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Resident asks Silver Creek supervisors to prevent yard, driveway loss from road reconstruction
Summary
During the Aug. 5 meeting, resident Ryan Soderholm warned that planned road reconstruction could take additional yard and driveway area because the right-of-way does not align with the road; he offered to cooperate on a drainage easement along the south side of his property.
At the Silver Creek Township meeting on Aug. 5, resident Ryan Soderholm told the board he is concerned the township’s road reconstruction plans could take more of his yard and driveway because the right-of-way does not line up with the existing road.
Soderholm said raising the road would further complicate access to his property and described a drainage easement on the south side of his property as a possible means to address stormwater needs; he said he would be willing to work with the township on that easement. The minutes do not record a formal response from a specific supervisor or staff member beyond noting the comment during Open Forum.
The board did not record an immediate change in procedure or a vote on the concern; however the meeting included a separate, unanimous endorsement of a speed study resolution that the board will forward to the MNDOT engineer. The minutes do not link the resident’s comment to any immediate change in the speed study resolution or to a road reconstruction schedule.
Meeting context: the board’s minutes show routine administrative approvals alongside the public comment. No engineering plans, timelines or compensation details related to right-of-way adjustments are recorded in the minutes.
