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Fitchburg City Council Meeting - November 25, 2025

Common Council & City Boards — Tuesday, November 25, 2025
BodyFitchburg, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & City Boards
DateTuesday, November 25, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Hi, I'm Jeremy Crosby.

0:01

And I'm Nick Boucher.

0:02

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Speaker 2

0:06

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0:12

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Speaker 1

0:12

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Speaker 2

0:23

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0:24

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Speaker 3

0:30

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Speaker 4

1:29

Held here in the Genie Sealing room.

1:31

Uh tonight we have Alder Dansler, Ollie Eckstead, and myself.

1:35

So we have our full quorum here.

1:37

Public appearances for non-agenda items.

1:40

We do not have any.

1:41

So that moves us to uh consent agenda, uh, agenda item three, Alpha and Bravo approval of minutes and approval of routine licenses.

1:49

Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda?

1:54

Uh

Unassigned speaker

1:55

I

Speaker 4

1:55

just add on here the routine licenses.

1:58

They're five and they are all uh all new.

Unassigned speaker

2:01

So

Speaker 4

2:01

does anyone have any questions about the uh consent agenda?

Unassigned speaker

2:06

Seeing that we'll call the vote all in favor of the consent agenda signify by saying aye.

Speaker 4

2:10

Aye aye.

2:11

Consent agenda is approved.

2:13

Next, uh, we're on to four alpha consideration of the following fermented malt beverages and toxicating liquor licenses.

2:21

Um first we have uh class B fermented malt beverage retail license and reserve class B intoxicating liquor retail license.

2:31

Uh Rye Operations Incorporated 6245 Lines Limestone Drive doing business as Spring Hill Suites, Madison Southwest, Rabin Shaw Agent.

2:42

Um we have a motion to approve.

2:48

So moved.

2:48

Move by Logan.

2:51

Um, what would you like to you want to say anything about

Unassigned speaker

2:57

uh

Speaker 4

2:57

tell us again?

Unassigned speaker

2:58

Um about the business again, I guess refresh us.

Speaker 5

3:02

Sure.

3:03

Absolutely.

3:04

Uh so it's a hundred room hotel.

3:06

Uh it's gonna be right at the corner of uh Limestone Lane and Nesvit Road.

3:11

Uh we're almost complete with construction.

3:14

So we're just in the process of installing all the furniture right now.

3:18

So we're looking like we should be open here probably by the end of January, I would

Unassigned speaker

3:23

say.

Speaker 5

3:23

Um so as part of this process, we'll have a small bar on site on the first floor.

3:30

Um catering mostly to corporate clientele and and a lot of out-of-town visitors because there really isn't any um uh hotel bars per se in in that area um or even in Verona.

3:45

So this will be kind of something unique and and really work well for our clientele.

Unassigned speaker

3:49

Okay.

Speaker 4

3:50

Is it um open to non-hotel members?

3:55

What's the

Speaker 5

3:56

absolutely absolutely yep?

3:59

Yeah, it'll be open to open to the public as well.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Liquor Licensing█████████████████████████████████████████████72%
Procedural██████████████23%
Engineering And Infrastructure███5%
Summary of Proceedings

Fitchburg City Council Meeting - November 25, 2025

The Fitchburg City Council met on November 25, 2025, in the Genie Sealing room with a full quorum present: Alder Dansler, Alder Ollie Eckstead, and the presiding member. The meeting covered routine approvals, liquor license applications for two new businesses, a secondhand jewelry dealer license renewal, and an ordinance adoption required by state law. The session lasted approximately 12 minutes, adjourning at 6:12 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda, including approval of prior meeting minutes and five routine licenses (all new), was moved and approved unanimously by voice vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public appearances were made for non-agenda items.

Discussion Items

  • Liquor Licenses:
    • SpringHill Suites Madison Southwest (Rye Operations Inc.): A representative presented a license application for a 100-room hotel at 6245 Limestone Lane, near the corner of Limestone Lane and Nesvit Road. The hotel will feature a small lobby bar open to the public, operating primarily in the evenings, likely five days a week (closed Sundays and Thursdays), with hours around 5 PM to 9:30-10 PM. The applicant (also owner of the adjacent StayBridge Suites) noted this is their first hotel with a full-service bar. Council members raised no concerns about late hours given a recent nearby incident, and the license was approved.
    • Fairway Lodge Lounge, LLC: The applicant described a golf-themed venue at 2949 Treverton Pike with six Trackman golf simulators, a 30-seat bar, and a commercial kitchen for food trucks. Hours would be 10 AM to midnight (later on weekends), but the applicant assured the council they did not intend to be a late-night destination, citing employee safety concerns. The business expects about 12 employees, most part-time. Council members expressed enthusiasm for the concept, noting its location and distance from other indoor golf facilities. The license was approved.
  • Secondhand Jewelry Dealer License: A renewal application for Easy Pawn Iowa (319 West Beltline Highway) was moved and approved without questions, noting the business has operated for many years without issues.
  • Ordinance 2025-023 (Camping Units): The council adopted an ordinance amending Section 367 of the Fitchburg General Code to incorporate Wisconsin Administrative Code SPS 327, establishing uniform statewide construction standards and inspection procedures for camping units. The item was described as a required housekeeping update to align with state law. It was approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • The consent agenda (minutes and routine licenses) was approved unanimously.
  • The class B fermented malt beverage and reserve class B intoxicating liquor retail licenses for Rye Operations Inc. (SpringHill Suites) were approved unanimously.
  • The class B fermented malt beverage and reserve class B intoxicating liquor retail licenses for Fairway Lodge Lounge, LLC were approved unanimously.
  • The secondhand jewelry dealer license renewal for Easy Pawn Iowa was approved.
  • Ordinance 2025-023 (camping units) was adopted unanimously.
  • The next regular meeting was scheduled for December 9, 2025, noted as the last meeting of the year. The meeting adjourned at 6:12 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Hi, I'm Jeremy Crosby. And I'm Nick Boucher. We're your hosts for the program that's all about your city. Talking Pittsburgh. Every weekday, we pull together the news, events, and information you need to stay on top of what's happening in the city of Pittsburgh. Find Talking Fitzburg on Cable TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and our live stream on the web. Plus, you can find all our headlines and stories on Facebook, YouTube, and our video on demand service. This is your city. Keep up with Talking Fitzburg and the issues affecting you and your neighbors. Want to know what's happening in your city? Get notify me messages from the city of Fitchburg. Visit Fitchburg WI.gov on your computer or mobile device and select the big notify me button on the left. Enter your email and or phone number, whichever is best for you to get notifications. Scroll down the list and select all the topics you're interested in to receive email or text messages about. You'll be notified every time one of your topics is updated. Sign up for Notify Me. One more way to keep up with your Pittsburgh government. Held here in the Genie Sealing room. Uh tonight we have Alder Dansler, Ollie Eckstead, and myself. So we have our full quorum here. Public appearances for non-agenda items. We do not have any. So that moves us to uh consent agenda, uh, agenda item three, Alpha and Bravo approval of minutes and approval of routine licenses. Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda? Uh I just add on here the routine licenses. They're five and they are all uh all new. So does anyone have any questions about the uh consent agenda? Seeing that we'll call the vote all in favor of the consent agenda signify by saying aye. Aye aye. Consent agenda is approved. Next, uh, we're on to four alpha consideration of the following fermented malt beverages and toxicating liquor licenses. Um first we have uh class B fermented malt beverage retail license and reserve class B intoxicating liquor retail license. Uh Rye Operations Incorporated 6245 Lines Limestone Drive doing business as Spring Hill Suites, Madison Southwest, Rabin Shaw Agent. Um we have a motion to approve. So moved. Move by Logan. Um, what would you like to you want to say anything about uh tell us again? Um about the business again, I guess refresh us. Sure. Absolutely. Uh so it's a hundred room hotel. Uh it's gonna be right at the corner of uh Limestone Lane and Nesvit Road. Uh we're almost complete with construction. So we're just in the process of installing all the furniture right now.

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