Regular meeting of
the Silver Creek Township Board
Unapproved
The meeting was called to order by chairman
John Jones. In attendance were John Jones, Heath Gillham,
Jim Kloster, Russell Nelson, Steve Langanki, Clerk Sandy Forsman,
Treasurer Lenore Johnson, Maintenance supervisor Brian Opatz.
Pledge was recited.
Open form for citizen comments-Lenore Johnson asked the
board if a addition application of dust guard could be applied to 127th,
since the construction and a application of chloride was applied this spring
the road seems to have absorbed the chloride and for all appearances the road
is very ruff and no dust guard is in evidence.
Review and approve of agenda- Motion by Jim to approve the
agenda and seconded by Russell all in favor motion carried.
Consent Agenda- Minutes of
Clerks Report-Jim made a motion to accept the clerks report
as written and Heath seconded all in favor motion carried.
Jim made a motion for Heath to investigate the costs of a
Television with a DVD player for future use at the township. Heath seconded all
in favor motion carried.
Disbursements- Motion made by Jim to accept the
disbursements and seconded by Russell all in favor motion carried.
Audit of Claims- Ck # 6051 for $212.65, Ck
# 6056 for $283.89, Ck # 7010 for $38.02. Motion by Jim to accept the
audit of claims and seconded by Heath all in favor motion carried.
Treasurers report-Deposited $1,881.10 Recycling and a ACH Payment.
To Deposit-$ 166.63 R&B
Revenue $150,354.09, R&B $102,884.57, Available money
$253,238.66
Funds- Fire $10,808.59, Building $2,365.27, Capital Imp.
$668.45, Contingency $15,478.62, Checking $750.82,
Checks out $3,181.02.
Motion to accept the treasurers
report by Jim and seconded by Steve all in favor motion carried.
New business- Motion to accept the pine
Lakes development road known as the Preserve. Jim made a motion to
accept the roads with the condition that a deposit of $2,000.00 check be
presented to the township for road signs, Steve seconded all in favor motion
carried.
Letter from Mark Bartlett- After reviewing and discussion of a letter received
concerning a mistaken letter sent and a request for reimbursement for time and
mileage the board finds by a motion by Jim that such a request can not be
honored seconded by Steve , all in favor motion carried. A
letter of apology to be sent to Mr. Bartlett.
Message board- A message board was suggested for better
communication with the maintenance shop to be ordered. Clerk
to order.
Flying J- John gave a report to the board on the progress of
the proposed Flying J truck stop. John is in constant communication with the
county and highway department . At this point the land
owners need to submit a plat for the land in question. If and when enough true
information is available the township may call a public informational meeting.
Maintenance report- The dump truck had to have some major
repairs and was repaired at M&M Bus company , the main electric supply had
rusted and shorted out everything.
Also the loader had to be sent to Ziegler for repair.
Trees were trimmed and the ditch on
Two turnarounds were built one on 95th off of
county road 11 and one on
The signs were installed at the Hasty truck stop as
requested.
Brian presented to the board a completed list of all our
black topped roads in the township.
The tile job is completed on 127th and hopefully
the problem will be taken care of.
Brian asked the board its wishes concerning the condition of
127th for extra chloride. Jim made a motion to have a second coat of
chloride applied to 127th because of the construction done to the
road and the effect of the first coat that failed to do its intended purpose.
Heath seconded all in favor motion carried.
Motion to accept the maintenance report by Steve and
seconded by heath all in favor motion carried.
Motion to adjourn by Heath and seconded by Steve all in
favor motion carried.
Sincerely
Sandy Forsman Clerk