[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.

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