TOWN OF GILMAN, WI – The Town of Gilman held their June Monthly Board Meeting on Wednesday, June 13, 2024.

With all board members present, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. A motion was made at the beginning of the meeting to add an additional item for consideration, a disc mower. The May meeting minutes, bills to be paid, and Annual Liquor License renewals were approved.

During the disc mower discussion, Patrolman Anderson discussed the option to purchase a new disc mower in partnership with the Town of Martell. Currently, the town utilizes a rotary mower. To mow the ditches of the township once, the current mower requires approximately 95 hours of labor due to the speed required – 1.3 mph. With the addition of the disc mower, the mowing would be able be completed in approximately half the time.

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