Approximately a half hour into each meeting, the election results were announced.

 

 

Brad Wilkening was nominated as moderator of the annual meeting at the Becker Twp. hall.

 

Treasurer Tanya Danielson handed out a report on her treasurer’s activities that was voted on and approved.

 

 

Euretta Sorenson of CentraCare Health in Monticello handed out copies of the 2013 annual report for the hospital as well as information relating to the hospital restructuring. She also gave a year-in-review report and offered herself up for any questions or concerns.

 

 

Kelli Neu gave a quick update on activity within the planning commission including an overview of variance and CUP requests, a review and update of the ongoing comprehensive plan and pointed out the township now has a new zoning map that will be posted to the township website for public access.

 

 

Township Board Member Mark Limpert gave the road report and said the  2015 road and bridge fund allocations will decrease slightly to around $700,000 from the $720,000 allocated in 2014. Limpert said seal-coating, striping and crack sealing will be allocated $100,000, the sign program and fees/grading will get $50,000, surfacing and other maintenance projects will get $450.000, salting/sanding, grading/graveling, mowing and snow/ice removal will get $100,000.

 

Limpert said the Township of Becker maintains 64.57 miles of road in which 52.80 miles are blacktopped. He also said an additional 4.53 miles of roadway are within developments of the Boulder Crossing and Snake River Estates and are not yet maintained by the township in accordance to the terms of the developer’s agreement.

 

Becker Twp. spent $72,002 for seal coat applications in 2013. The work was performed under contract with the county highway department. A seal coat contract for town roads for the 2014 construction season is presently being bid by the county.

 

The estimated seal coating cost is $76,700 and the project locations include Buck Lake Estates, Hillside Hideaway, Woodberry Farms, 109th Street from 185th Ave. to the town line, the west mile marker of 87th Street and 182nd Ave. cul-de-sac north of 87th Street. 

 

 

Township Chairman Gary Hammer reported on the township levy which he said will remain the same in 2015 as it was in 2014 at $860,000.

 

At Tuesday’s meeting, the township did not open the floor to parties of special interests but instead asked the parties to submit their requests to the township clerk by next Monday so the board can discuss and allocate general revenue funds to the agreed upon parties.

 

The amount allocated for the special interest parties is $40,000.

 

Hammer said the board reduced the fire fund from $100,000 in 2014 to $75,000 in 2015, raised the road and bridge fund from $650,000 to $700,000, kept the town hall allocation at $15,000 and reduced the allocation to the new fire hall from $40,000 to $30,000.

 

 

The Sherburne County Citizen newspaper was named the newspaper for publication of notices for record.

 

 

Hammer won re-election of his chair for the  next three years with a tally of 28 votes. Jamie Johnson won his election with 29 votes, with both parties having zero write-in candidates.

 

 

Clerk Cindy Messman announced March 17, 2015 as the next Becker Twp. annual board meeting at township hall beginning precisely at 8:01 p.m.

Clear Lake Twp.

 

Clerk Mary Mathison called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m.

 

Larry Seeley was named moderator at Tuesday’s meeting and the meeting’s agenda was reviewed and approved. Mathison read the minutes from last year’s annual meeting and the board of audit minutes.

 

Mathison advised the board and those in attendance that Gary Gray had won his election “hands down” with 22 votes for and zero write-in nominations.

 

Bud Stimmler gave a parks and trails report, Paul Goenner the treasurer’s report and the board discussed allocating money to the possible relocation or construction of a new township hall.

 

The 2015 levy was discussed and approved in the amount of $450,000, up from $435,000 in 2014.

 

Chairman Gary Gray gave the road report with Engineer Terrance VanderEyk providing the details.

 

 

• The annual board of appeal and equalization is April 16 at 10 a.m. in the township hall;

 

• The annual Clear Lake Twp. Clean-up Day is May 3 from 7:30 a.m. to noon;

 

• The Sherburne County Citizen was named the township’s newspaper publication for notices.

 

The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

 

The next Clear Lake Twp. board meeting is March 18 at 7 p.m.