Monthly Meeting — Minutes

Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting March 17, 2026 Rescheduled from March 16, 2026 due to weather The Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Simonson. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the February 16, 2026, meeting; T. Simonson motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by D. Ellis. Treasurer: The Treasurer’s report was presented with the following account balances as of February 28, 2026: Equipment Fund: $499.86; Contingency Fund: $28,499.10; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,525.76; Bridge Fund: $2,518.12; Fire Dept Equipment: $814.13; Property Tax Dogs: $92.75; Town Hall Fund: $1,609.58, Paper City Savings Checking $144,339.36. T. Simonson motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by T. Millard. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported there have been two fire calls since the February meeting. One was a forklift fire and the other was a house fire near Pittsville. The Fire Department addition is officially done. Wood County has released the CEED payment, still waiting on news of other grant payments. Raffle tickets are available for the Brat Fry, see one of the department members if interested. The legion refrigerator that was left at the hall has been moved to the department. Work has started to place the drive-way markers on the fire signposts, this will be completed in the next month or so. A savings account has been established at Paper City Savings Bank to earn a little more interest on money from fundraising. The turn-out gear washer and dryer have been delivered. Looking to purchase a pressure washer to clean off equipment after a call. March 19th Ocean Spray is holding evacuation training. Chain saw training will be on March 24th at 6pm at the DNR building. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a second by D. Ellis. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly was not present. Travis and Al reported that Clay has been plowing snow! Began working on support posts for the historical marker. Has been cutting limbs overhanging the road. The dips on Necedah Road look like the road is buckling on either side of the culvert that was fixed last summer. Travis wants to purchase a transit to use in determining grades. D. Ellis motioned to accept the report with a second by T. Simonson. Updates Since Last Meeting: The clerk read a reply from the WTA regarding the necessity of special meetings in cases of equipment purchases or capital improvement projects. In summary special meetings are required for land purchases and building projects but are not for equipment purchases. No Weapons and Video surveillance signs will be purchased for display in and around the Town Hall. A grader has been found at Swiderski Equipment in Mosinee. Asking price delivered is $70,253. It is a 2007, Volvo G946 model with 11,992 hours. It is in very good condition. T. Simonson motioned to use $10,000 from the contingency fund for a down payment on the grader until the BCPL loan is approved. Second by T. Millard. New Business Bartenders License Approval: A bartender’s license application was submitted by Pamela Ann Felix. T. Simonson motioned to approve with a second by D. Ellis. Garbage & Recycling: Denise will get a quote from Harters for both services. Correspondence: Letter regarding TDS broadband Expansion in the area. Paperwork to participate in the Wisconsin Federal Surplus Program. Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by D. Ellis. Open Discussion: Streetlights that were not lit are now fixed. There was a question regarding official minutes being posted on the website. The clerk posts the minutes on the website after approval by the board and corrections have been made. Travis gave a quick overview of the road inspection. A full report will be given at annual meeting. The monthly meeting on April 20, 2026 at 700pm. The annual meeting will be held on April 21, 2026 at 7:00pm. Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by D. Ellis. Time: 9:10 pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk