Minutes: September, 14 2026

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Time: 5:30 pm

Place: Remington Depot/ 16 E. south Railroad Street/ Remington, Indiana 47977

Members Present

Susan Sigo, President; Dana Pampel, Vice President: James Stewart, Alan Schambach, Dalton Justice

Others Present

Oliver Allegrini, Miranda Hathaway, Jonathan Cripe, Terri Budde.

The meeting was opened by President Flickner at 5:33 p.m. with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The minutes from the August 31, 2026 Council meeting were presented and reviewed. Council Member Schambach moved to approve the August 31, 2026 Council minutes. Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

PARK PROJECT

Town Manager Cripe presented a bid tabulation sheet from HWC Engineering for the removal of the existing playground equipment and site preparation for the new park project. Discussion heard. Town Manager Cripe informed Council that Spencer Construction Company was the lowest and best bidder at a cost of Four Hundred Fifty- four Thousand Dollars ($454,000.00) plus allowances of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for a partial water line relocation; Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for a sanitary line relocation; and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to salvage all existing playground equipment, for a total bid of Four Hundred Seventy- four thousand Dollars ($474,000.00), allowances in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ( $474,000.00) Vice President Pampel seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Town Manager Cripe presented a quote for the playground equipment from Recreation Insight in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Twenty - four thousand Five Hundred Thirty -eight Dollars ($1,624,538.00). The bid includes playground equipment, turf, shades and umbrellas. No discussion heard. Vice President Pampel moved to approce the quote from Recreation Insight in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Twenty-four Thousand Five Hundred Thirty eight Dollars ($1,624,538.00). Council Member Justice seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Town Manager Cripe presented a change order for the improvements to the softball field, replacing the semi- trucks with tri-axle trucks for hauling dirt and brick dust to the field. Said change order is from R Z Sports Turf in the amount of Eleven Thousand Twenty- five dollars ($11,025.00). Council Member Schambach seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 ayes and 0 nays.

Town Manager- Jonathan Cripe reported:

Town of Remington's application to be awarded a jcommunity Crossing Match Grant was submitted this morning.
He will be appearing before the Jasper County Council / Commissioners to request the county's Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollar ($250,000.00) donation for the park project.
He was awarded the IMMA 2026 Innovation Award
Informed Council he has received his CMO through AIM and requested a certification bonus. Discussion heard. This request was tabled to the October 5, 2026 Council meeting.

No additional business was presented.

Meeting adjourned at 5:33 p.m.