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Silver Creek Township approves equipment purchases and sets 2025 fire fees
Summary
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors voted Oct. 22 to approve a used Ford F-550 purchase, a Cat Compact Track Loader acquisition, and 2025 fire fees of $60 per parcel in Monticello and $95 per parcel in Maple Lake; the Cat purchase passed 3-1 while other motions carried unanimously.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22 approved several equipment purchases and set the township's 2025 fire fees. Chairman Mike Helman moved to approve up to $33,000 to buy a used 2013 Ford F-550 from Lundeen Ford; Vice Chairman Brandon Geyen seconded and the motion carried 4-0.
Helman also moved to approve up to $59,614.31 for a Cat Compact Track Loader and authorized an optional 84-month warranty for $1,990; Supervisor Andy Christensen seconded and the motion passed 3-1. The minutes record the tally but do not identify the member who voted against the purchase.
Vice Chairman Brandon Geyen moved to set the 2025 fire fees at $60 per parcel for properties served in Monticello and $95 per parcel for properties served in Maple Lake; Supervisor Andy Christensen seconded and the motion carried 4-0. The board also approved Clerk-Treasurer Alana Paumen to attend training after a motion by Chairman Helman and a second from Christensen; that motion carried 4-0.
The purchases and fee changes are intended to support township operations and maintenance capacity: the F-550 and the compact track loader are equipment used in road and grounds work. The minutes note the Cat loader purchase required a majority vote and recorded one dissent but did not provide further detail about the reason for opposition.
The board additionally announced Silver Creek Township will host the Wright County Township Officers meeting on Jan. 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting adjourned after routine closing motions.
