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Silver Creek Township approves gravel pit lease, sale of old pickup and routine claims
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting, the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors approved the Starry Gravel Pit lease, authorized sale of an old pickup at auction, approved minutes and disbursements, and voted to donate $200 for beaver trapping; several operational updates were also reported.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors approved several routine items and a handful of new-business motions at its Nov. 26, 2024 meeting.
Vice Chairman Brandon Geyen moved to approve the meeting agenda after Chairman Mike Helman added the sale of a pickup to new business; Supervisor Sandy Forsman seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The board also approved the Nov. 7 meeting minutes and the list of disbursements by separate motions from Geyen, each seconded by Forsman and each carried 5-0.
During new business the board reviewed and approved the Starry Gravel Pit lease. Geyen moved to approve the lease; Forsman seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The board accepted and deposited a $353.42 check related to a hospital board dissolution letter and noted the Minnesota Association of Townships conference early registration deadline of Nov. 27, 2024.
The board authorized sale of the township’s old pickup at Elsenpeter Auction. Chairman Mike Helman moved to sell the vehicle; Vice Chairman Geyen seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The board also voted to donate $200 to Jason, the contractor/trapper who removed three beavers from 150th Street; Helman moved, Geyen seconded; Supervisor Andy Christensen abstained and the motion carried with a recorded 4-0 result.
The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn from Geyen, seconded by Supervisor Andy Christensen.
Votes at a glance: - Approve agenda (added sale of pickup): mover Brandon Geyen, second Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 5-0 (SEG 006–007). - Approve Nov. 7, 2024 minutes: mover Brandon Geyen, second Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 5-0 (SEG 011). - Approve list of disbursements: mover Brandon Geyen, second Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 5-0 (SEG 011–014). - Approve Starry Gravel Pit lease: mover Brandon Geyen, second Sandy Forsman; outcome: carried 5-0 (SEG 026–027). - Donate $200 to trapper Jason: mover Mike Helman, second Brandon Geyen; outcome: carried (yes 4, abstain 1; recorded as 4-0) (SEG 020–021). - Authorize sale of old pickup on Elsenpeter Auction: mover Mike Helman, second Brandon Geyen; outcome: carried 5-0 (SEG 028–029).
The board’s actions were administrative and routine, focused on contracts, asset disposal and maintenance-related expenditures; no ordinances, resolutions, or binding policy changes were adopted.
