Schroeder township officials met on Monday, August 9, one day earlier than normal due to the state and countywide primary elections. The meeting was short with just a few topics discussed.
Discussed first was the town hall parking lot, which is in need of repair. Clerk Carol Tveekrem said that one estimate from a contractor has been received but the contractor is very busy at the moment. After some discussion it was decided to seek more bids/estimates and see if the work can be done in the near future.
“We have problems with drainage and we don’t want to see the parking lot freeze and cause more damage due to the ice,” said Tveekrem.
Cook County Commissioner Bruce Martinson advised the board to write a letter to the Cook County highway department to see if a meeting can be arranged with Russell Klegstad to discuss the dust on the Cramer Road. Currently cars have to come to a stop when a truck passes due to the large amount of dust thrown up from the gravel road. Martinson said this dangerous situation can be corrected with more calcium chloride being applied to the road without the calcium chloride, a great abundance of rain is needed to hold the dust down. The board agreed to contact the highway department and seek a solution to the current problem.
A certificate of appreciation will be sent to the Boy Scout troop from Anoka that assisted their fellow Scout, Austin Cooper-Gregg, in the maintenance work done to the Schroeder cemetery this summer. Cooper-Gregg, whose grandfather was on the town board and is buried in the cemetery, selected the job to use in his quest to receive his Eagle Scout award.
Austin had to design the project, planning each step from start to finish, soliciting help from his fellow Scouts and the community while documenting each step and seeing that the work was done to completion due to the rules, however, he couldn’t do the work himself.
The board also voted to replace the sign for the cemetery. Bill McKeever, who is 40 years (at least) past high school, said he remembers painting the sign as a teenager. The metal piping used to hold the sign up also won’t hold a ladder, so the whole structure will be replaced.
A couple of false fire alarms at the Cross River Heritage Center caused the firefighters to meet there and investigate what has caused the alarms to go off. After a walkthrough and thorough investigation, it was determined that a smoke/heat sensor on the elevator was acting up. It was cleaned and it is hoped that the problem is now solved.
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