Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting February 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 January 2025 meeting; L. Dieckhoff 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 January 2025: Equipment Fund: $499.36; Contingency Fund: $15,277.02; Road Maintenance Fund: $2,523.24; Bridge Fund: $2,515.60; Fire Dept Equipment: $38,759.93; Property Tax/Dogs: $227,684.23; Town Hall: $4,792.64, Paper City Savings Checking $104,606.31. T. Simonson motioned to move $1,000.00 of the ARPA funds pledged to the RVFD addition, from the Town Hall fund to the Fire Department Equipment Fund, there was a second by D. Ellis. T. Simonson motioned to move the $22,233.32 insurance settlement for the town hall roof from the Paper City Savings checking account to the Town Hall fund, there was a second by D. Ellis. T. Simonson motioned to accept the treasurer’s report as read second by D. Ellis. RVFD: Chief Brockman reported Engine 1 has been fixed. Insurance covered the cost less the $1,000.00 deductible. There was a false alarm on January 21, 2025. February 13, 2025, there was a call to a car accident on the Yellow River bridge, the driver was ok. Thank you cards have been sent for the recent donations received. American Asphalt donated $1,000.00. The American Legion donated $4,500.00 from the sale of their enclosed trailer. There was ice rescue training on January 25, 2025, and DNR wildland refresher training on February 4, 2025. On March 3, 2025, Pittsville is holding training on fires and downed wires. Waiting for the raffle licenses. Bid opening for the addition will take place on March 10, 2025, at 6:00pm at the town hall. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report, second by L. Dieckhoff. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he has been plowing snow and waiting for spring. Worked on getting the town hall water pump working again, fixed the outlet for the heater in the pump house. Made a new wing blade for the plow. Did some repair work on the backhoe. Cleaned up downed trees and brush from the recent high winds. The siren mast was damaged in the winds and will need a permanent fix, Matthews Electric will do the work. New Business Town Hall roof replacement, there were three bids submitted. Link: $28,327.86 Central Home Improvement: $27,275.00 Javier’s Quality Roofing and Siding: $24,954.00 L. Dieckhoff motioned to go with Javier’s as the first choice and Central Home Improvement as the second choice. Second by T. Simonson. It was determined that there isn’t a crack in the furnace flue, but a scratch caused by someone previously. Will contact Tri-City Services for a quote on a new furnace. Tabled the pump house replacement discussion to the March meeting. Garbage and Recycling pick up issues. Denise Ellis will track issues; the clerk will put up a posting on the website and at the post office. Correspondence: An open records request was submitted to the board. Pay Bills: T. Simonson motioned to pay bills as presented, second by L. Dieckhoff. Open Discussion: Next meeting will be March 17, 2025. at 7:00pm Adjourn: T. Simonson motioned to adjourn the meeting second by D. Ellis. Time: 8:56pm Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk