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Swanville City • May 2, 2023

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting held in the Swanville Center on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The meeting called to order 7:00 p.m. with the following members present: Sandy Lange, John Dragseth, Norm Carlson, Jim Molitor, and Tony Maciej. Also present: Reporter Alicia from the Leader, Steve Gruber and Lonny Hutchins.

Minutes of the Swanville City Council meeting Tuesday, April 4, 2023 was reviewed. A motion was made by Jim Molitor to approve the minutes. John Dragseth seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The treasures report was given. A motion was made by Jim Molitor and seconded by Tony Maciej to approve the treasurer’s report. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

City maintenance, Lonny, presented to council a list of residences with either inoperable or no current license vehicles. Council instructed the clerk to send out letters of violation to these residents and inform them they will have until the end of May to fix the nuisance or the vehicle will be towed at owner’s expense.

Lonny informed council the city plow truck and Kubota are both in need of some maintenance and is usure how much it will cost at this time. Council was in agreement to have them both repaired.

The new wells have not been drilled or tested yet.

The mayor informed the council that the City Codes, Policies and Procedures are at the City Attorney’s office for review.

Presented to council was: Donation Resolution #23-0502 for $700.00 from the Swanville Lions and Donation Resolution #23-0502B for $300.00 from the Swanville Women’s Club, both donations are to be used for flowers on main street of Swanville. Tony Maciej made a motion to accept both Donation Resolutions #23-0502 and #23-0502B for main street flowers. Jim Molitor seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The Swanville Center Library/Museum has a problem with water in the basement. One estimate was received to have a company repair the problem. Council would like another estimate before giving the okay to have the work done.

Alvin and Elizabeth Giese would like a building permit to rebuild their pole shed that went down because of snow this winter. Jim Molitor made a motion to give the Giese’s the building permit with no charge being it was damaged by snow and will be the same dimension as the previous building. Tony Maciej seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

Steve Gruber was present to inform the council of barking dogs in his neighborhood. The city does have an ordinance on barking dogs. A letter will be sent to the owner and renter to inform them of this ordinance. If the problem persists, the Sheriff’s office will be called. Council would like to remind all residents to please be considerate of your neighbors with all animals.

Reminder of the City-Wide Clean-up Day Saturday, May, 6th from 9:00-11:00 am at the Park.

The following claims were presented for payment. Members of the council were furnished with a listing. Jim Molitor made a motion to approve the claims. Norm Carlson seconded the motion. All members voted in favor, motion carried.

The next regular monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the Swanville Center.

There being no further business, a motion was made by Jim Molitor and seconded by John Dragseth to adjourn. All members voted in favor, motion carried. Meeting adjourned 7:40 pm.

Julie Hollermann, City Clerk/Treasurer

Grey Eagle Township • June 5, 2023

Call to Order: Mike Rohe called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

Members Present: Mary Ann Primus, Mike Rohe, Alan Roering and John Young. Erv Herdering, members of BBL Association, property owners on 311th and Tara Prout were also present.

Agenda Approval: A preliminary agenda was presented. Mike asked if there were additions to the agenda. John asked to include discussion on the THC sales. Alan made the motion to accept the agenda as amended, John made the second. All in favor. Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes: Alan made the motion to accept the May 1, 2023 Township minutes. John made the second. All in favor. Motion passed.

Member of the BBL Association reported on the work being done to preserve BBL and to prevent further damage. They talked about the importance of controlling aquatic invasive species. There just isn’t enough manpower to cover all of the access points on BBL. A suggestion was made to close the access on the west end of 122nd, or at least provide some signage to discourage motorized vehicles. This would still allow kayaks and canoes. After some discussion John made the motion to table any action until the July meeting.

A representative from Widseth Engineering was recommended by Loren Felbaum to help the board members review the condition of the tar roads in the Township and how to plan for the future. He stated they would rate the severity of the roads and recommend cost estimates over the next couple years to help the board with budget planning.

Property owners at the end of 311th were in attendance to see if all the trees on the west side of the road needed to be removed or if some could be saved to keep the natural look of the roadway. Tara Prout asked if anything new was found about Cottontail Drive. John stated that after he and Loren had looked over the road the cost for all the upgrades would run between 2-5 million dollars.

Town Clerk’s Report: Clerk presented the claims list for May. Claims list included claims 3825-3831 for a total of $6,444.13. Alan made the motion to pay the claims. John made the second. All in favor. Motion carried. Mail included new Township cards, a new population for 2022 at 550 with 249 households. An advertisement for road patch and letter from Todd County Broadband Coalition. Mike had a letter from Michelle Fischbach.

The financial report was presented, John made the motion to approve, Alan made the second. All in favor, motion carried.

Road and Bridge Report: Brush clearingAfter reviewing bids from Carr’s and Hoffmann Tree service. Alan made the motion to use Carr’s Tree Service. Mike made the second. John abstained. Motion carried.

Crack filling – need to do some on 335th when the repairs are finished, also several other roads, as well as potholes. Precision Roadway would do the work. John made the motion to hire them, Alan made the second, Motion carried.

Tar overlay – some culvert work should be started, 295th, 130th east, and 335th. After more discussion it was felt it may be a good idea to get some direction from Widseth Engineering. Alan made the motion to hire Widseth Engineering. John made the second, all in favor. Motion carried.

Cement culverts- They should last several more years but may need to have a skin coat done. John will check with Kerzman if they can do the repairs.

GPS – location of culverts- information can be found on most phones after taking a picture of the culvert. John suggested waiting till fall or next road check to start this project.

BBL – a suggestion for a fishing pier came up- John will check with the DNR on some options.

THC – John asked Mary Ann to check with the Township Association as to what the Township needs to do once this takes effect.

Additional agenda item: The annual road mileage certification was signed by Mike.

Insurance review has not been completed, so will discuss next month.

Poll pad upgrades- it was felt with three elections next year, it was a good idea to upgrade.

John made the motion to approve. Alan made the second. All in favor. Motion carried

Public Comments: None

Adjourn: Motion to adjourn by John, second by Alan. All in favor Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:20 pm.

Minutes not approved.

Mary Ann Primus, Clerk/Treasurer

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My wife Lori grew up working with her family in the bakery her dad owned. She developed a love for baking! Breads, sweet rolls, pastries, cookies, cakes and whatever came out of the oven or fryer. I simply love bakeries… the smell draws me in, and I cannot resist.

In my daily devotions this morning I read 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 which talks about yeast. Lori worked at a Bible Camp when she was in High School as the baker, and it was her first solo baking experience. She was supposed to have sweet rolls for the kids in the morning and so very early in the morning she went to the kitchen and started the process. The yeast needs to have warm water to activate it, but she did not remember that. The sweet rolls were just like hockey pucks, hard as a rock and flat.

Verse 6 says “Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?” The Apostle Paul was

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Verse 7 says “Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” Can I just paraphrase here? Get rid of the sin in your lives! Bake unleavened bread, because you know that Jesus died for your sins and so sin no longer ought to be part of your life. Jesus died for us, so that our sins would be forgiven. (But many times, sin spreads through an entire body of believers.)

The sin that Paul is talking about here is “malice and wickedness." Malice is the desire to harm others or to do an unlawful act. I’d say that covers it. Verse 8 says “Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” Please get rid of sin in your life! It will spread and corrupt not only you but others as well. Be sincere in your faith and live according to the Truth, who is Jesus Christ. Amen!

-Pastor Bruce Miller from Swanville Bible Church, 320-547-2916

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