Alexandria Township
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
Minutes of the meeting of 8-15-2005
A regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Alexandria Township was held on the 15th
day of August 2005.
ROLL CALL: Supervisors present were Louis Ross, T.
Michael Thompson, Jim Casper, Joel Dahlheimer, and Roger Thalman. Also present were Gregg Raisanen, Clerk and
Mona Billmark, Treasurer. As said members formed a quorum and the meeting was
called to order by Chairman Thalman at 7:30 PM.
Ross, seconded by Thompson, made
a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of discussion of old business
regarding Boy’s Ave. Motion carried
unanimously.
Casper, seconded by Thompson,
made a motion to approve the minutes of the August 1, 2005 regular board
meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEER’S REPORT: Engineer Kuhn reported that Deerwood Drive
will be posted with a 30 mph advisory sign going north and a 30 mph sign will
be placed on the Scenic Heights road going south.
Engineer Kuhn reported that there
is inconsistency in the speed limit posting of Tolena Lane. The current 30 mph speed limit sign will be
removed and a 15 mph advisory sign will be placed under a Watch for Children
sign.
Engineer Kuhn reported that a
resident at 1724 E. Lake Geneva inquired into the possibility of placing a
culvert for drainage through their private property and fill in the ditch. The Board requested that Engineer Kuhn
inquire to see if the landowner would be willing to grant an easement in the
event that work needs to be done in the future prior to them proceeding with
the work.
Engineer Kuhn reported that he
had been in contact with Attorney Haseman regarding a quiet title action
regarding a piece of property in the Three Havens Area. The attorneys are redrafting the road
descriptions to clean up the title.
Engineer Kuhn reported that the
paving in the East Lake Burgen Area has been completed.
Thompson, seconded by
Dahlheimer, made a motion to authorize payment of the bills in the amount of
$15,650.94 and to authorize the transfer of $15,000.00 from the savings into
the checking account. Motion carried
unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Ross, seconded by Casper, made a motion to
appoint Bryon Alstead to the LAR Board as a citizen representative for a
two-year term. Motion carried
unanimously.
Supervisor Ross inquired as to
the action taken by the Board at the last meeting regarding Boy’s Ave. The Board gave the landowners permission to
proceed with the improvement of the turnaround at the end of the road as long
as they coordinate the work with the township engineer. Clerk Raisanen indicated that there has been
previous instances when landowners have made improvements on Township roads.
NEW BUSINESS: Clerk Raisanen reported that he was
appointing Bonnie Fulghum as deputy clerk.
Clerk Raisanen reported that he
had been in contact with WSN regarding office space. They offered to lease office space for $300.00/month in the area
that has been remodeled for AAEDC and would be willing to allow the Board to
use their conference room for meeting space.
A resident from Rosewood Lane
expressed concern about the road striping and shoulders along the road. Chairman Thalman reported that maintenance
on this road would be assumed by the City of Alexandria in January 2006; therefore
the board elected not to stripe the road this year. The township road maintenance contractor will be contacted to
improve the road shoulder.
Being no further business Thompson, seconded by Casper, made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully
Submitted.....
Gregg Raisanen,
Clerk
Approved this
_____ day of _________, 2005
Roger Thalman, Chairman