Council Person District 5· 2025-08-01 – 2029-04-17 (month-level start: first appears on the August 14, 2025 City Council minutes roll call replacing Kaitlyn Leopold; listed 'term expires 04.21.2026' on the Oct 2025 archived Elected Officials page and re-elected 2026; term end per city Elected Officials page 'Term expires 04.17.2029'; end is the 3rd Tuesday of April per Wis. Stat. § 62.09, subsection 5, paragraph a, which sets the regular term of mayor and alderperson to commence on the 3rd Tuesday of April in the year of election)
Susie Zillmer
Altoona
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Top issues during term (9)(Roads)
Pavement preservation and street maintenance
Costs about $91,105.20, within roughly $100,000 budgeted from prior project carryover.
Third Street East paving project delayed
2026 street reconstruction special assessments
Deferring sidewalks reduces project costs on those narrow segments.
Spooner Avenue Pedestrian Bridge replacement
$378,000 local share over three years; grant covers 80% of the ~$891,000 construction.
Regional transportation planning support from WCWRPC/MPO
MPO planning services cost the city nothing; federal highway funds cover about 80% of the MPO's budget.
Regional transportation safety and Claremont Avenue crashes
No cost to the city for MPO services; the Hwy 53 study is a state project of four to five years.
Major grants for Spooner Avenue and footbridge
Grants cover 80% of construction; the city must fund design costs itself.
Street construction projects update
Winter road operations and salt supply
Salt costs are running well above a normal winter, and pre-ordering next year's supply could change the purchasing timeline.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Roads)
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