Monthly Meeting — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting June 16, 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 May 19, 2025, 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 May 2025: Equipment Fund: $499.48; Contingency Fund: $15,279.72; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,523.86; Bridge Fund: $2,516.22; Fire Dept Equipment: $39,767.17; Property Tax/Dogs: $50.01; Town Hall: $1,076.55, Paper City Savings Checking $116,108.22. T. Millard motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by T. Simonson. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported that the brat fry gross proceeds were $15,431.00 with a net revenue of $10,131.00. Cutler Cranberry has pledged a donation of $5,000, Hay Creek Pallet has donated $100.00, and Oakdale Electric has donated $500.00. Thank You cards are being sent. The billing for the construction project will go through Rasch Engineering once a month before the monthly board meeting. A recap of where the finances are coming from was discussed. See the following: Town of Remington: $50,000 Grants: $95,000.00 Fire Department funds: $55,000 BCPL loan as needed $125,000 the town will be responsible for paying this back unless more grant money is received. June 9th was the groundbreaking ceremony. Some equipment was moved to make room for the construction. The location of the well was finalized. Contacted 3 well drillers, only 2 responded. Keep the Forest Green ended May 31st, with 10 trees total. The application for the DNR grant has been started. Working on building inspections. On June 23rd there will be training on Tender 7. Fixed a broken light on Engine 1. The department passed the recent audit. Will be ordering new fire signs for some of the ones that are faded and are not readable. Received confirmation from the IRS that the 501C3 was approved. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report with a 2nd by T. Millard. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he added more gravel to the Town Hall parking lot. He has been cleaning up downed trees and branches from recent storms. Put down some black dirt around the new pumphouse and put a load of sand around the playground equipment. The broken swing was removed from the playground. Picked up some concrete saw blades from Power Pac for the concrete saw. Some maintenance was done on the Gravely mower. Has been grading and patching roads. T. Millard motioned to accept the report with a 2nd by T. Simonson. Updates Since Last Meeting: New pumphouse is up, inside needs to be finished. Travis is working with Roland Hawk on what needs to be done with the town streets. New Cameras are in just not installed yet. New Business Closed Session: The board went into closed session to discuss the application for the second part-time patrolman position. The job was offered to Al Haasl who was present at the meeting and accepted. Open Session: Liquor License Renewals: License renewals were approved with a motion from T. Simonson and a second by D. Ellis for Saddle Up Saloon, Bucks N Berries Café, and Crane Berry Campground. Licenses expire 6-30-2026. Operator’s License Renewals: Operator’s License renewals were approved with a motion by T. Simonson and a second by D. Ellis. DNR roof Hail Damage Claim: a response was received a check will be received from the insurance company. We have 180 days from the date of the claim to get the work done. BCPL Loan: The loan was approved June 3, 2025, we have 4 months from the date of the approval to take distribution of the funds, that will be October 3, 2025. Town Hall Rules Update: The rules were discussed, and some updates were suggested, and we will table the final approval for the July meeting. Ordinance 3&4 review will be tabled to July 2025. Correspondence: None Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by T. Millard. Open Discussion: A resident on Amundson Road voiced concerns about an in-person visit from a town official, stated does not want more in-person visits. Tammy Kniprath offered to donate cupcakes for the next Fire Department brat fry. A resident asked if background checks are done on new liquor license applicants? Answer is yes, they are. The next meeting will be the monthly meeting on July 21, 2025, at 7:00pm Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by T. Millard. Time: 9:13 pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk