Monthly Meeting — Minutes

Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting April 20 , 2026 The Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Simonson. All Members present. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the following meetings March 3, 2026; T. Simonson motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by T. Millard. March 16, 2026, T. Simonson motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by D. Ellis. March 23, 2026, T. Simonson motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by T. Millard. Treasurer: The Treasurer’s report was presented with the following account balances as of March 31, 2026: Equipment Fund: $499.98; Contingency Fund: $18,505.07; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,526.38; Bridge Fund: $2,518.74; Fire Dept Equipment: $814.33; Property Tax Dogs: $92.76; Town Hall Fund: $1,609.98, Paper City Savings Checking $123,814.40. T. Simonson motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by D. Ellis. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported that he did an estimate of the capacity of the town hall as requested by the board. His calculations estimate that the capacity would be 171 people. Some fire number signs that were missing south of Babcock, were replaced. A savings account was opened so interest could be earned on the money held by the department. A pressure washer was purchased, as well as a winch for the brush truck. The Wood County CEED grant money was received and turned over to the board. Working on putting up the new digital signs. Brat Fry plans are being finalized, and raffle tickets are available. There have been 3 calls since last month’s meeting. April 28th will be a work night for the department. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he has been working on the new support posts for the historical marker. He cut down a couple of trees at the DNR building for the fire department chainsaw training. Changed oil and greased mowers, preparing for the summer season. Covered the sand/salt pile at the DNR building. Has been patching potholes. Replaced the flagpole light on the town hall. Cleaned up branches at the cemetery from the recent ice storm. Will put out the large flags at the cemetery. Updates Since Last Meeting: The video surveillance and no weapons warning signs were purchased; Clay will put them up. Update on quote for garbage and recycling service from Harters, they have determined it wouldn’t be cost effective for them, unless we could get some of the surrounding communities on board as well. TDS contacted the town in regard to fiber expansion in the area, a short meeting will be held just prior to the Annual meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday April 21, 2026 to discuss this. New Business Kennel License Request – Harris: Roger & Kathleen Harris submitted a letter in March 2026 to the board asking them to approve a kennel license for their dogs. There was discussion about how many dogs they have and what the dogs are used for. T. Simonson motioned to approve issuing a kennel license with a second by T. Millard. T. Simonson motioned to waive the late fees, because the letter was submitted prior to the April 1st licensing deadline, but couldn’t be added to the agenda until the April 20th meeting. There was a second by D. Ellis. Correspondence: A $100 donation to the town was received from a former resident of the town to be used for refurbishing the historical marker, the clerk will send a thank you to the donor. D. Ellis motion to accept the donation and deposit it into the General Fund to help cover the cost of materials for the steel support. Town Hall Capacity: Circling back to Rod’s report on the capacity of the town hall, T Simonson motioned to set the Capacity at 90 people, there was a second by D. Ellis. The clerk will order a capacity sign to post at the hall. Pre-Payment of RVFD addition loan: T. Simonson motioned to pre-pay on the BCPL loan for the fire department with the CEED grant money and the remaining funds from the BCPL original loan. There was a second by T. Millard. Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to move $10,000 from the Contingency Fund to the General Fund to cover the cost of the grader that the loan proceeds wont, there was a second by D. Ellis. T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by T. Millard Open Discussion: Topics of discussion were the addition of gravel on the edge of Marathon Street, and the clerk requested bills and reimbursements be delivered by noon on Saturday prior to the meeting. The Annual meeting will be held at 7:00pm on April 21, 2026 The next monthly meeting is May 18, 2026 at 7:00pm. Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by T. Millard. Time: 9:06 pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk