Action Alert: Juneau County Pro-Lifers Urged to Attend Board Meeting Tuesday 2/17 in Opposition to Juneau County Resolution No. 26-12
The Juneau County Board is considering Resolution: No. 26-12, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 9:30am. The meeting is to consider approving the purchase of a public health vending machine for Necedah. To our dismay, there is already one in Elroy and in Mauston near a playground. The vending machine is free. Access to the vending machine is unrestricted. Minor children capable of pushing buttons can access condoms packaged with Health First’s advertising. The vending machine for the Necedah area is slated to be placed at the Necedah Family Health Center property, near the Main Street walking path that students use frequently on their way to school. Click to see the video of one of these vending machines here. See pictures below.
The following are our concerns about these vending machines:
Why are taxpayers providing support for and distribution of free condoms, especially to minors?
Why are there no age restrictions or adult supervision?
Why are minors the main demographic in this project?
Why is there no accompanying information on the dangers of promiscuous sexual behavior? STD’s or STI’s?
The idea that condoms make sex safe is a myth. Contraception is not designed for disease protection. It is designed to prevent the fertilization of the egg. Contraception literally means: “against conception”. To sell contraception as disease prevention is harmful to our youth.
To provide free condoms and recommend contraceptives for disease prevention is reckless and irresponsible. Note that the packaging on condoms does not make a claim to prevent disease.
Teen births are at an all-time low* while teen sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) are at near-all time highs.
What are the legal ramifications of providing condoms to minors?
What are the legal ramifications of enabling statutory rape (i.e., sex between two minors, sex between a minor and an adult, etc.)?
ACT NOW!
There are two ways you can help prevent the approval of the purchase of this machine.
One is to call your Juneau County supervisors and ask them to “Vote No” on the Free Condom Vending Machine for Children. The other is to attend the board meeting on Tuesday, February 17, at 9:30am (arrive by 8:55am, details below).
STEP ONE: Call your Juneau County supervisors and ask them to “Vote No” on the Free Condom Vending Machine for Children.
Find your supervisor here on the Juneau County District Map: https://cms2.revize.com/revize/juneaucountywi/Department/County%20Clerk/CountyMap%20(1).pdf?t=202511121512450&t=202511121512450
List of Juneau County supervisors:
District 01, John McGinley, 608-547-9768
District 02, Mike Pech, 608-350-9133
District 03, Kim Strompolis, 608-547-9383
District 04, Herb Dannenberg, 608-747-0906
District 05, Richard Kilmer, 608-215-3026
District 06, Betty Manson, 608-547-5283
District 07, Chris Zindoft, 608-572-2826
District 08, Judith Kennedy, 608-548-5270
District 09, Mike Keichinger, 608-547-3507
District 10, Tom Winters, 608-565-7936
District 11, Jack Jasinski, 608-547-3411
District 12, John Ard, 920-327-0274
District 13, Eugene Morris, 608-547-6755
District 14, Jerry Hemerley, 608-547-3923
District 15, Roy Granger, 608-547-7745
District 16, Gregg Haunroth, 608-562-6537
District 17, Steven Thomas 608-844-9503
District 18, Tim Cottingham, 608-547-2145
District 19, Howard Fischer, 608-548-7450
District 20, James Ryczek, 608-408-4382
District 21, Jim Cauley, 608-963-0585
STEP TWO: ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING ON TUESDAY 2/17
Pro-Life Wisconsin Juneau County strongly encourages you to attend the meeting in person on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 9:30am. It will take place at 220 E State Street Mauston, WI 53948 in the Old Courthouse. You can only enter through the rear entrance on La Crosse Street, middle door. Go up to the second floor or use the elevator. The large boardroom is on the far west side of the building. Please arrive by 8:55am to talk with your district supervisor prior to the meeting about your opposition to this project.