Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting November20, 2023 Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Plucinski. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the October 2023 meeting, K. Plucinski motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections. D Ellis 2nd. Ocean Spray Cranberry Personal Property tax dispute update: We have received confirmation from the State of Wisconsin that we will be reimbursed by the other taxing entities for their portion of the refund amount. The refund to Ocean Spray needs to be paid by January 31, 2024. Treasurer report was presented with the following account balances as of October 2023: Equipment Fund: $498.73; Playground Fund: $276.67; Road Money: $2,520.08; Bridge Fund: $2,512.46; Fire Dept Equipment: $1,313.72; Property Tax-Dogs: $73.46; Town Hall: $59,887.28, Paper City Savings Checking $41,556.81. T. Simonson motioned to accept the report as read, 2nd by D. Ellis RVFD: Chief Brockman reported that all fire extinguishers have been serviced. Keep the wreath green starts on Thanksgiving Day. There have been several fire calls recently, Oct 25th for a tanker rollover near highways 80 and 173. Two false alarms, one on November 13 th and 16 th. New batteries were purchased for radios and flashlights. A light on the engine needs fixing. Looking into inviting Devin Flanigan, co-owner of Keller Inc. to come and speak to us about the potential fire department addition. Patrolman Report: C. Demmerly reported he has been grading roads and cutting trees as well as mixing the salt and sand in preparation for winter and boarded up a broken window at the DNR building. New Business: T. Simonson motioned to approve the 2024 budget, second by D. Ellis. We will apply for a grant from the DNR to make improvements to West Fence road. Public Input: Clarification was given by D.Ellis about Donna Ahlborn’s question regarding the pumping of water for cranberry harvest. Results of October inspection of the Mad- Management property was discussed. Board asked for town permission to go back and re- inspect on Wednesday November 22nd at 9am. Correspondence: South Wood County Humane Society 2024 contract, and Mad-Management email about settling with them. Pay Bills- K. Plucinski motioned to approve bills to be paid as presented. T. Simonson 2nd. Adjourn: K. Plucinski motioned to adjourn meeting, 2nd by D. Ellis Next Monthly Meeting will be December 18, 2023. Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk