The regular meeting of the Town Board of Burnhamville was held August 29, 2023 at the Burtrum Community Center. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Mike Berscheit. Members present include Supervisors Bruce Johnson, Joe Muellner and Mike Berscheit; Clerk Shirley Hulinsky and Treasurer Pam Throener. Also present were Mike Legatt and Erv Herdering,
The minutes from the regular meeting of July 25, 2023 were approved on a motion by Sup. Johnson and second by Sup. Berscheit. Motion passed.
Mike Legatt of Big Swan Lake Improvement Association was present to follow up on improvement plans for Emerald Trail. The township plans on cleaning ditch and spreading washouts back on field after crop is taken off. The contractor will then add class 5 to raise road and ditch will be seeded. Township board is still waiting on buffer plan from county.
For correspondence the township received letters Todd Co Planning and Zoning, noxious weed grant offer, Dunlin Road buffer plan was approved, Joel Reifer feed lot expansion notice, Rural Swanville Fire Association meeting, concerns about Flower Trail, Downy Drive and Duckweed Drive and notice of special assessment fees. Residents brought up that GPS directs people coming from the north to drive on Duckweed to get to Downy Drive. Todd County GIS department has been working with Google to get this fixed and it should be corrected now. With the special assessment fees from the county the board will set a fee in January to recover costs.
A motion was made by Sup. Muellner to pay all bills numbered 6480 through 6503 totaling $20,509.53. Sup. Berscheit seconded the motion. Motion passed.
The board heard a report from the Swanville fire meeting which included a levy increase.
Dunlin Road residents asked board how much the township will pay towards tarring road. The board discussed amount township will pay and residents will have to pay for the majority of cost.
State of Minnesota Department of Agriculture is offering a noxious weed grant again. The board discussed applying for it again.
In the road report the contractor will be putting fresh gravel on 331st in the city soon and township will help pay for it. A resident of Chickadee Dr. was asking how far township will add gravel on that road. Projects to be completed yet include culvert on 331st Ave and moving culvert on 162nd St replacing one of the double culverts with a larger culvert. Also discussed Emerald Trail project with contractor which included not replacing culvert.
The Treasurer’s report shows balance of $90,848.23. Reported approved on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and second by Sup. Muellner. Motion passed.
Sup. Berscheit made a motion to adopt resolution #2023-1 Designating Signatures on Accounts which would allow any supervisor, the clerk and the treasurer to sign checks. Motion was seconded by Sup. Muellner. Motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. on a motion by Sup. Berscheit and a second by Sup. Johnson. Next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 7 pm in the Burtrum Community Center.
Shirley Hulinsky, Burnhamville Township Clerk
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