As of Halloween last, the three CDs held by the Edson town government in local banks totaled $187,315.55, with no interest paid for October on the one worth $26,764.22, “due to renewal.” Meeting Monday November 6 on Highway MM at the town hall, the town of Edson heard the financial report by Treasurer Kim Nelson for October past, with the details as follows.

In the first place, there were revenues of $145.00 for October recycling in the Town of Edson, while $2.51 was earned in interest for October on the account. With two checks worth $46.18 each paid out to Joe B. and Joe D. Gilles (son and father), the bank balance for Edson’s account at Northwestern Bank as of October 30 was $20,327.35, with no outstanding checks.

Meanwhile, switching over to Citizen’s State Bank and town accounts there, there was a total of $35,931.33 deposited from the State of Wisconsin for general transport aid to local government, while two building permit payments totaling $25 a piece were deposited from “J. Endvick” and “D. Leid,” with October interest earned totaling $32.29. Meanwhile, there were the disbursements.

For Chairman, a payment was made totaling $500.25 for the month of October, while each of the two supervisors netted $215.49 for their public service. The Treasurer was paid $346.22 and the Town Clerk made $615.69 in total deposited income. A check to the Thorp Shopper for $180.90 had not cleared as of the November meeting date, sharing this fate with a check for $712.50 to the Boyd-Edson-Delmar Fire Department. Haas & Sons Inc. was paid $9,199.84 by the township with the check clearing on October 15. Eric Sillars, meanwhile, was paid $1,685 for a new computer and printer with the check clearing October 22, while Centurylink received a payment of $137.59. Two payments were made to the town grader man for $888.68 and $573.46 respectively, while Xcel Energy netted a payment of $77.58 from the township. Horton Insurance was paid $100 for a Treasurer bond, while $1,529.06 had been paid to the IRS for FICA. With an electronic debit check order for $80.23 that cleared October 23, the Citizen’s State Bank checking account balance for Edson as of October 31, stood at $182,847.42 after $4,265.46 in still outstanding checks were factored in.

Last but not least however, were the Certificates of Deposit or CD accounts with Citizen’s State Bank. With a deposit of $197.57 on October 24, the first CD balance stood at $107,990.14. For the second, an increase of $13.19 came in during October, for a total balance of $26,764.22. With the third CD renewing this October, there was no interest paid in, but the account balance came out to $52,561.19, for a total balance in all three CD accounts for the November treasurer’s report of $187,315.55.

“Any other public concerns?” Chairman Don Schesel asked at the Edson town meeting November 9, towards eight o’clock.

“How often do you change the air filters here?” Clerk Marie Wilbur asked after a brief pause. As an issue related to cleanliness, furnace air filters were thought to be potentially reimbursable under the COVID expense programs, but the money needed to be spent by the end of the year. The next meeting of the Edson town board is scheduled for December 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the town hall.