Residents press for 150th Street repairs as Silver Creek Township directs engineering bids for multiple roads

Residents raised concerns March 3 that 150th Street had been removed from the township’s road-repair list and questioned both the cost of treatments such as calcium chloride and delays tied to the Locke Lake Watershed culvert study. Ryan Olsen and other residents voiced disappointment during the Old Business section of the meeting and urged the board to address the deferred work.

Following public comment, the board discussed pavement options — chip seal over gravel versus Ultra bond and attendant cost and durability tradeoffs — and the practical concern of improving roads that may be later disturbed for culvert replacement. Vice Chair Geyen moved and Supervisor Nelson seconded a motion directing the engineer to prepare project bids for Curtis, Clementa and Barton Avenues and for 155th, 159th and 134th Streets, with 150th Street to be included as an alternate bid for both chip seal and Ultra bond; the motion carried 4-0. The board directed staff (Chris Klein) to contact Otto Engineering to prepare the bid documents.

The minutes record community frustration about timing and cost but do not record a change in funding source or a finalized project schedule; the board’s referral to the engineer is a procedural step that enables formal bidding and later contract awards. The Locke Lake Watershed culvert study was cited by board members and residents as a reason some repairs were postponed; the minutes do not specify the study’s timeline or recommendations.

The board added several items for follow-up at future meetings, including continued road planning and the resident complaint about a pile of tires at 4377 - 114th Street NW, which was added to the March 17 agenda for further action.