Princeton Township, Minnesota
Board of Supervisors Minutes

On Tuesday; September 19, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. Town Board Chairperson Greg Anderson called the Regular Monthly Town Board Meeting to order. Other members present were Dan Minks, John Roxbury, Jr., Stephanie Johnston and John Moosbrugger.

Approve  Minutes
A motion was made by John Moosbrugger to approve the minutes of August 15, 2006 with the letter written by Jack Edmonds which he asked be attached to the minutes regarding an error in a statement he had made at the previous meeting. The motion was seconded by John Roxbury, Jr. Motion Carried.

Approve January Financial Report
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by Dan Minks to approve the Financial Report for August 2006 as submitted. Beginning Balance of Township funds was $203,406.28; total receipts of $6,989.60; total disbursements of $8,242.91; leaving a balance of $202,152.97. Motion Carried.

Mille Lacs County Sheriffs Department
There was a representative of the Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Office present but had no reports to give. The Town Board or the residents present had to concerns they wished to express.

Old Business
There was no Old Business to address.

New Business
Jack Edmonds was present at the August Town Board Meeting and invited a member of the Township to join the Airport Advisory Committee. He stated that there were members from other Townships and he thought it would be a good idea if someone from Princeton Township was involved as well. The Town Board asked the Clerk to add the discussion to the October Planning Commission Agenda to find out if a PC Member would be interested in being appointed to the Committee and then bring it back to the October Town Board Meeting. The Airport Advisory Committee meets at the Airport Admin Building on the 2nd Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m.

Jeff Carling, Section 27, was present on behalf of his parents Ken & Carol Carling to discuss the issue of the road Mille Lacs County is building through their property. Mr. Carling reviewed a Certificate of Survey of his parent's property with the Town Board. After discussing the survey he asked the Town Board if his parents were a candidate for two variances to split the parcels which are just under the minimum requirement. The Town Board felt that their request was a perfect example of a variance request. The Carlings will need to attend the staff meeting on October 5, 2006 and will need to get together the required paperwork and fees and present it to the Clerk to be placed on the November meeting agendas.

John Roxbury, Jr. was on the agenda with the subject of TBA. He requested that the Town Board move his discussion to the end of the agenda and then closing the regular meeting and then holding a Closed Meeting to discuss possible litigation. All Town Board members agreed.

Engineers Report
Todd McLouth had nothing to report.

Zoning Administrators Report
Loren Kohnen briefed the Town Board on the Staff Meeting of September 7, 2006.
Loren also informed the Town Board that he is waiting for information on the soil for Tim Wilhelm's Conditional Use Permit for Bio-solids. The Clerk stated that letters have been sent and phone calls have been to Mr. Wilhelm regarding this issue. Mr. Wilhelm has not responded. Loren stated that the MPCA requires this information before the bio-solids can be spread and it is a condition on his CUP. Loren stated that he will visit him on Thursday.

Open Forum
There were no residents present who wished to speak.

Supervisors Reports
John Moosbrugger reported that the Planning Commission has decided to start going through the Comprehensive Plan. He stated that at this time they are only making small changes to it and then the second time around they will start addressing major concerns with it.
Greg Anderson stated that Richard Rieman's (45th Street) road is a mess. He stated that Mr. Rieman has hired someone to go in and reshape the road at his own expense and now it needs gravel added to it. The Clerk had obtained a bid of $756.00 for gravel and the spreading from West Branch Construction. A motion was made by Dan Minks and seconded by John Roxbury, Jr. to approve West Branch Construction to go ahead and add gravel to the road. Motion Carried.
John Roxbury, Jr. stated that he had attended the Fire Advisory Board. He stated the Santiago Township has elected to go with Becker for Fire Service. He also stated that the City and Fire Department are looking at ways to figure out how to put money aside for replacing fire trucks. He stated that the police department and fire department are looking at possibly building a joint facility.

John Moosbrugger asked when Santiago Township goes with Becker for Fire Service when does that part of the money hit our budget. Mr. Roxbury wasn't sure if they were contracted out to the end of this year or next year but they are supposed to give a years notice before they pull out. John said he would find out.

John Roxbury, Jr. gave each Town Board member and the Clerk a copy of the State Auditors Report from Baldwin Township. He handed it out for the purpose of budget and accounting information. He stated after briefly reading through it he thought the Clerk/Treasurer had Princeton Township in really good shape. He asked members to read through it and see if they have any concerns.

Greg Anderson stated that he had a complaint of some shooting going on east of town on Volker's road. Dan Minks stated that he didn't hear it as being a complaint but rather it being in support of the issue. Greg stated that the neighbors are doing some shooting but it wasn't a safety issue. He stated they are target practicing. The Town Board stated that there really isn't anything they can do about it. They said if it were a safety issue then they would have to do something but at this point they wouldn't do anything.

Stephanie Johnston gave her report on the weed issues she had been dealing with. She stated that the yards that needed to be mowed at Preserve at Princeton had been done but there were three she was unable to get in contact with. She stated that she didn't think anyone was living in them.  The resident that had the poison ivy she is waiting on them to spray. John Moosbrugger stated that he didn't believe it could be sprayed now because it is bright red and dormant. He thought it would have to be sprayed next spring.  Stephanie handed out an information page from Otsego. She stated that she thought the Town Board should consider adding a paragraph into the Ordinance regarding noxious and invasive weeds so if the Township needs to enforce a complaint it is in the Ordinance.

Clerks Business
The Clerk informed the Town Board that she had gotten an e-mail from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Watershed District requesting input if interested. The e-mail stated that the DNR applied for a permit to install Dry Hydrants in remote areas. The e-mail stated if the Town Board wanted to make comments or had concerns they must respond within 30 days of the date on the DNR's application.

Approve Payment of the Bills
The Clerk informed the Town Board that at the last Town Board meeting they had approved payment to West Branch Construction for $79,516.71 for work on the 40th Street Project. She informed the Town Board that after paying this claim the Road Repair Fund in the Budget is at a ($63,810.72). She reminded the Town Board that there will be a tax settlement coming yet this year and so this number won't be quite that bad but it will still be negative. She stated that next
year they will be playing catch up. She reminded the Town Board that the Township in February of 2006 paid for road repair that was done in 2005 and now they will have more money for road repair somewhere in the vicinity of $56,000 that will be paid in 2007 for the black topping of 40th street that will be done this fall.
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by Dan Minks to approve payment of the bills, Check numbers 7133 — 7181. Motion Carried.

Adjourn
A motion was made by John Roxbury, Jr. and seconded by John Moosbrugger to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Motion Carried.

Respectfully submitted,
Connie L. Heinks
Clerk/Treasurer

Attendees: Loren Kohnen, Todd McLouth, Jack Edmonds, Jeff Carling