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Fitchburg Board Meeting: Minutes, Public Works, and Schumann Drive Crossing Redesign – August 5, 2026

Common Council & City Boards — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
BodyFitchburg, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & City Boards
DateWednesday, August 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

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Unassigned speaker

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Hi,

Speaker 1

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I'm Jeremy Frogby.

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And I'm Nick Boucher.

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Speaker 2

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Speaker 1

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Speaker 2

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Speaker 1

0:40

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Speaker 2

1:21

Next item on our agenda that needs approval of minutes.

Unassigned speaker

1:30

This

Speaker 3

1:30

is Jim, we're having a real hard time hearing

Unassigned speaker

1:32

you.

Unassigned speaker

1:34

Sorry,

Speaker 2

1:34

was that Jim?

Speaker 3

1:36

We're having a really hard

Speaker 2

1:37

time hearing you.

1:38

Okay, I'll try to speak up.

1:39

Is that better?

Speaker 3

1:42

Yes, thank you.

1:43

Okay.

Speaker 2

1:45

So we have the minutes from June 3rd, 2026.

1:48

Those were including your packet.

1:50

We have a motion to approve those minutes.

1:54

Second.

Unassigned speaker

1:54

We have

Speaker 2

1:54

a motion and second.

1:55

Is there any discussion on the minutes?

1:59

See none.

2:00

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

2:03

Aye.

2:05

Those opposed nay.

2:09

Item number three is public appearances for non-agenda items.

2:16

Screwed up everything's under non-profit.

Unassigned speaker

2:18

Oh,

Speaker 4

2:19

is it?

2:19

Sorry about that.

2:20

I didn't notice.

Speaker 2

2:22

Oh.

2:22

Um I know we have one member of the public.

2:25

We're here for agenda items.

2:26

Okay.

2:29

Then we can move on to public works projects in hacking the bike and head network.

2:41

I think he's

Speaker 4

2:42

out of nowhere.

2:43

Yeah, so I can pull up a screen share.

2:50

It's just one big item for this month from Ross.

2:54

Excuse me.

2:55

Um this was in the packet.

2:58

It's a uh a redesign of the crossing at Schumann Drive and Park Hill Path.

3:03

Uh so if you're familiar with driving on Schumann, um, there's a place where the pull up right here.

3:09

Uh where there's a bike path coming down here, kind of up from Stoner Prairie School.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████33%
Public Engagement█████████████████████████25%
Procedural████████████12%
Active Transportation███████████11%
Sustainability Tour Planning███████7%
Public Transportation████4%
Arts And Culture███3%
Community Engagement███3%
Public Safety██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Fitchburg Board Meeting Summary

This summary covers the meeting held on 2026-08-05. The meeting began with a brief technical difficulty regarding audio, then proceeded with a focus on approving minutes and reviewing a proposed public works project. The primary discussion centered on a redesign of the crossing at Schumann Drive and Park Hill Path, presented as a short-term safety improvement.

Meeting Transcript

Get connected, Fitchburg. Sign up for Fitchburg Connect, the city's monthly e-newsletter that keeps you informed about all the events, services, and updates that matter to you. Get it in your inbox once a month. Sign up today to get Fitchburg Connect. Hi, I'm Jeremy Frogby. And I'm Nick Boucher. We're your host for the program that's all about your city. Talking Fitzburg. 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. I'm 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 Fitchburg and the issues affecting you and your neighbors. Next item on our agenda that needs approval of minutes. This is Jim, we're having a real hard time hearing you. Sorry, was that Jim? We're having a really hard time hearing you. Okay, I'll try to speak up. Is that better? Yes, thank you. Okay. So we have the minutes from June 3rd, 2026. Those were including your packet. We have a motion to approve those minutes. Second. We have a motion and second. Is there any discussion on the minutes? See none. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Those opposed nay. Item number three is public appearances for non-agenda items. Screwed up everything's under non-profit. Oh, is it? Sorry about that. I didn't notice. Oh. Um I know we have one member of the public. We're here for agenda items. Okay.

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