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CITY OF OSHKOSH LANDMARKS COMMISSION
MINUTES
March 12, 2008
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Paul Arnold, Harold Buchholz, Todd Clark, Bev Harrington, Arlene
Schmuhl, Burk Tower
AD HOC MEMBERS PRESENT:
none
EXCUSED:
Shirley Mattox
STAFF:
Susan Kepplinger
OTHERS PRESENT:
David Patek, Steve Brand
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Harold Buchholz called the meeting to order and a quorum was declared present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Paul Arnold moved approval of the February 13 meeting. Arlene Schmuhl seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously.
WATER TOWER DEMOLITION
Because of the immediacy of the proposed demolition and the fact that the Director of Public Works and
the Superintendant of Utilities were present to provide information, Commissioners agreed to address this
matter first.
Commissioners raised questions regarding the necessity of demolishing the tower as part of the work
being required by the DNR and the apparent lack of appropriate long-term maintenance of the tower
structure. Commissioners agreed that the estimates for the cost of repairing and maintaining the structure
appeared to be inaccurate. Following discussion with staff, Commissioners concluded that there appeared
to be no viable alternative to demolition. The Superintendant of Utilities reported that the original
building plans and other historic documentation of the facility will be turned over to the Oshkosh Public
Museum. Commissioners urged the consideration of salvage of as much material as possible. Public
Works staff agreed to explore that.
Commissioners discussed the need for being more proactive regarding the condition of other historic
structures owned by the City and the concept of sustainability as it relates to demolition decisions.
ADJOURNMENT
Due to the amount of time spent on the previous matter, Commissioners agreed that the balance of the
agenda items would be addressed at the April meeting. Todd Clark moved the meeting be adjourned. Paul
Arnold seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Kepplinger
Principal Planner