Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting March 17, 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 February 2025 meeting; L. Dieckhoff motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections, second by T. Simonson. Treasurer The treasurer’s report was presented with the following account balances as of February 2025: Equipment Fund: $499.36; Contingency Fund: $15,277.02; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,523.24; Bridge Fund: $2,515.60; Fire Dept Equipment: $39,759.93; Property Tax/Dogs: $76.01; Town Hall: $13,548.96, Paper City Savings Checking $109,422.64. L. Dieckhoff motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by T. Simonson. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported Clarence Larson finally cashed the check issued to him as compensation for the rifle he won in the raffle at last year’s brat fry. Raffle tickets are available for advanced purchase for this year’s brat fry, see any of the members to purchase. Ocean Spray will hold an emergency evacuation drill on 3/19/2025. Be aware of burning conditions this spring, call 1-888-wisburn for current conditions. Still working on getting the 501C3 completed. March 24th Pittsville Fire Department will be holding Fires & Wires training. A Fire Department audit will take place April 15, 2025. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report, second by D. Ellis. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he put up barricades and signs by the dips on Necedah Road, and someone stole them. Worked on some repairs of the backhoe. Put up weight limit signs. Matthew’s Electric fixed the siren mast, the gear box is bad, but the siren works. Filling muskrat holes and washouts on Ball Road and Cranberry Road. Travis talked about purchasing a concrete/blacktop saw and a compactor to help with the repairs to Necedah Road and future repairs on other roads. T. Simonson motioned to purchase a concrete saw and compactor with a second by D. Ellis. Other news, Juneau County forestry will be cutting in the Bombing range after the load limits are off. New Business Liquor License Application: There was an application by Cheyenne Brockman, the new owner of Cranberry Campground. T. Simonson motioned to approve, second by L. Dieckhoff. Bartenders License Application: There was an application from Bryan Brockman for a bartender’s license. L. Dieckhoff motioned to approve, second by T. Simonson. No Response yet by Tri-City services on the Town Hall furnace repair or replacement. Table Pump house replacement until April Henry Berry was present from Ratsch Engineering to discuss the contract for the construction of the Fire Department addition. There was discussion among the board members and the public about the bids and the additional options. A tentative start time is Mid-May with a projected completion in early October. Financing options were discussed. T. Simonson motioned to go with a loan of $125,000.00 with a 15 year loan term from the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. There was a second by D. Ellis. T. Simonson motioned to accept Henry Berry’s recommendation to go with the Base Bid and Alternate Bid # 5, which is a cost of $266,156.00 with a $200.00 deduction for alternate bid #5. Second by D. Ellis. T. Simonson motioned to install lights on the north side of the town hall, second by L. Dieckhoff. Correspondence: None. Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by L. Dieckhoff. Open Discussion: Topics of discussion were Necedah road repair, and putting gravel on the north side of the town hall to replace the grass growing there. The mower picks up rocks and the siding is getting damaged. The next meeting will be the Annual Meeting on April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm and the next Monthly meeting will be held on April 21, 2025 at 7:00pm. Adjourn: L. Dieckhoff motioned to adjourn the meeting second by T. Simonson. Time: 8:57pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk