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Silver Creek Township supervisors approve equipment purchases, fund transfers and Armitage Ave. speed study
Summary
At a July 15, 2025 meeting, the Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved vehicle and equipment purchases, two fund transfers totaling $82,896.02, and agreed to proceed with a speed study on Armitage Avenue; all motions carried 5-0.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors met July 15, 2025, and unanimously approved a series of routine agenda items, maintenance purchases and internal fund transfers before agreeing to pursue a speed study on Armitage Avenue.
Chairman Mike Helman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the board approved the agenda and the July 1, 2025 meeting minutes on motions by Supervisor Ryan Nelson seconded by Vice Chair Brandon Geyen; both motions carried 5-0. Supervisor Andy Christensen moved to approve the List of Disbursements, seconded by Supervisor Sandy Forsman; that motion also carried 5-0.
On maintenance items, Vice Chair Brandon Geyen moved to approve the purchase of tires and an alignment for the township F550 vehicle; Supervisor Andy Christensen seconded and the motion carried 5-0. Chairman Mike Helman then moved to purchase pallet forks for $1,615.00; the motion was seconded by Geyen and carried 5-0.
In old business, the board approved two transfers into the township contingency fund. Vice Chair Geyen moved to transfer $62,896.02 from the Road & Bridge fund to Contingency and to transfer $20,000.00 from General to Contingency; both transfers were seconded by Supervisor Sandy Forsman and each carried 5-0.
Under new business, supervisors agreed to move forward with a speed study on Armitage Avenue; the transcript records agreement but does not include a formal motion text or timeline for the study. The meeting ended when Vice Chair Geyen moved to adjourn, seconded by Supervisor Andy Christensen; the adjournment motion carried 5-0.
Votes at a glance: Agenda approved (mover: Supervisor Ryan Nelson; second: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen) — carried 5-0; July 1 minutes approved (mover: Nelson; second: Geyen) — carried 5-0; List of Disbursements approved (mover: Supervisor Andy Christensen; second: Supervisor Sandy Forsman) — carried 5-0; F550 tires and alignment approved (mover: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen; second: Supervisor Andy Christensen) — carried 5-0; pallet forks purchase for $1,615.00 approved (mover: Chairman Mike Helman; second: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen) — carried 5-0; transfer $62,896.02 from Road & Bridge to Contingency approved (mover: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen; second: Supervisor Sandy Forsman) — carried 5-0; transfer $20,000.00 from General to Contingency approved (mover: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen; second: Supervisor Sandy Forsman) — carried 5-0; adjournment approved (mover: Vice Chair Brandon Geyen; second: Supervisor Andy Christensen) — carried 5-0.
The transcript does not record detailed discussion about the clerk-treasurer report or provide a timeline or funding source for the Armitage Avenue speed study; the board’s next procedural steps for the study were not specified in the provided record.
