During their meeting Tuesday night, Chairman Gary Gray updated the Clear Lake Twp. board on the status of the new fire department fill station, which he hopes will be up and ready for use by the end of summer.

 

NextEra Energy Resources is leasing land on Co, Rd. 8 for a solar farm project that has an existing well and irrigation system on the property; when asked they indicated they would be willing to allow the Clear Lake Fire Dept. to use it as a fill station.

 

The attorneys for the county, the township and the solar farm are working together on the legal end of the project. 

 

“This will be beneficial for us and other fire departments like Clearwater, Becker and Sauk Rapids,” said Gray. “It’s got the potential to be used and will be there if it’s needed.”

 

During the April 11 township road tour Twp. Engineer Terrance Vander Eyk was asked to look into crack sealing in Riverwood. As the cracks have worsened, he suggested they be taken care of this year.

 

He also proposed the township approve two loads of gravel to fill in a dip on 80th Ave. which had been suggested by the contractor. Both projects were approved.

 

Eyk presented the board with two partial payments for approval, $2,450 to Allied Blacktop for work done last year, and $3,548 to TS Dirtworks for the 80th Ave. project. Both payments were approved.

 

He informed them Schendzielos recommended two yield signs be placed at 64th and 106th in River Oaks due to limited visibility, which the board agreed to.

 

The new fire contract will be reviewed at the next fire board meeting in May; it will be presented to the Clear Lake City Council at their June meeting.

 

A letter from the township attorney, a letter from Chairman Gary Gray and a map of the area in question is being sent to residents on 100th Ave. on Elk Lake regarding land the township owns on which parking is allowed.

 

The board reviewed pricing for the upcoming township cleanup day May 5. Because they have been under-charging compared to the county, it was decided to increase the price for e-waste and charge for tires depending on their size. See advertisement in this issue of the Citizen-Tribune for specifics.

 

Supervisor Bud Stimmler informed the board the Clear Lake area history book would be completed and to them by April 26.

 

The sheriff reported 110 calls for service for February, including 76 traffic, six medicals, two DUIs, four accidents and four vehicles off the road. For March, there were 97 calls for service, including 63 traffic, one narcotic arrest, one DUI, one accident, five medicals and one vehicle off the road.

 

The next Clear Lake Twp. meeting will be May 22 at 7 p.m.