Numerous agenda items were discussed during the Clear Lake Twp. annual meeting and recent March meeting, including the 2026 levy, Cleanup Day, and road projects.

Annual Meeting

At the township’s annual meeting in March, residents discussed moving their elections from March to November to coincide with state and federal elections. The likely move will generate financial savings.

Residents voted in the levy at $560,000, an increase of $40,000 from 2025, and Board Member Ross Imholte was reelected to his supervisor position.

March Meeting

The board spent time at their March meeting discussing Cleanup Day, which is May 3 this year. Twp. Treasurer Paul Goenner reviewed costs and attendance from 2024.

After discussion, it was decided to raise the price of household furniture and mattresses to $30. Goenner said they need to watch what is put into the mattress bin as in the past other furniture items have went into into it, and there’s a big difference in the price the township has to pay.

He also stated they need to watch the trailers of junk brought in and charge more for large loads. 

The township won’t include the City of Clear Lake in their advertising as they didn’t apply for a grant this year. City residents will still be able to bring items to Cleanup Day; the township will just charge the city afterward.

Road Report

In the past, Clear Lake Twp. and Haven Twp. had an agreement of shared costs with Sherwood Shores road, but for unknown reasons it stopped. The board discussed ways a new Joint Powers Agreement could work and decided to find the original 1968 agreement before moving forward. 

Chairman Bud Stimmler stressed there would likely be a few meetings before the agreement is approved, as it must be mutually agreeable to both parties.

Twp. Engineer Terrance Vander Eyk presented the board with his recommended schedule of road work, including the 2025 reclaim/resurface project for White Farms Estates. 

Other projects he recommends they consider include reclaiming/resurfacing on 95th Ave. and River Oaks, overlays at 92nd Street and 70th Ave., and tight blade/overlay on 90th Ave.,77th Street, 89th Ave., and 71st Street.

Also on the list are re-grading and resurfacing 90th Ave. pending funding sources.

His recommended crack seal/fill projects include Riverwood, 127th Street, 90th Ave.,77th Street, 89th Ave., and 71st Street, and touch ups at Sherwood Shores. 

Eyk than presented the board with comparisons of various roadway surface treatment costs he researched. He stated he believes what the township is already doing has been doing is more effective, has a longer surface life, and has better road construction than the other options. 

Other Business

Motions passed to approve an IUP for Fuller Garden to build a 1 megawatt solar garden by Hwy. 24 and a second IUP requesting the Sherburne Co. land map use be amended to a solar energy system.

The township received a phone call from a person wanting to buy property in White Farms Estates but they were concerned there may be special assessments on it. They were told the township pays for all work done, they’ve never assessed anyone for it.

The sheriff reported 82 calls for service in the township for April, including 39 traffic stops, four medical, and one DWI, harassment, dog bite, and motor vehicle personal injury accident each. There was also one residential burglary with several smaller safes and coins taken. 

The next Clear Lake Twp. meeting will be on April 15 at 7 p.m.