St. Croix County meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

St. Croix County Board to weigh $20 million in promissory notes; 2027 budget, jail analysis committee also on October agendas

St. Croix County supervisors are scheduled to take up an initial resolution authorizing $20,000,000 in general obligation promissory notes, the largest dollar figure on a crowded October agenda. Minutes have not been published for any of the nine meetings below, so these summaries describe what was scheduled for discussion or action — not what was decided. Where a body's notice said no action would be taken, that is noted.

County Board: $20 million in promissory notes

The County Board of Supervisors agenda for October 6 lists an "Initial resolution authorizing $20,000,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes." The agenda does not describe the purpose of the borrowing or its repayment terms. The same agenda lists a resolution on Health Care Campus position reclassification and compensation adjustment, a resolution adopting rules for the County Board of Adjustment, a resolution creating an Ad Hoc Jail Expansion Project Analysis Committee, and rezonings and district line alterations due to annexation.

Budget and tax levy

Budget work appears on two agendas. The Committee of the Whole was scheduled on October 8 to consider the 2027 County Administrator Recommended Budget. The Administration Committee on October 13 lists a "Resolution Adopting 2027 Budget and Establishing Tax Levy," along with the August 2026 financial report and tax deed bids for parcels in the Town of Glenwood, the City of New Richmond, the City of Glenwood City and the Town of Star Prairie.

Jail expansion analysis

The proposed Ad Hoc Jail Expansion Project Analysis Committee appears on the October 6 County Board agenda. The agenda summary does not include a charge, membership list or timeline for the committee.

Development and land use

The Community Development Committee was scheduled on October 8 to discuss a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, receive a presentation of new data center information, consider the 2027 Community Development Department Fee Schedule, and review the August 2026 financial report.

Health, aging and behavioral health

The Council on Aging and Disabilities was scheduled on October 9 to review the August 2026 financial report, receive an update on the Office For Violence Against Women grant regarding abuse in later life, hear presentations on the ADRC and the role of the council, and meet a new Dementia Care Specialist. The Health and Human Services Board was scheduled on October 14 to review the August 2026 financial report and discuss "Behavioral Health in St. Croix County: Understanding the Continuum of Care."

Criminal justice

The CJCC Executive Committee was scheduled on October 6 to discuss Executive Subcommittee membership updates, CJCC bylaws updates and strategic planning. The Community Justice Collaborating Council Criminal Justice Subcommittee was scheduled on October 12 to take up OWI-1st stipulations without IID orders, GPS restrictions and victim confidentiality requests, criminal case disposition rates, the Ignition Interlock Petition to Exempt Vehicle Form, and an information sharing policy between Justice Support Services and law enforcement.

No action expected

The Transportation Committee's October 5 meeting was scheduled to occur during the 2026 Wisconsin County Highway Association District Committee Meeting at the St. Croix County Highway Department. The notice states that no formal discussion or action would be taken.

Coming up

October 21 — Traffic Safety Commission. Scheduled to review Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety and St. Croix County crash reports, an update on the St. Croix County Highway 2027 Construction Project, and an update on creating no-parking zones on various county highways.

October 22 — Board of Adjustment. Public hearings are scheduled on conditional use permit requests: a meat processing facility for Miller in the Town of Baldwin (2610 90th Ave.), a veterinary clinic for Kersten & Black in the Town of Eau Galle (363 230th St.), and filling, grading and a river access lift system for Rieser in the Town of St. Joseph (1436 Triangle Drive). The county listings include two agenda summaries for this body and date describing the same requests; readers should check the posted agenda for the final item list.

Transportation Committee approves road classification changes; county weighs $20M borrowing

St. Croix County's Transportation Committee voted 5-0 on Oct. 2 to approve changes to the Rural Functional Classification System — the only item in the past two weeks that county records show as decided. Most other meetings in the period were agenda-only, with minutes not yet published, so the items below are what was scheduled or proposed, not what was settled.

Transportation Committee approves classification changes

The committee approved changes to the Rural Functional Classification System on a 5-0 vote and accepted the minutes of its Sept. 4, 2026 meeting, according to official minutes. The meeting summary also states that staff provided updates on bridge removal, railroad repairs, and a $1 million grant for a 2030 project.

A second Transportation Committee meeting was held Oct. 5 at the St. Croix County Highway Department during the 2026 Wisconsin County Highway Association District Committee Meeting. The notice states that no formal discussion or action would be taken.

County Board to consider $20 million in promissory notes

The County Board of Supervisors' Oct. 6 agenda listed an initial resolution authorizing $20,000,000 in General Obligation Promissory Notes. The same agenda listed a resolution on Health Care Campus position reclassification and compensation adjustment, a resolution adopting rules for the County Board of Adjustment, a resolution creating an Ad Hoc Jail Expansion Project Analysis Committee, and rezonings and district line alterations due to annexation. Minutes have not been published.

Jail expansion analysis proposed

The Public Protection and Judiciary Committee's Oct. 1 agenda included a resolution creating an Ad Hoc Jail Expansion Project Analysis Committee, a monthly Communications Capital Project update, the August 2026 financial report, and a Circuit Court update. The jail committee resolution also appeared on the County Board's Oct. 6 agenda.

2027 budget work continues

The Committee of The Whole met Oct. 8 to consider the 2027 County Administrator Recommended Budget. The Land Information Advisory Council reviewed the 2027 St. Croix County Land Information Budget on Sept. 30, along with reports on LandNav/Catalis tax and assessment software, Laredo Anywhere, completion of 3" Pixel Aerial Photography via an NG 911 GIS Grant, and development of a replacement for the COMPAS online GIS map app. The Administration Committee's Oct. 13 agenda includes a resolution adopting the 2027 budget and establishing the tax levy.

Other business on agendas

• Community Development Committee, Oct. 8: a proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment, new data center information, the 2027 Community Development Department Fee Schedule, and the August 2026 financial report.
• Council on Aging and Disabilities, Oct. 9: the August 2026 financial report, an Office For Violence Against Women grant update on abuse in later life, introduction of a new Dementia Care Specialist, and ADRC presentations.
• CJCC Executive Committee, Oct. 6: Executive Subcommittee membership updates, CJCC bylaws updates, and strategic planning discussion.
• CJCC Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Oct. 12: OWI-1st stipulations without IID orders, GPS restrictions and victim confidentiality requests, criminal case disposition rates, the Ignition Interlock Petition to Exempt Vehicle Form, and an information sharing policy between Justice Support Services and law enforcement.

Coming up

• **Oct. 13 — Administration Committee:** resolution adopting the 2027 budget and establishing the tax levy, the August 2026 financial report, and tax deed bids for parcels in the Town of Glenwood, the City of New Richmond, the City of Glenwood City, and the Town of Star Prairie.
• **Oct. 14 — Health and Human Services Board:** the August 2026 financial report and a discussion on behavioral health in St. Croix County and the continuum of care.
• **Oct. 22 — Board of Adjustment:** public hearings on conditional use permit requests, including a Major Home Occupation (veterinary clinic) at 363 230th St., Town of Eau Galle; three permits for filling, grading, and a lift system at 1436 Triangle Drive, Town of Saint Joseph; and a Major Home Occupation (meat processing facility) at 2610 90th Ave., Town of Baldwin.