Monthly Meeting — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting September 15, 2025 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 August 18, 2025, meeting; 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 August 31, 2025: Equipment Fund: $499.61; Contingency Fund: $15,283.52; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,524.49; Bridge Fund: $2,516.85; Fire Dept Equipment: $41,346.60; Property Tax/Dogs: $55.01; Town Hall Fund: $19,876.50, Paper City Savings Checking $117,234.82. T. Simonson motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by T. Millard. T. Simonson motioned to move $1,200 from the Contingency Fund to the General Fund for the purchase of the snow blower, second by D. Ellis. RVFD: Chief Brockman gave a building update. American Asphalt donated four loads of recycled blacktop for the approach to the new addition in lieu of payment for water for the Highway 173 project. The plumbing rough-in is complete and the electrical and dry wall are being finished. The stump to the south of the building has been removed. The well will be drilled soon. There have been several more donations. $1000 from Rezin Berries, $1000 from Gottshalk Cranberry, $500 from Bennett Cranberry Company, money from Remington Cranberry to purchase a new air compressor and $500 from Martinovich Trucking. Other donations from Pittsville Fire Department were a newer radio antenna, a computer desk, some file cabinets and a crockpot. In other news, hose testing will be September 22nd and on October 27th there will be car extrication training at Pittsville. There have been new fire signs ordered to replace some that are faded along Highway 80. Reported two calls, August 28th which was cancelled en-route and Sept 10th for Carbon Monoxide which turned out to be a faulty detector. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a second by D. Ellis. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported the large flags were taken down from the cemetery, one of the poles needed fixing. One of the dips on Necedah Road was repaired with crushed blacktop and gravel. The new playground swing has been installed. Has been grading and mowing road ditches. Will need to order salt and sand for the winter. Grader attachment has deteriorated and needs fixing or replacing. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a second by T. Millard. Updates Since Last Meeting: Travis reported the County is working on a schedule to do the road repairs in the Village of Babcock this year. Denise contacted Pittsville High School about making two signs for the playground and making a new historical marker to replace the old one near Ocean Spray. Would like to discuss moving the sign to a different location for better and safer access by the public. DNR Roof update, Miller is doing the repair and will take down the chimney as part of the project. New Business Town Park: The fence on the southwest corner was broken off by a driver who left the scene, there have been complaints about the sand burrs by the playground equipment. T. Simonson motioned to remove the sand and get black dirt to replace it and plant grass so it can be mowed, second by T. Millard. Security Cameras: The new security cameras need to be installed, and will be installed when schedules allow. Job Descriptions: Job descriptions for the Board, Clerk and Treasurer will be discussed at the October Meeting. Mobile Home Permit: Jake Skibba requested a mobile home permit, he needs to show proof of sanitary facilities before a permit will be issued. Correspondence: There were two bids for the scrap steel from the old Fire Department roof, Tammy will notify the two bidders. Travis will complete the WISLR report. The 2026 Contract for Pittsville EMS was signed; the clerk will send it in the mail. Pay Bills: There was discussion about how much is left to pay on the fire department addition and whether we need to draw any more from the loan. It is estimated that we owe $108,823 and we have approximately $111,000 left in funds to cover it. It was decided we should have enough and wouldn’t need to take another draw. T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by T. Millard. Open Discussion: There was a discussion about ATV traffic. The next meeting will be the monthly meeting on October 13, 2025, at 7:00pm Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by D. Ellis. Time: 9:15 pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk