[0:00] retired.
>> [laughter]
[0:03] » Any questions for Dale?
[0:07] Okay, uh Mike.
>> Uh fire department had five calls in the
[0:13] month of August.
It's kind of relaxing.
[0:18] Um
[0:20] We have
uh
[0:23] taken on one new member. We have another
member in the hiring process
[0:27] at the moment.
So
[0:30] that's to get us through the finish of
the year.
[0:32] I'm trying to get a class ready for
January to start certifications.
[0:38] We'll be returning.
>> Okay.
[0:42] » Um
truck repairs for
[0:45] uh town truck was
scheduled. They have not been completed
[0:49] yet.
[0:51] And
I mentioned to Jonathan that we've got
[0:55] some alarms going off on our generator
at the fire station.
[0:59] He thinks it may be something that's
going on with our generator, so
[1:03] And then
we have an immediate need for
[1:07] our gas meter.
And I've got a quote for
[1:11] $2,912.80
[1:15] um to get that replaced.
Ours is end of life and
[1:21] it's out of calibration, so
>> What gas meter is it? What's it for?
[1:25] » It's the sensitive gas meter. It's the
same meter that Nexco uses. It's to
[1:29] detect go to oxygen
different levels, so
[1:33] » Okay, I got you.
Yeah.
[1:36] » We get a lot of calls, probably
I don't know, 10 12 a year.
[1:42] Go to alarm going off or things like
that, so
[1:44] » Mhm.
Yeah,
[1:46] I mean it's reasonable.
>> So the town's half would be $1,457.40.
[1:53] So
[1:59] Oh favor say I. I. Opposed. So moved.
[2:09] » And then
the other thing is with these two
[2:12] members that we're putting on so
uh we have our annual physicals and
[2:16] they're usually in March.
[2:19] What's What's the opinion of having
these two guys just go get a DOT
[2:23] physical to get started?
>> Mhm.
[2:25] » Um
Joe March is here.
[2:28] » Yeah.
I think so.
[2:30] » Okay.
>> Yeah.
[2:32] Kind of throw you off on your schedule.
So just do that and then they can not
[2:36] drop any time in between.
Sounds good to everybody. Sound good to
[2:40] you? Okay.
>> Yeah.
[2:42] Okay.
That's all I have.
[2:44] » Okay.
Any questions for uh Mike? No?
[2:49] Thank you, Mike.
Down to town manager.
[2:53] » So playground update. Uh we opened bids
today. We had We're hoping for at least
[2:59] three bids.
Contractors we had six come in.
[3:02] » Ooh.
>> Uh
[3:06] Two lowest bids are under budget.
So our engineers are
[3:12] going through their bid packet
>> Mhm.
[3:14] » to make sure everything's in there.
Double checking with them to make sure
[3:17] that
everything is in there is correct.
[3:20] » Mhm.
>> Uh
[3:21] So we should be good to go to
approve that at our September 14th
[3:27] meeting to do the playground.
So
[3:29] » Okay.
>> At the age of 5:30 downtown?
[3:33] » 14th?
>> Yep.
[3:35] Uh the Harvest Dinner went really well.
>> 4th or 14th?
[3:39] » 14th.
>> Okay.
[3:40] » Two weeks from today.
>> Got you.
[3:42] » Uh
Harvest Dinner went really well. The
[3:44] silent auction raised $8,000 for the
playground.
[3:48] So that will help out. Uh we had a lot
of
[3:53] really good comments about the downtown
people who live in the Harvest
[3:57] neighborhood, so
>> Yeah, it looked really nice.
[4:00] » It went really well.
Uh our patronage stayed grand. We hit
[4:04] our number. Uh we have the money in our
account.
[4:07] Uh I think they deposited $54,000. The
rest of that uh were donations that were
[4:12] made
by check. The Jasper Foundation is
[4:16] holding that, so
we ended up raising
[4:20] $50,000 and maybe that's a little bit
over the $100,000.
[4:25] Caldwell Country will be in here
next week to start paving.
[4:30] Uh they had planned on last week, but
their plant went down a couple times and
[4:34] uh with all
the rain
[4:36] that we had
kind of messed up their schedule.
[4:40] Community Crossing opens up tomorrow, so
we'll be
[4:44] submitting our application for another
grant for paving roads.
[4:48] Met with Josh last week. Uh we went over
our next two years of
[4:52] paving that we would like to do based on
road ratings.
[4:55] Uh
and we
[4:58] went through each house and identified
which ones have lead service lines, so
[5:01] we can make sure we support that program
equally.
[5:04] If one section of road has like very
lead service lines
[5:08] and another one has plenty, we'll make
sure we don't
[5:10] do them both at the same time where the
guys have to do
[5:13] it the next year.
>> Is it best just to wait till they do
[5:16] that these houses? I'm asking for my own
good, too.
[5:19] » Uh uh
not necessarily.
[5:22] If you have a lead service line on your
portion
[5:24] » Yeah.
[5:26] Okay.
>> Okay.
[5:29] So
we should
[5:32] we should be
sitting pretty good for that.
[5:35] I think I have almost all of the road I
need to start applying for that.
[5:40] Uh splash pad
I mean it's What is it? 11 years old
[5:44] now?
This is going to be last season of it.
[5:48] And we will go to
Hopefully you
[5:51] Hopefully you guys are there.
We have some things you got to get taken
[5:54] care of with the solenoids on the
features. Uh we need to get some switch
[5:58] valves and limit switches
to
[6:00] fix those.
They'll be scheduling that day also.
[6:05] The last day the splash pad will be open
for the season is Monday.
[6:09] They'll just have the program to turn
off or
[6:12] push the button and it won't run.
But they'll just be running the
[6:16] running the slides so
they can actually have the splash pad
[6:19] running
[6:22] Those solenoids, they control the valve
turning the water on and off.
[6:27] » Yeah, two to three.
[6:30] » And we had talked previously about
getting a
[6:33] couple features updated. So,
here's
[6:39] Look at those we have to pass them down.
[6:42] We just got a quote to replace four of
the features with Vortex.
[6:48] Our price is good if we take it delivery
till the end of the year.
[6:53] If we want to do something next spring,
the price is likely to go up.
[7:00] Those four,
[7:04] the total is $43,950
for the products, but if we get them
[7:09] this year, there's a
year of $4,100 discount.
[7:13] So,
with the discount and delivery,
[7:18] the price to purchase those from Vortex
is $42,252.50.
[7:25] If you remember when we built the splash
pad in
[7:27] we chose Vortex because they have plug
and play. So, like when our features
[7:31] start getting old,
you pull out four screws
[7:36] and you attach the one there with
>> Thank you.
[7:38] » the four screws on the
[7:40] All we would have to do is maybe adjust
the little water flow to replace the old
[7:44] one.
>> That's it. want to say
[7:49] » Three months sitting there in the water
for we need to change it up.
[7:52] » Well, some of them are just really
showing their age.
[7:55] » Some of them aren't working, you know.
I've been out there a few times.
[8:01] » They all got water in them.
Well, the front
[8:05] the front now
>> Yeah,
[8:07] well, that's
I have a feeling it's taking so long.
[8:10] » Well, at my home
there's too much water being spread out
[8:14] to the other features and
most
[8:17] places that have the front mouth, it's
not windy so it comes out in the street
[8:21] when we actually have water coming out
of ours and it comes out in the street.
[8:25] So, here there was a
>> Yeah.
[8:26] » pretty good drop-off
and if you
[8:29] caught the edge of the road, there's a
good chance it's going to
[8:32] pull you over and
[8:34] into the ditch. So,
talk to the guys, we don't have
[8:39] equipment to handle
>> that.
[8:40] » I talked to the highway guys,
called the county highway and they were
[8:44] planning on doing the other section of
the road and they said they would just
[8:47] go ahead and do it for us if we paid for
the gravel. So,
[8:50] » Yeah, that road down here
running east and west, there's some real
[8:54] deep ones.
>> Yeah.
[8:55] » Really nasty drop-offs.
>> Yeah, I'm imagining that
[8:58] the county's probably taking care of
that.
[8:59] » Yeah, that one's county.
>> Yeah.
[9:02] So, I
think we got the the invoice for that
[9:05] stone today and that has been taken care
of.
[9:09] Uh back in March or April, we
approved the
[9:13] estimate from Cowboy Excavating to
regrade the edge of the road on Main
[9:17] Street by the elevator
between the tracks and South Street.
[9:21] They did that last week. It looks
fantastic.
[9:26] We would have a giant pond area and a
drain because the water had nowhere to
[9:30] go.
Now, the water should get off the road
[9:33] and once we see
if or where it's pooling up, catch
[9:37] basins and all of that.
Play with that.
[9:40] on one or so.
[9:43] If you're
cruising down Main Street they're
[9:46] checking out and
turned out real real nice work. The
[9:49] board had to pay for that.
[9:53] Our lead service
line notices were sent out
[9:58] last month or last week or the week
before.
[10:01] Our reporting is submitted which is
waiting for the reporting uh to come
[10:05] back as accepted.
That's always a big hassle with
[10:10] Brandon and got for that sheet.
She took charge of updating the letter
[10:14] dates and the
residents on there. So,
[10:19] and another thing the cemetery board we
had a Zoom meeting last week with
[10:24] CIMS, c i m s.
They're a cemetery
[10:29] software management company
to
[10:32] digitize our cemetery ghost town. Like
you can see
[10:37] what plots are available, who's in
what grave space.
[10:43] Steve Skelton besides he's not doing
this anymore
[10:46] and we're in a world of trouble. Mhm.
So,
[10:49] we're getting a price on that. I have to
meet with Steve tomorrow and grab some
[10:52] of the old
stuff to send down to them.
[10:58] We have someone in town that's very
taking an interest in the cemetery. And
[11:03] they are
potentially willing to pay for that
[11:06] software.
It's also
[11:08] » May I ask a question real quick for I
forget it?
[11:11] So, I've actually had some townspeople
wanting to know if they write a check
[11:16] that goes towards the cemetery, can they
do that now or should they wait?
[11:21] Do it anytime and who do they make it
out to?
[11:24] » Remington Cemetery.
>> Okay. And they can just drop it off
[11:27] here. Mhm.
And uh
[11:30] what if they designate
uh if they have a specific thing they
[11:33] want it to go to? Should that be uh put
onto the memo?
[11:37] Okay. Okay, I will tell them.
[11:47] You're the only one that's here, boy.
>> [laughter]
[12:30] » Wow.
[12:49] Wow.
[13:09] Wow.
[13:26] Wow.
>> It died in
[13:28] And uh
And all last spring last spring with all
[13:31] the all of it together in the night
I carried 40
[13:35] just to 45-gallon buckets down in that
dugout.
[13:38] » Wow.
>> To get it back
[13:40] to seeding.
It was uh uh uh
[13:45] » So,
the park board has been talking to me
[13:48] about this park board for
probably close to 3 years.
[13:51] Uh
And they were thinking it's going to be
[13:55] about $200,000 to redo the infield.
And then it's like that's ex- ex-ing a
[14:00] lot of things, putting the big base
down. Uh
[14:04] Like
getting it done professionally, taking
[14:07] care of the wet for the outfield.
Uh
[14:11] My brother just
used the regular means on his outfield
[14:14] because
uh
[14:16] in the last 2 years
had a company come in and completely
[14:20] resodded his fields, the whole thing.
Uh
[14:23] So, he shared the contact with me
and and honestly, Jeff [snorts] below
[14:28] that level and the minimum of
everything. I have the proposal. Uh
[14:33] I got it today.
It's
[14:37] Well, it has taxes
as we did.
[14:40] It's uh
$82,257.31.
[14:45] Uh
And that would be
[14:48] I would tip.
Uh
[14:52] I'm not asking for approval tonight, but
I'm asking you if you give me the
[14:55] minutes on Thursday to go to the next
meeting
[14:58] to approve
if you guys are good with the park board
[15:01] approving this.
Because if we're going to have this
[15:04] field fixed for next season,
they got to get it done
[15:08] » Mhm.
>> September, October.
[15:09] » What are they doing exactly? Explain.
>> Well, I can send you the specs. I have
[15:13] those printed out on my desk.
>> I mean, it's Would it be
[15:18] better to grass the infield?
>> Uh you don't have grass in softball.
[15:24] » Well, we can get a first.
[15:28] » Hey now, wait a minute. You're talking
about what I used to love to do.
[15:38] Jim, you're showing your colors.
[15:43] No, I say no.
[15:50] Yeah.
[16:06] Mhm.
Yeah.
[16:53] Yeah, we missed that, but
but
[17:00] And they have to notify us in writing,
right?
[17:11] Yeah.
[17:13] And then there are a few carve outs
um, that pertain to the manner in which
[17:20] a person left, whether it was voluntary
or not voluntary.
[17:24] Um, that feels like probably something
we shouldn't get into in detail and I
[17:28] » Okay.
[17:36] It is good to know.
[17:43] Is it Does that finish your
Oh, you have Okay, Rebecca. Any question
[17:47] other questions for Rebecca?
Thank you, Rebecca.
[17:52] Uh, new business, setting the
trick-or-treat uh, date and hours.
[18:02] » I think it does this year.
>> It does.
[18:05] 31 the 31st is on a
Saturday.
[18:13] That answers that. That gives us
>> 6:30 to 9:00.
[18:19] » Is that typical?
Is that normally what it is? I don't
[18:22] know.
>> What do you say there?
[18:23] » 6:30 to 9:00.
6:30 to 9:00.
[18:26] » That makes sense to me.
>> There you go. Are you going to go
[18:31] trick-or-treating?
>> We don't turn our light on.
[18:36] » I don't either. That's what
>> 6:30 to 9:00.
[18:39] » Okay.
Okay.
[18:58] And we got the quote for the new gas
meter from Mike.
[19:02] So,
[19:14] Um,
[19:16] » This is a resolution
of the town of Remington for
[19:24] the tax abatement property tax abatement
designation of an economic
[19:29] revitalization area and approved
property tax abatement.
[19:33] resolution
2026-08-31-001
[19:41] a
a confirm How do you say that?
[19:44] Confirmatory
resolution of the town of Remington,
[19:48] Indiana for the designation of an
economic revitalization area and
[19:53] approval of real property tax abatement
application. And this is for Presidio
[20:00] Group LLC Remington Presidio ERA.
I need two
[20:07] motions.
>> I'll make that motion.
[20:10] » I'll second that motion.
>> All in favor say I. I. Opposed, so
[20:15] moved.
[20:41] I will pass this around for everyone to
sign.
[20:49] The best game to watch was the White Sox
and the Red Sox, even though the Sox the
[20:54] White Sox lost.
I watched that in its complete entirety.
[20:59] » [laughter]
>> That was a good game.
[21:01] » Yeah. There's been some good ones going
around.
[21:21] » Oh, this is for the
back truck and the
[21:24] » back truck
>> and the dump truck.
[21:30] This additional appropriation resolution
number 202608-31-002.
[21:38] It's um
[21:41] appropriation for the dump back truck
and the
[21:46] » dump truck.
>> Yeah.
[21:47] » And to pay off.
And I need and it's $644,183.
[21:57] » I'll make that motion.
>> I'll second.
[22:00] » All in favor say I.
>> I.
[22:02] » I. Opposed? So moved.
[22:09] » I'll pass this paper also.
[22:19] » The next thing is the creation of a new
fund for the Patronicity grant. It's
[22:23] just a resolution giving me the
authority to do that.
[22:28] » So this is resolution 2026-08-31
[22:34] -003.
A resolution of the town council of
[22:38] Remington, Indiana establishing a new
fund
[22:42] for the Patronicity.
[22:46] It's called Patronicity Park Grant.
>> I'll make a motion.
[22:50] » I'll second that motion.
>> All in favor say I. I. Opposed? So
[22:56] moved.
>> I will pass this around for everybody to
[23:00] sign
[23:04] This is legitimate.
[23:08] » Uh I have the July financial statement.
It was uh previously emailed to council
[23:13] with the July fund report.
>> I need two uh motions to pass this,
[23:19] please.
>> I'll make it.
[23:21] » I'll second it.
>> All in favor, say I. I. Opposed? So
[23:26] moved.
[23:30] I have the monthly reports,
the hours detail report, and the
[23:36] um combined revenue and
appropriation report
[23:41] for August.
I need two motions to uh
[23:48] for these these two reports, please.
>> I'll make that motion.
[23:52] » I'll second it.
>> All in favor, say I. I. Opposed? So
[23:57] moved.
And we'll need your signature, please.
[24:09] And then just a couple of reminders, we
will meet here in 2 weeks on September
[24:14] 14th at 5:30 p.m. That's an hour earlier
to um handle the park bids. And um our
[24:22] budget adoption date will be our next
council meeting, which is October 5th at
[24:27] 6:30, normal regular time.
>> 2 weeks
[24:33] » And the only other thing I have is um
the claims.
[24:37] » I'll make a motion to pay the bills.
[24:42] » Give me a chance to sit down.
>> [laughter]
[24:46] » She [snorts] was on her A game.
>> I'll second it.
[24:49] » All in favor, say I. I. Opposed? So
moved. next month.
[24:56] » Okay. And that's all I have.
>> We're all adjourned.
[25:01] » One more signature here.
[25:07] Anything else
uh to come before the board?
[25:12] Meeting adjourned.
Amen.