Friesland trustees approve cemetery tree removal, private-drive sign and bills; schedule sewer-ordinance review

The Village of Friesland trustees approved several routine actions at their July 6 meeting, including awarding a tree-removal quote for the cemetery, approving a private-driveway sign, paying monthly bills and approving the meeting minutes.

Trustee Gary Steinich moved to approve the removal quote from Family Roots to take down a tree in the southside hedge of the village cemetery; Trustee Bobby Jo Nelson seconded the motion and the minutes record that it carried. The board also approved installing a private driveway sign on a motion recorded as made by Bobby Jo Nelson and seconded by Trustee Jerry Vant Hoff; that motion also carried.

The board approved the monthly bills on a motion by Trustee Steinich, seconded by Trustee Vant Hoff, and later approved the minutes from the July 6 meeting on a motion by Trustee Nelson, seconded by Trustee Vant Hoff. The minutes do not provide roll-call vote tallies; each motion is summarized as "Motion carried." President Steven Williams made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Trustee Nelson; the meeting was adjourned.

On administrative matters, Clerk-Treasurer Jill M. Jahnke presented reports and the board set a Sewer Department ordinance review for Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m.; the minutes also note a draft Sewer Facility Plan is available for review. Other calendar items noted include a Board of Review on July 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the next regular board meeting on Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m., and the next election on Aug. 11, 2026.

The minutes record actions and scheduling but do not include fiscal amounts for the cemetery quote, the private-sign purchase, or details of the sewer facility plan; those details would need to be provided in future meeting materials or by village staff.