Pat Shifferd – Request that there be a street light put at the driveway entrance on Highway 77. Terri Corrie agrees, you miss the driveway if you are not going very slow. The Board will check with the State on the requirements since it is a State Highway.

b. Patrick Braun – What do the stakes on Berguard Road mean? Scott Pahos – They are there just to mark the right aways for road maintenance.

10. Approve Fire Department Contract

Fire Department contract was presented to the Board. Discussion followed. Motion by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Scott Pahos to approve the contract, Brian Berg absented due to conflict of interest. Motion passed.

11. Review/Approve the proposed resolution to participate in the Wisconsin service award program, for the Fire Department.

Resolution was presented and explained to the electors. Motion by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Scott Pahos to approve the resolution. Brian Berg absented due to conflict of interest. Motion passed.

12. Correspondence - none

13. Committee Reports:

a. ESG –Sue Kowarsch – Hunter’s Feed – Calls have been made and we have all food donations and volunteers needed. We would like to thank Pappy’s Bar for donating $200 to the purchase of the meat. Tickets are on sale at Pappy’s stop in and buy some. Hope to see everyone on Nov 22, 2025 5pm to 8pm.

b. Brian Berg – Washburn County has opened all County Roads to ATV/UTV traffic. The County has passed the 2025 Tax Levy. Figures indicate that the County’s portion of the Mil Rate will be lower for 2026.

14. Date of the next Meeting: December 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm

15. Payment of Bills:

Motion made by Brian Berg and seconded by Sue Kowarsch to approve the payment of the following bills/checks: 13165 and 13185 thru 13214. Motion passed

16. Motion made by Sue Kowarsch and seconded by Brian Berg to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed.

17. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 pm.

Past Minutes

2025 Minutes

TOC MINUTES January 2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES February 2025.pdf

Special Meeting Artificial Wake Enhancement 03-04-2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES March 2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES April 2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES June 2025.pdf

TOC Minutes July 2025.pdf

TOC Minutes August 2025.pdf

TOC Minutes September 2025.pdf

TOC MINUTES Oct 2025.pdf

TOC Minutes November 2025.pdf

2024 Minutes

TOC MINUTES Jan 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES Feb 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES March 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES April 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES May 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES June 2024.pdf

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Licence list for mintues jun 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES July 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES August 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES September 2024.pdf

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TOC MINUTES October 2024.pdf

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2023 Minutes

TOC MINUTES Dec 2023.pdf

TOC MINUTES Nov 2023.pdf

TOC MINUTES Oct 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes Sept 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes August 2023.pdf

Emergency Town Board Meeting Minutes 07-25-23.pdf

TOC Minutes July 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes June 2023.pdf

License list for mintues Jun 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes May 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes April 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes March 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes Febuary 2023.pdf

TOC Minutes Jan 2023.pdf

2022 Minutes

TOC Minutes December 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes November 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes October 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes June 2023.pdf

TOC MINUTES September 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES August 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES July 2022.pdf

TOC Minutes April 2023.pdf

TOC MINUTES June 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2022.pdf

Annual Meeting April 23 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES APRIL 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES MAR 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES FEB 2022.pdf

TOC MINUTES JAN 2022.pdf

2021 Minutes

TOC MINUTES December 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES November 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES October 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES September 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES August 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES July 2021.pdf

TOC MINUTES June 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES April 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES MAR 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES FEB 2021 .pdf

TOC MINUTES JAN 2021 .pdf

2020 Minutes

TOC MINUTES DEC 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES NOV 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES OCT 2020 A.pdf

TOC MINUTES SEPT 2020.pdf

Public Hearing Liberty Lane 9-9-20.pdf

TOC MINUTES AUG 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES JULY 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES JUNE 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES May 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Apr 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Mar 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Feb 2020.pdf

TOC MINUTES Jan 2020.pdf

2019 Minutes

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Resolution and Ordinances

Resolutions

RESOLUTION # 2020318A - Lodge Road	349.4KB
RESOLUTION #2020318B - HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN	475.5KB
RESOLUTION #2020318C - EQUIPMENT HOURLY RATE	189.8KB
RESOLUTION # 07082020 Liberty Lane	1.2MB
RESOLUTION #05262021 Short Term Rental	342KB
RESOLUTION #20221109 YELLOW BANK RD	836KB
RESOLUTION #02082023 YELLOW BANK RD	128KB
RESOLUTION #06142023 EXTEND TOWN ORDINANCE	48KB
RESOLUTION # 1213-2023 Roebke RD	198KB
RESOLUTION # 20251112 Wisconsin Service Award Program	501KB

Ordinances

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Ordinance # 2020-02 -Injury to Highway	272.2KB
Ordinance # 2020-03 - Conditions to Obtain or Renew Licenses.	769.1KB
Ordinance # 2020-04 - Citation Ordinance	1.9MB
Ordinance # 2020-05 Amendment to Short-Term Rental	661.0KB
Ordinance # 2022-06-08 - BOR Alternate Members	405.0KB
Ordinance # 11-02-2022 - Town Brush Site	808KB
Ordinance #2023-0714 Short-Term Rental	441KB
Ordinance #09132023 No Wake	74KB
Ordinance #05082024 Driveway	158KB
Ordinance # 06122024 ATV/UTV Vehicle Routes	145KB
Ordinance # 2025-03122025 Artificial Wake Enhancement	183KB

Forms and Permits

Application for Short Term Rental 2023.pdf

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Application for Short Term Rental 2023.docx

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Short Term Rental - Tips & Suggestions.pdf

Formal Complaint Form.pdf

DRIVEWAY PERMIT APPLICATION FORM 5.8.24.docx

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DRIVEWAY PERMIT APPLICATION FORM 5.8.24.pdf

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The following proposed ordinance by the Washburn County Community Rights Alliance will be open for discussion at the annual Town Meeting on July 25, 2020. If you have any questions or suggested changes before then, please contact one of the following local individuals with the Alliance:

Curt Hubatch:

hubyseven@gmail.com

Jan Bliss:

jbjhands@centurytel.net

Lou Columbus:

lacolumbus35@gmail.com

National Websites for More Information on Community Rights Are:

www.communityrighs.us

www.celdf.org

Proposed Chicog Ordinance

Right to a Healthy Climate Ordinance

Establishing a community rights-based ordinance for Chicog Town in Washburn County, WI that prohibits activities and projects that would violate rights secured by the ordinance.

Preamble

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they naturally are endowed with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, the people institute governments, which derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Further, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government. Laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness.

This right of self-government, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, is natural fundamental, and unalienable. It is also secured to us by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin.

Pursuant to that right of self-government, if our current system of local government infringes our rights, we, the people of Chicog, have the right to alter or replace that system with one that secures and protects human rights and ecosystem rights, as long as the new system does not infringe other rights protected for us by state and federal law.

The Town Of Chicog is situated within the St. Croix River watershed which includes the sub-watersheds of the Namekagon River, the Totagatic River, Stuntz Brook, Chicog Creek, and others. The total drainage of the St. Croix watershed is 7,760 square miles and extends from near Mille Lacs Lake in MN on the west to near Cable, WI on the east. 46% of the watershed is in MN and 54% is in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin portion covers 22 watersheds, 4,165 square miles, and 9 counties. The ecosystem this watershed represents is home to a multitude of animal and plant species and thousands of people who collectively rely on it for their livelihood, health, and survival.

It is our legislative determination that certain corporate activities are detrimental to our rights, health, safety, and welfare and those of the ecological system we live in. These activities include but are not limited to: runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional or unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.

As we are purportedly constrained by state and federal law, which courts interpret to require us to accept such harmful corporate activity, we the people of Chicog are unable under our current system of local government to secure human rights and ecosystem rights by banning the said activity. Thus we deem it necessary to alter our system of local government, and we do so by adopting this Right to a Healthy Climate Ordinance.

Section 1 – Statement of Law

Right of Self-Government. All residents of Chicog possess a right of self-government, which includes, but is not limited to, the following rights: first, the right to a system of local government founded on the consent of the people of the town; second, the right to a system of local government that secures their rights; and third, the right to alter any system of local government that lacks the consent of the people or fails to secure and protect the people's and ecosystems' rights, health, safety, and welfare. Any action to annul, amend, alter, or overturn this Ordinance shall be prohibited unless such action is approved by a prior Town vote at which a majority of the residents of the Town vote to approve such action.
Right to a Healthy Climate. All residents of Chicog possess a right to a stable and healthy climate system capable of sustaining human societies, which shall include the right to be free from all corporate activities that infringe that right, including but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional or unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
Right to Clean Air, Water, and Soil. All residents of Chicog possess the right to clean air, water, and soil, which shall include the right to be free from all corporate activities that release toxic contaminants into the air, water, and soil, including but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional and unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
Rights of Ecosystems and Natural Communities. Ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog possess the rights to naturally exist, flourish, regenerate, and evolve; rights to restoration, recovery, and preservation; rights to a stable and healthy climate system capable of sustaining ecosystems and natural communities; rights to clean air, water, soil; and which also shall include, but not limited to, the right to be free from all corporate activities that infringe these rights, including, but not limited to the runoff from the commercial use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers; the intentional and unintentional dumping of toxic waste including corporate factory farm waste; and the physical deposition of emissions, leakage, disposal, or placement of toxins into the land, air, or waterways from extraction, transportation, processing, storage, conveyance, and depositing of waste from fossil fuels and frac sand activities.
The Right to Protection from Governmental and Corporate Interference. All residents of Chicog and the Town Of Chicog as well as ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog possess the right to enforce this Ordinance free of interference from corporations, other business entities, and governments. That right shall include the right to be free from ceiling preemption because this Ordinance expands rights and legal protections for people and nature above those provided by less-protective state, federal and international law.

Section 2 – Enforcement

Any business entity or government that willfully violates any provision of this ordinance shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per day of violation.
Any business entity or government that willfully violates any provision of this Ordinance also shall be liable for any injury to an ecosystem or natural community caused by the violation. Damages shall be measured by the cost of restoring the ecosystem or natural community to its state before the injury and shall be paid to the Town Of Chicog to be used exclusively for the complete restoration of the ecosystem or natural community.
Ecosystems and natural communities within Chicog may enforce or defend this Ordinance through an action brought in the name of the ecosystem or natural community as the real party in interest.
Any resident of Chicog may enforce or defend this Ordinance through an action brought in the resident's name. Any resident, and any ecosystem or natural community, also shall have the right to intervene in any action concerning this Ordinance to enforce or defend it, and in such an action, the Town Of Chicog shall not be deemed to adequately represent their particularized interests.
If the Town Of Chicog fails to enforce or defend this law, or a court fails to uphold this law or purports to declare it unlawful, the law shall not be affected, and any resident may then enforce the rights and prohibitions of the law through non-violent direct action. If enforcement through non-violent direct action is commenced, this law shall prohibit any private or public actor from filing a civil or criminal action against those participating in such non-violent direct action. If an action is filed in violation of this provision, the applicable court must dismiss the action promptly, without further filings being required of direct-action participants. “Direct action” as used by this provision shall mean any non-violent activities or actions carried out to directly enforce the rights and prohibitions contained within this law.

Section 3 – State and Federal Constitutional Changes

Through the adoption of this Ordinance, the people of Chicog call for an amendment of the Wisconsin Constitution and the federal constitution to recognize expressly a right of local self-government free from governmental restriction, ceiling preemption, or nullification by corporate “rights”.

ENACTED AND ORDAINED this_______day of __________________, 20________, by the Town Of Chicog, in Washburn County, Wisconsin.

By:

Signature________________________________ Print_______________________________

Survey Results - Health Climate Ordnance

Two surveys have been mailed to the town citizens to find out how they felt about a Right to a Healthy Climate Ordnance.

In April of 2019, with the approval of the town chairman and the supervisors, one hundred and fifty short surveys were mailed to all of the township residents. 44 were returned. 36 (82%) were in favor of the ordinance. Because of this favorable response, the town chairman agreed another survey should be distributed to Chicog's taxpayers.

In December of 2019, with the approval of the town board, 700 short surveys were mailed along with the tax notifications. 97 were returned. Five questions were asked:

Do you support a right to a healthy climate: air, land, and water? 92 responded yes (94%).
Should the legal system recognize corporate rights over human, ecosystem rights? 84 responded no (87%).
Do you think the Town Of Chicog should legally have the right to enact and enforce laws to protect health, safety, and welfare? 81 responded yes (83%).
Would you be in favor of passing the ordinance: Right to a Healthy Climate that would give protection, legal standing, and constitutional rights in a court of law in the Town Of Chicog? 75 responded yes (77%).

Are you interested in attending an informational meeting? 28 responded yes (29%).

Board Members

Thank you for visiting the online home of The Town Of Chicog. We hope you’ll enjoy our fishing, hunting, and four-wheeling programs. Let us know if you need more information about our schedules and participation methods. Call us for details.

Chairman – Scott Pahos

Email: townofchicog@gmail.com

Phone: 715-699-4173

Treasurer – Kathy Strohmeyer

Email: kstrohmeyer@centurytel.net

Phone: 715-466-4064

1st Supervisor – Brian Berg

Email: bbergchicog@gmail.com

Phone: 715-466-2451

Clerk – Terri Corrie

Email: tcorrie@centurytel.net

Phone: 715-466-4129

2nd Supervisor – Sue Kowarsch

Email: suektownofchicog@gmail.com

Phone: 715-939-0437

Event Calendar

he Town Of Chicog is a lively community. At present, we offer various types of recreational programs and sports activities. We have presented the complete event calendar below. Please take a look.

(Note: Using the Calendar below and clicking on the event, you may get more detailed information and allow you to copy it into your calendar.)

MONTHLY TOWN MEETING 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM

All Town Of Chicog landowners are ESG members. Contact Terri Corrie at 715-466-4129.

Bibliodragon (bookmobile) at Chicog town hall from 11am-1pm on:

June 12th

May 24, 2025 at 9:00am - 3:00pm Craft Fair at Town Hall
May 26, 2025 - Memorial Day Ceremony at Chicog Cemetery
May 31, 2025 - Clean-up Day 7:00 am - 3:00pm Town Hall
August 23, 2025 - FunFast
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 am - 11 am - Chicog Fire Department Pancake Breakfast.
Nov 22, 2025 at 5:00pm -8:00pm - Hunter's Feed at Town Hall