The plow truck the township of Schroeder bought from the county is in good repair and ready to go for the winter. At the October 9 Schroeder Township board meeting, Supervisor Roger “Bill” McKeever suggested that they use it as little as possible.
The township will be asking some local contractors for bids on plowing the township’s roads. Whoever gets the contract will use his or her own equipment unless the roads need to be sanded or winged, which the township’s plow truck can do.
As it does each year, the county has asked the township to report how many miles of road it has. As usual, the county believes Schroeder has 4.6 miles of roads, whereas the township board believes it has more than that.
The township’s plans for readying for winter included having the dock and the porta-potties removed and a second heater installed in the fire hall so that the building has a backup.
Tina McKeever reported that some flowers and baskets were still decorating gravesites at the Schroeder Cemetery. Those that were not removed by the 15th of October were placed behind the water tank per cemetery policy.
Snowmobile trail easement
Minnesota Power has agreed to give Schroeder an easement for a snowmobile trail along the east edge of its property that will connect with an already existing snowmobile trail.
According to Supervisor Tina McKeever, the trail easement was originally part of a plan Minnesota Power had to sell off some of its lots for residential development. The company did not end up selling those lots because they thought future residents might complain about the sight and sound of the plant.
Township park
Jim Norvell reported that work continues on obtaining more funding for special projects and shoreline management at the township park and the area leading to Father Baraga’s Cross.
Signage and benches are still needed, Norvell said. A $5,000 Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program grant will be used to create a long-range plan in which improvements will be priced out. With projects delineated, people who want to donate financially can choose what they want to do to improve the park, he said.
Working on the long-range plan will be Jim Norvell, Skip Lamb on behalf of his own property surrounding Father Baraga’s Cross, Greg Gastecki on behalf of the Catholic Church, which owns Father Baraga’s Cross, and Tina McKeever on behalf of Schroeder Township.
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