Town of Germantown

Town of Germantown

Planning Commission Meeting Minutes

August 17, 2026

Present: Commission Chairperson Keith Korbein, Commissioners, Tamaya Loewe, Mike Edwards, Joe Witmer, Sally Luehman, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Michaele Korbein

Absent:  Zoning Administrator Dick Martin       

Also present:   7 members of the public, Officer Smart

–Call to Order

The Planning Commission meeting was called to order by Chairperson Keith Korbein at the Germantown Town Hall at 5:30pm.

–Pledge of Allegiance

–Verification of proper posting  Michaele Korbein verified proper posting in three places and online.

–Possible approval of meeting minutes

Joe Witmer made a motion to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, seconded by Mike Edwards; motion passed 5/0. 

–Discussion on Transient/Peddlers permit/license   Tabled.

–Discussion on Data Centers

Environmental impact is a major public concern.  Data centers could be large buildings located on tracts of land using large amounts of resources; or, could be as small as in a homeowner’s computer on a homeowner’s lot.  For a project, one strong thought was to not sign an NDA as they are not good for community relations.  The county does not have zoning for these, so it falls to local municipalities to have zoning that would kick in -a conditional use process.  A member of the public suggested a note be put in tax newsletter on this. WTA will present and record a Town Law Conference Zoom meeting on October 30 regarding data centers and AI which WTA will record and we can listen to at a future commission meeting.

–Discussion on Ordinance 22 and 25 recommended changes from Koopman    Tabled to next month.

–Discussion on additional updating to Ordinance 27   Tabled to next month.

–Discussion on Comprehensive Plan

2017 was the last major update of the town’s comprehensive plan. Items in the current plan were highlighted that will be part of the future update discussion.  UniverCity Year, sanitary district, and health department documents would also be utilized for this update. A survey to property owners will be part of this process, with the ability to complete them via online/paper.

–Next Meeting  The next meeting tentative date is Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 5:30pm.

–Adjourn  The meeting adjourned at 6:34 pm.

Respectfully submitted by

Michaele Korbein, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer