On the agenda: Jefferson S — Data Center (Oct 19)

Intercounty Coordinating Committee
Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Jefferson, Juneau,
Marquette, Sauk & Waushara Counties

MEETING AGENDA & PROGRAM

Officers:
Chairman
Sauk County
Tim McCumber
[email protected]
Vice Chairman
David Frohling
[email protected]

DATE:

Monday, October 19, 2026

TIME:

9:30 AM

PLACE:

Adams County Community Center
569 N. Cedar St. Room 145B
Adams, WI 53910

Secretary
Jefferson County
Steve Nass
[email protected]
Treasurer
Dodge County Extension
127 E Oak Street
Juneau, WI 53039
Extension Coordinator
Morgan McArthur
[email protected]
Member Contacts:
Adams County
Rick Pease
[email protected]
Columbia County
Doug Richmond
[email protected]
Green Lake County
David Abendroth
[email protected]
Juneau County
Jim Cauley
[email protected]
Marquette County
Chuck Bornhoeft
[email protected]
Waushara County
John Jarvis
[email protected]

9:00 AM

Gathering

9:30 AM

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Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Certification of Open Meeting Notice
Adoption of Agenda
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Reports from Visiting Legislative Officials
7. Update of County Issues – WCA
8. Program: Data Centers –Karl Green, Community

Planning Specialist; Bill Oemichen, Local
Government Education Program Manager; UWExtension
9. Open Discussion of County Issues
10. Next Meeting – Columbia County, December 21,
2026
11. Adjourn
Mailing Address
UW-Extension,127 E Oak Street, Juneau, WI 53039

August 17, 2026 -- Meeting Minutes

Intercounty Coordinating Committee
Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Green Lake, Jefferson, Juneau, Marquette,
Sauk & Waushara Counties
Waushara County, host
380 S. Townline Rd., Wautoma, WI

Present: Rick Pease (Adams Co.); Tess Carr and Dave Richmond (Columbia
Co); David Frohling and Andrew Johnson (Dodge Co.); Harley Reabe (Green Lake
Co.); Chuck Bornhoeft and Ron Barger (Marquette Co.); Tim McCumber (Sauk
Co.); John Jarvis and Megan Kapp (Waushara Co.); Bill Oemichen and Daniel Foth
(Extension—Local Gov’t Education); Pat Wagner (Extension—Area 12); Pat
Malone (Extension—Green Lake Co.); Chelsea Shanks (WCA); Maureen
McCarville (District 42 Assembly); and Karen DeSanto (District 40 Assembly)
1. Call to Order – Chair McCumber called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance led by John Jarvis, Waushara Co.
3. Certification of Open Meeting Notice – Chr. McCumber stated meeting was noticed.
4. Adoption of Agenda -- Motion by David Richmond, Dodge Co. and second by Harley
Reabe, Green Lake Co. to approve agenda as amended (remove #5 – election of
officers & #11 – Meeting Schedule)
5. Election of officers
6. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes – Motion by Harley Reabe (Green Lake Co.) to
correct all Greens to Green Lake County and seconded by Tess Carr (Columbia Co.)
Motion carried.
7. Reports from Visiting Legislative Officials
a. Maureen McCarville, District 42 – quiet at capitol as a lot are working in
Districts – discussion of new line for power that the state will need to finish by
2034 – listening sessions coming up in Bristol and then in Columbia Co. (8/25)
(lines will go through Illinois, Crawford, Richland, Dane, Columbia, Jefferson)
Question about whether counties will receive funds – answer was yes like when
ATC went through SW Wisconsin. Working on legislation around health care --

August 17, 2026 -- Meeting Minutes
Question by Tess of Columbia Co. about Data Center ordinances by county –
Adams Co., Dodge Co. Waushara Co. – look at bill 728 or 729 (per McCarville)
b. Karen DeSanto, District 40 -- reiterated talks about new power lines and data
centers – health care discussions are being discussed.
8. Update of County Issues – WCA – Chelsea Shanks, work at State Capitol is slow
right now – see attached presentation from Shanks – discussed control of legislature
being at stake with November election – Jefferson Co. spoke to WCA Board of
Directors meeting will bring policy proposals to annual meeting in September –
there will be a Women in Government meeting (wine and cheese) with legislators
present to discuss – WCA Steering Committees (county board members who
volunteered were accepted)
9. Program: Joint Development Agreements - Bill Oemichen, Local Government
Education Program Manager; UW-Extension
10. Open Discussion of County Issues—open discussion happened throughout meeting
11. Meeting Schedule
12. Next Meeting – October 19, 2026 – Adams County – Discuss Data Centers to be
Continued with invitation to Karl Green, UW-Extension CDI Program Manager
(Oemichen to make contact)
13. Motion by Columbia Co. / second Waushara Co. Meeting adjourned at 11 a.m.
Respectfully submitted
Pat Wagner, Area 12 Extension Director

Intercounty Coordinating
Committee Schedule
(updated April 20, 2026)

Date
June 15, 2026
August 17, 2026
October 19, 2026
December 21, 2026
February 15, 2027
April 19, 2027
June 21, 2027
August 16, 2027
October 18, 2027
December 20, 2027
February 21, 2028
April 17, 2028

Host County
Sauk
Waushara
Adams
Columbia
Dodge
Green Lake
Jefferson
Juneau
Marquette
Sauk
Waushara
Adams

County hosting will be in alphabetical order. The ICC meets on the 3rd Monday each month.
Gathering for conversation at 9am. Meeting starts at 9:30am.
Host county provides room, coffee and donuts/snacks, any necessary audio/visual
equipment, and minutes taker.
In the event of inclement weather requires that a meeting is canceled. It will not be
rescheduled. Every effort will be made to reschedule the speaker for a later meeting.