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Resident urges township to avoid raising road and encroaching on driveway during reconstruction
Summary
During public comment at the Aug. 5 Silver Creek Township meeting, resident Ryan Soderholm told supervisors he does not want to lose more yard or driveway to road reconstruction, said the right‑of‑way does not line up with the road, and raised a drainage‑easement issue on the south side of his property.
At the Aug. 5 Silver Creek Township Board meeting, resident Ryan Soderholm told supervisors he is concerned that an upcoming road reconstruction project could take additional yard or driveway space from his property and that the right‑of‑way (ROW) as currently laid out does not align with the existing road.
"I don’t want to lose any more yard or driveway," Soderholm said, and he asked the board to avoid raising the rebuilt road because access to his property is already challenging. He also discussed a drainage easement through the south side of his property and said he would be willing to work with the township on that easement.
The minutes record the comment but do not show a formal response or a board decision in the same session. The concern was raised in the open‑forum section of the meeting; related agenda items include a speed‑study resolution the board approved later in the evening. The minutes do not specify whether the speed study directly references Soderholm’s road segment or whether additional engineering work will address ROW, grade, or driveway access issues.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: none specific to Soderholm’s request beyond the general maintenance/old business agenda headings; the township’s approved speed‑study resolution (sent to the MNDOT engineer) may prompt further technical review of the road.
