Town Board — Minutes

Unofficial Meeting Minutes Tonight’s meeting will be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes. Town of Remington Town Board Meeting October 9, 2023 Town Board Meeting of the Town of Remington was called to order at 7: 00 pm by Chairman Plucinski. T. Simonson was absent. Minutes: The clerk read the minutes for the September 2023 meeting, K. Plucinski motioned to accept minutes as read, with corrections. D Ellis 2nd. Treasurer report was presented with the following account balances as of September 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 $22,794.34. D. Ellis motioned to accept the report as read, 2nd by K. Plucinski RVFD: Chief Brockman was absent he provided his report which was read by the clerk. There was a mutual aid call to Dexterville on September 19th and 20th. 1 Member from RVFD participated as part of the mop-up-crew. The brush truck worked well. Remington responded to an ambulance call for traffic control on September 20th Thanks to Frank Plucinski for moving the semi-truck. On September 23 rd Chief Brockman volunteered to spread landscape mulch with his tractor at the Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids. The port -a-potty was pumped on Oct 5 th. Rodney Brockman Cranberries, LLC would, like to use the port -a-potty again this year for 1 day when they host the Rural Virtual Academy field trip on October 16th. RE :Permission was granted. Tender 7 has been repaired and is back in service. RVFD was awarded a 50/50 grant for new and replacement PPE for wildland firefighting. The paperwork is due back to the DNR by Oct 15 th, with the purchase of the equipment to be made by March 2024. Looking for an update if the board was able to receive clarification from the insurance company regarding liability if Wyatt Kuhlka, Age 14 can be around in a supervised capacity during in-house fire department training activities. RE: Yes he can but cannot ride in any equipment or attend a call. Patrolman Report: F. Plucinski reported that mowing is done. The Ball Road culvert has been replaced. A beaver Dam was removed on Batteman Road. Did the road rating with the Wood County Hwy department. Put the brush hog. Picked up more road patch. Franks’ last day will be d in the Thursday October 12th. Turned in credit card to clerk. Assistant Patrolman P. Begolke, Mowed in the park and around the town hall. Put things away for the season. Clay Demmerly will be the new full-time patrolman. New Business: The legion wants to donate $1000.00 towards the replacement of the Town Hall front steps. 2024 South Wood County Recycling board agreement was discussed. Port Edwards Road Agreement was signed. The clerk will mail to the Town of Port Edwards. Ocean Spray Personal Property Tax dispute settlement was discussed. Public Input: Donna Ahlborn asked about a hose across Ahlborn Rd and does Rod have a permit to pump water. A question was asked, what size a mobile home needs to be. Correspondence: BCPL, Debt payment for 2024, DNR grant application for repair to West Fence Road. Email from Bob Kryshak concerning mad Management and setting up a date for inspection of the property. Superior Gas needs to move the Propane tanks, all we need to pay for is the supply line to the building. Pay Bills- K. Plucinski motioned to approve bills to be paid as presented. D. Ellis 2nd. Adjourn: K. Plucinski motioned to adjourn meeting, 2nd by D. Ellis Next Monthly Meeting will November 20 2023. Submitted by Brenda Haasl, Town Clerk