REGULAR MEETING OF THE SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR BOARD

DECEMBER 19TH, 2006

7P.M.

UNAPPROVED

 

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN JIM KLOSTER, IN ATTENDANCE WERE, JIM KLOSTER, JOHN JONES, ALFRED SHENTON, RUSSELL NELSON, HEATH GILLHAM. CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER LENORE JOHNSON, MAINTENANCE BRIAN OPATZ.

 

 

THE PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

 

CITIZEN COMMENTS- BOB ESSE SPOKE ABOUT ATTENDING A MEETING AT THE WRIGHT COUNTY COURT HOUSE THAT INCLUDED THE COMMISSIONERS OF WRIGHT COUNTY ON THE NEW DIRECTION WITHIN THE LAND USE PLAN; MANY ITEMS WERE BROUGHT UP ON SEVERAL TOWNSHIPS. BOB WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THE DIRECTION THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE.

THE BOARD THANKED BOB FOR HIS INFORMATION AND ATTENDING THE MEETING.

 

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA-JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA WITH ANY ADDITIONS, AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 2006 MINUTES, MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

CLERKS REPORT- CLERK REPORTED ONE RENTAL IN DECEMBER AND HALL WAS LEFT IN GOOD SHAPE, MOTION BY JOHN TO RETURN THE HALL DEPOSIT AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. CLERK REPORTED THAT SHE WOULD GET THE NEW RECYCLERS CALENDAR AND A COVER LETTER TO THE RESIDENTS THE LAST WEEK OF DECEMBER BY MAIL, ALSO INFORMED THE BOARD NOTICES WERE POSTED ON THE FILING FOR SUPERVISOR AND THE MARCH ELECTION, FIRST DATE OF FILING JANUARY 2ND, 2007 NOTICE IN THE MAPLE LAKE PAPER AND ON THE WEB SITE AND ON THE BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE THE HALL. JIM SPOKE ON THE POSTING OF THE MINUTES; ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS WILL REVIEW THE MINUTES FOR ACCURACY BEFORE THE MINUTES ARE POSTED. JOHN VOLUNTEERED TO REVIEW THE MINUTES. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLERKS REPORT AND IT WAS SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

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APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL- RUSSELL AND A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CLAIMS AND IT WAS SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

AUDIT OF CLAIMS- CK# 5625 RALPH UECKER FOR $ 69.26, # 5663 HEATH GILLHAM $ 87.35, #5639 UNITED STATES POST OFFICE $312.00, RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT- TO DEPOSIT TO ROAD AND BRIDGE $1,911.26, BUILDING $ 150.00 total $2.061.26.

IN ACCOUNTS REVENUE $ 113,639.60, ROAD AND BRIDGE $33,268.17 AVAILABLE MONIES $ 146,907.77, FIRE FUNDS $ 7,068.40, 97TH AMERY $ 8,270.84, CHARITABLE $763.78, BUILDING $ 4,517.84, CAPITAL IMP. $ 49,291.58, CONTINGENCY $ 20,548.28, CHECKING $ 2,826.01, CHECKS OUT $ 4,827

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MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT BY HEATH AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

NEW BUSINESS- DISCUSSION ON HIRING A OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO ELEVATE THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF COUNTY ROAD 8 AND I -94 AREA. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO HIRE THE FIRM OF LARKIN AND HOFFMAN TO ELEVATE THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AROUND THE I-94 COUNTY ROAD 8 INTERCHANGE WITH A CAP OF $10,000.00 FOR SERVICES .THIS WAS SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

RUSSELL ASKED IF THE BOARD HAD CONSIDERED BUILDING A COLD STORAGE BUILDING IN 2007, WITH THE EXPANSION OF EQUIPMENT THE PRESENT STORAGE AREA IS FULL AND SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS TO BE LEFT OUTSIDE, BOARD ASKED BRIAN TO GET INFORMATION FOR JANUARY MEETING.

 

OLD BUSINESS

NEW CONTRACT WITH WEST CENTRAL SANITATION- MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEW CONTRACT BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

SET MEETING DATES FOR BUDGET AND ROAD PLAN FOR 2007 MEETING DATE SET FOR JANUARY 4TH, 2007 11 .AM.  BUDGET MEETING DATE SET FOR JANUARY 9TH 2007 11 A.M., ROAD PLAN NOTICES TO BE POSTED.

 

 

 

 

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LETTER FROM COUNTY WITH A DRAFT FOR SIGN ORDINANCES ON THE I -94 CORRIDOR. MOVED TO THE JANUARY PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.

 

HEATH SPOKE OF SIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR ROADS THAT BRING CITIZEN CONCERNS TO THE BOARD, BRIAN TO GET INFORMATION ON SIGNS CONCERNING SPEED ON GRAVEL ROADS ETC.

 

JOHN SPOKE OF A MEETING HE WILL BE ATTENDING AT THE COUNTY WITH TOM SALKOWSKI AND KARLA HEETER ON THE BOB DEBOR PROPERTY ON COUNTY ROAD 39 WEST, MR. DEBOER WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A CHARTER SCHOOL ON HIS PROPERTY AND AT THIS PRESENT TIME THE ZONING DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THIS. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 21ST, 2006.

 

MAINTENANCE REPORT-  BRIAN HAD THE SENTENCE TO SERVE FROM WRIGHT COUNTY HELP TO CUT BRUSH ALONG SIDE THE ROADS, WAS ABLE TO GRADE THE ROADS DURING THE WARM WEATHER, HIRED A PAR-TIME MAINTENANCE PERSON FOR SNOW PLOWING AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING. TO SAVE COSTS WENT WITH MAPLE LAKE TOWNSHIP ON THE PURCHASE OF FILTERS FROM ZIEGLER.

 

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAINTENANCE REPORT BY ALFRED AND SECONDED BY HEATH ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY HEATH AND SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK