Tuesday night’s Clear Lake Twp. meeting was the last to be held in the historic town hall on Main Street, the building has been purchased and the board is moving forward with plans for the new township hall that will be built at Clear Lake Twp. Park.
The township’s attorney approved the purchase agreement, the building is being sold for $35,000. A motion carried accepting the document.
According to state statute, a resolution authorizing the township to sell the building is also necessary; Resolution RES-2019-039 was drafted and accepted by the board.
The sale is contingent on the City of Clear Lake rezoning the property to B1 central business district, which surrounding property is already zoned as. City Council will be discussing the matter at their May 6 meeting. The plan is to close on the sale May 7.
“As a board, we’re happy it’s [town hall] going to be used,” said Chairman Gary Gray. “It’s been here close to 100 years now and it will hopefully be here many more.”
The plan for the building is for it to be used for storage and woodworking.
The board will be holding their monthly meetings at Clear Lake City Hall until the new town hall is built. The township plans to rent a storage unit for items they’re keeping for the new building.
Gray informed the board he had received a quote of $21,760 for construction documents on the new township hall from HMA Architects. A motion carried accepting the bid.
Road Report
Twp. Engineer Terrance Vander Eyk informed the board the abstract of bids for the seal coat projects were sent out and contracts had been received.
He recommended asking Allied Blacktop to give the township a three-week notice before beginning the project so a public notice could be run in the Citizen-Tribune alerting residents traffic will be blocked off due to the amount of time it will take the fog seal to dry. The board agreed.
Two motions carried, the first awarding the 108th Ave. overlay project to Knife River with a bid of $123,000, and the second approving the joint powers agreement with the county for the same project.
A motion carried approving Schendzielos to move forward with the 90th Ave. repair for a cost of $3,050, contingent on the project being completed by the next week.
The road tour was rescheduled for April 23 at 5 p.m. after the original date was canceled due to poor weather.
Other Business
Eyk informed the board their application for a partnership with Great River Greening, which is looking for community partners for pollinator habitat along the Mississippi Watershed, was accepted as submitted and is being sent on to the state.
Peggy Berger was introduced as the township’s new deputy clerk, she will be sharing duties with Deputy Clerk Gary Anderson.
Cleanup day is May 4 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The sheriff reported 55 incidents for March, including 30 traffic, three accidents, three medicals, one DUI and one sexual report, which after investigation was found to be unwarranted.
The next Clear Lake Twp. meeting will be at Clear Lake City Hall on May 21 at 7 p.m.
