SILVER CREEK TOWNSHIP

REGULAR SUPERVISOR BOARD MEETING.

MAY 16TH, 2006

7 P.M.-

UNAPPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

IN ATTENDANCE WERE CHAIRMAN JIM KLOSTER, SUPERVISOR JOHN JONES, SUPERVISOR ALFRED SHENTON, SUPERVISOR RUSSELL NELSON, CLERK SANDY FORSMAN, TREASURER LENORE JOHNSON, AND MAINTENANCE BRIAN OPATZ. ABSENT SUPERVISOR HEATH GILLHAM.

 

 

JIM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

 

PLEDGE WAS RECITED.

 

OPEN FORM FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS-MR. DON BISKE SPOKE ON THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE. MR. BISKE HAD CONCERNS ON THE HANDLING OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT GIVEN FOR THIS TEMPLE. MR. BISKE FELT THAT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD FOR THE TEMPLE WAS NOT BEING UPHELD. JIM STATED TO MR. BISKE THAT THE BOARD HAS TRIED TO HANDLE ALL CONCERNS AND FORWARD THESE TO THE COUNTY, BUT THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE FINAL WORD.

 

REVIEW OF THE AGENDA FOR MAY 16TH, 2006. MOTION BY JOHN TO APPROVE AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 18, 2006, RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF APRIL 21ST, 2006 MOTION BY RUSSELL TO ACCEPT AND SECONDED BY JOHN ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 27TH, MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

CLERKS REPORT- DAMAGE DEPOSIT, ONE TO RETURN HALL LEFT IN CORRECT ORDER, MOTION TO RETURN DEPOSIT BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. CLERK REPORTED THAT LENORE AND HER HAD TO SEND OUT AMNESTY FLYERS THIS WEEK BECAUSE THE CARRIER FOR THE MONTI TIMES FAILED TO DO SO TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. CLERK TO TRY TO GET SOME SORT OF REFUND FOR THE LOST FLYERS. ALSO A BILL FROM TDS TELEPHONE WAS LEFT UNPAID BECAUSE OF AN EXTRA $1,300.00 CHARGE ADDED TO REGULAR BILL WITH

 

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NO REAL EXPLANATION CLERK TO MEET WITH GLADYS AT TDS TO SORT OUT THIS ADDITION. ALSO A LETTER FROM THE COUNTY WITH A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE COUNTY FROM MIN/DOT ON THE QUESTION OF THE FIRE CHARGE FOR PROPERTY LISTED TO MIN/DOT; THERE REQUEST WAS TO HAVE THE FIRE ASSESSMENT REMOVED FROM PROPERTY LISTED TO THEM. TOTAL COST OF 12 PARCELS $1,200.00, CLERK CONTACTED COUNTY AND THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THE TOWNSHIP WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ASSESSMENTS TO HAVE THEM REMOVED AND MOST LIKELY THE COUNTY WOULD REIMBURSE THE TOWN SHIP IN THEIR SETTLEMENT. THIS WAS NOT A NEW ASSESSMENT AND MIN/DOT HAS BEEN PAYING IN PREVIOUS YEARS. BOARD REFERRED TO TOWNSHIP LAWYER. ALSO THAT THE HALL WAS RENTED FOR THE 20TH WHICH WAS REQUESTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR BEFORE THE AMNESTY DAY WAS SET. MOTION TO APPROVE CLERKS REPORT BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND PAYROLL. AND AUDIT OF CLAIMS.-MOTION BY JOHN TO APPROVE CLAIMS AND PAYROLL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED. AUDIT OF CLAIMS CK # 5319 FOR $130.00 MR SIGNS, CK # 5315 FOR $137.50 TO MIKES REPAIR, Ck # 5301  FOR $152.21  TO RUSSELL NELSON. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT OF CLAIMS BY JOHN AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

TREASURERS REPORT- TO DEPOSIT TO BUILDING $300.00, REVENUE $110,057.43, ROAD AND BRIDGE $212,420.03 FOR A TOTAL AVAILABLE MONIES OF $322,477.46. FIRE FUND HAS $2739.76, 97TH AMERY $ 4,481.09, CHARITABLE $2,864.16, BUILDING $4,541.09, BLACKTOP $ 771.71, CONTINGENCY $ 20,279.14, LL-142ND $ 31,509.47, CHECKING $ 589.55, CHECKS OUT $2,263.79. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURERS REPORT BY RUSSELL AND SECONDED BY ALFRED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

OLD BUSINESS- WSB (ENGINEERS)

BRUCE FROM WSB APPEARED TO DISCUSS THE EAGLE LAKE LANDING AND THE FORECAST OF EVENTS TO GET THE JOB DONE. HE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD A TIME TABLE LEADING UP TO THE COMPLETION OF THE LANDING. TENTATIVELY AUGUST 2007.

 

OLSON CAMP GROUND- JEFF FROM OLSON CAMP GROUND APPEARED FOR THE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR THE CAMP GROUNDS. JOHN MADE A MOTION TO SIGN THE REQUIRED PAPERS FROM THE COUNTY AND RUSSELL SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

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THE CLEAR WATER LIBRARY REQUESTING A DONATION OF $500.00, RUSSELL MADE A MOTION TO GIVE THEM THE REQUESTED $500.00 FROM 

THE CHARITABLE FUND, JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

 

FREEMONT HEIGHTS- THE BOARD REVIEWED THE FILE CONTAINING THE PAPER WORK ON THE VACATION OF A ROAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT NAMED FREEMONT HEIGHTS ON THE REQUEST OF A RESIDENT WHO STATED HE THOUGHT THAT THIS HAD NOT BEEN RECORDED AT THE COUNTY. ALFRED MADE A MOTION TO HAVE THE TOWNSHIP LAWYER REVIEW THIS FILE AND RESOLVE WHAT EVER NEEDS TO BE DONE, JOHN SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

JOHNS REPORT ON THE MEETING HE ATTENDED AT THE COUNTY ON THE NEW PROPOSED ORDINANCE GOVERNING PLANNING AND ZONING AT THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP LEVEL. FURTHER INFORMATION AND A CONTINUATION TO BE JULY 20TH.

 

 

RESIDENTS FROM FERMAN AVENUE PRESENTED PICTURES AND GATHERED INFORMATION ON THEIR NEIGHBOR JERRY FOLEY (JERRY’S TOWING) AND PRESENTED THEM TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, MR. FOLEY ALSO ATTENDED. QUESTIONS WERE PRESENTED ON HIS BUSINESS AND CONCERNS FROM HIS NEIGHBORS, JOHN SPOKE AND STATED THAT HE VISITED MR. FOLEY RESIDENCE ON FERMAN AVENUE AND FOUND THAT MR. FOLEY WAS TRYING TO DO EVERY THING TO COMPLY WITH THE COUNTIES REQUESTS. THE NEIGHBORS DIRECTED THEIR CONCERNS DIRECTLY TO MR. FOLEY AND HE RESPONDED. AT THIS TIME THE BOARD FELT THAT THE COUNTY WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON MR. FOLEYS BUSINESS.

 

A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THERESA ABBOTT PRESENTED A REQUEST TO RENEW THE LICENSE FOR LIQUOR AT SMOKE’EN JOES IN SILVER CREEK, MRS. ABBOTT COULD NOT ATTEND. BOARD SIGNED REQUEST AND INSTRUCTED THE CLERK TO GIVE TO MRS. ABBOTT ONCE SHE PAYS THE $500.00 LICENSE FEE.

 

MAINTENANCE REPORT- BRIAN STATED THE CHLORIDE WOULD BE PUT ON THE ROADS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ALSO THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE CHLORIDE NORMALLY PUT ON THEIR ROAD HAS TILL JUNE 1ST TO SEND THEIR REQUEST AND PAYMENT TO THE TOWNSHIP FOR CHLORIDE. BRIAN STATED THAT 14,200 YARDS OF GRAVEL HAD BEEN PUT ON ROADS. BUFFALO BITUMINOUS WILL BE STARTING THE ROAD PROJECT

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WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. THE BOX SCRAPER PURCHASED DOES WORK WELL IN SHAPING THE DITCHES. BRIAN ASK BOARD IF HE COULD PUT THE

OLD BACK BLADE INTO THE LAMPI AUCTION?  BOARD AGREED, BRIAN STATED THE ROOF IS NOW COMPLETED ON THE SALT SHED. MOTION BY JOHN TO ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE REPORT AND SECONDED BY RUSSELL ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIED.

 

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

 

SINCERELY

SANDY FORSMAN

CLERK