Sterling Township, Blue Earth County, MN

Sterling Township, Blue Earth County, MN Sterling Township is located in Blue Earth County with a population of 276 according to the 2000 census. It was named after Stirling in Scotland.

07/15/2024

A flyer was sent out to all landowners/residents of Sterling Township asking for opinions on what to do with the town hall building which was built in 1892. So far there have been 6 responses. This will be discussed at the August 12th meeting.Three options were given for moving forward: 1) keep things as they are, not using the hall but keeping the lights on 2) selling the hall and property it is on 3) going through the historical registry process. Let your opinions be heard so the board can make its decision with as much information as possible.

Another flyer was sent out regarding our mail-in ballot process. Please read through it. If you are not registered to vote here in BEC and Sterling Township, follow the instructions and go to the historic courthouse in Mankato at 204 S Fifth Street and register. The folks there are so helpful and will take care of you! Let your voice be heard. Vote!

03/20/2024

Sterling Township held its annual meeting on March 12, 2024 at the Amboy Fire Department at 7PM. A "State of The Township" was presented which reveals the township is in good shape financially. Money is tucked away for future fire and rescue truck purchases for Mapleton and Amboy which provide the township with emergency and fire services. (A big "thank you " to those men and women who volunteer to provide these vital services to our communities!) The township will not be making any other big purchases this year aside from replacing the snow plow on the MAC truck. With the unusual winter the plow was barely used but still needs to be refurbished or replaced. The township's main job is making sure all of its unpaved roads are well maintained and that roadside ditches are mowed. (As a reminder, the township will not be spraying for w**ds again this year. Residents are asked to keep an eye out for noxious w**d growth on or near their property. The township will not be changing its levy once again. Which is very good news for all property owners. The 2024 semi-annual spring trash collection is scheduled for the last weekend in May, starting on Thursday afternoon, May 28. A discussion was had regarding the upkeep of the town hall. The hall is scheduled for maintenance and painting in 2025.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, April 9 at 7 P.M. at the Amboy Fire Hall conference room. For further information or questions, do not hesitate to use FB messaging. Responses will be forthcoming within 24 hours.

08/24/2023

To: All Sterling Township Residents

From: SterlingTownship Board Members

The township board would like to remind township residents that its semi-annual trash collection will take place from September 7-10. There will be the usual three dumpsters located on the front lawn of the Old Sterling Town Hall.

As a reminder, the township will not pay for the disposal of the following items:

pressurized tanks of any kind
florescent lighting
appliances including microwaves and dehumidifiers
yard waste
computers/monitors/printers/televisions
any electronics
batteries
tires of any kind with or without rims
large implement tires
springed furniture including mattresses, box springs, couches, love seats, chairs
hazardous materials including paint, solvents, liquids, needles, medicine
railroad tires or pressure treated lumber

If you have any of these listed items for disposal, you must contact the Ponderosa Landfill Customer Service building. At this site, you may drop off mattresses or box springs which will then be sent to 7 Rivers Recycling in Onalaska, WI where the mattress and box springs are disassembled and recycled. 80% of the mattresses or box springs components can be recycled. The cost to drop of either of these items is $22.00. Similarly, the cost for recycling appliances is $21 for most items but furnaces, fridges and freezers cost $26 to recycle. Electronics are also recycled at the service center and are recycled through Green Tech Recycling. You must have proof of residency in order to drop off these products. The cost is $5.00 for each of the first five items and then $15 per items for all other electronics. Documents can also be brought to the center for destruction and is free to all Blue Earth County residents. Up to two banker’s boxes can be dropped off at a time. Large loads will not be accepted. All shredded paper from documents is recycled.

As a further service, Ponderosa Landfill will accept bagged garbage drop off at a cost of $6.00 for up to five bags and $11 for bags 6-10.

Each township resident is encouraged to follow these rules to abate the cost of the semi-annual trash collection and to dispose of the afore mentioned products responsibly. Please call or text Clerk Barbara Lake if you have questions or concerns at (763)218-6990, email at [email protected] or FB messenger via the Sterling Township FB page. `

06/13/2023

The Minnesota State Demographic Center in a letter sent to the township clerk, states that according to the April 2022 population estimate, there are 243 people residing in Sterling Township and 105 households. If you have any questions or commentary regarding these figures, please do not hesitate to send them via FB Messenger. If you think these numbers are in error, please let Clerk Barb Lake know before June 24, 2023. For informational purposes, a household is described as the number of occupied housing units. A household can be a single family, one person or a group of people sharing the same living area. If there has been any housing demolition, a gain or loss of group quarters, construction of public housing or the gain or loss of mobile homes, please send this information as quickly as possible to Clerk Lake.

06/12/2023

The semi-annual trash collection was a monumental success. People got rid of tons of trash, literally! Thank you to Tim Mohwinkel for packing down the trash on Friday so people could drop off even more unwanted trash...I hope you all are looking at your clean garages, basements, attics or closets and liking what you see!! Happy Monday!

03/27/2023

Sterling Township Annual Meeting Information:

Sterling Township Meeting Dates:
April 10, May 08, June 12, July 10, August 14, September 11, October 09, November 13 and December 11, 2023. All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Amboy Fire Department, Amboy, MN.

Save The Date: Semi-Annual Trash Collection is scheduled for June 8-13 and September 7-12, 2023. There will be no announcement in the Maple River Messenger. Keep these dates if you have items for disposal. Remember electronics, dishwashers and other large appliances, paint, tires and batteries are not acceptable items. Please contact Ponderosa Land Fill for information on disposal of these items.

The township will not be raising the tax levy for 2024.
The township tabled discussion regarding the original town hall other than to state that it will need painting in 2024 or 2025. It is hoped that volunteers will help paint the building. There are no real major structural issues with the building other than the steps that may need replacing. Trim work was replaced last summer and will be painted this summer.

The township will not be spraying ditches and roadsides this summer. It is asking landowners to voluntarily work to keep w**ds at bay by spraying for w**ds themselves. The township will continue to have ditches and roadsides mowed.

The township has contracted with an outside company to haul rock for township roads in a cost savings measure.

The township began a discussion regarding the replacement of the township dump truck and plow. Most new plows are computer operated and would be difficult to retrofit into the old truck. The township board will be researching the cost of a new truck and plow for possibly the winter of 2025.

The next annual town hall meeting will take place on March 12, 2024.

The annual town meeting will take place all over Minnesota on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Sterling Township will hold its m...
03/12/2023

The annual town meeting will take place all over Minnesota on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Sterling Township will hold its meeting at 7 P.M. at the Amboy Fire Station's conference room. Topics may include the annual budget disclosure, the township's taxation amount for its constituents, the future of the old town hall, future needs regarding the township roads, and a time for constituents to voice issues or concerns.

Your township board members are Jeff Treanor, township supervisor, Andy Schleutter, newly elected board member and Tim Mohwinkel, long standing board member.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the meeting, do not hesitate to contact Barbara Lake, Clerk, via messenger, plus, call or text at 763-218-6990. Please leave a message if you choose to call and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

08/23/2022

Sterling Township Semi - Annual Trash Collection

To:
All Sterling Township Residents

Re: Trash Collection September 9 - 12, 2022

Residents of Sterling Township

This flyer serves as a notice to all Sterling Township Residents that the semi-annual township trash collection will take place from September 9 - 12, 2022. This service is offered to Sterling Township residents only.

Please do not place the following items in the dumpsters:

Appliances including microwaves, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, or any other type of appliance

Batteries of Any Kind

Televisions

Computer Monitors, Laptops, Drives, Keyboards

All Electronics

Pressurized Tanks

Hazardous Waste such as paint, solvents, liquids, needles, or medical products

Tires of Any Kind

Springed Furniture such as mattresses, box springs, couches, love seats or chairs

Florecent Lights

There will be three dumpsters available for trash and the usual dumpsters for recycling waste. Please follow the dumping guidelines listed above and do not place trash outside of the dumpsters or recycling bin

07/20/2022

The 2022 elections will soon be upon us. Sterling Township has three positions that will be on the ballot this year. There are two board supervisory positions that will be on the ballot currently held by Mark Peterson and Tim Mohwinkel. Mark Peterson has announced that he is retiring from the board and not seeking re-election. Tim Mohwinkel will again be running. The third position is that of Clerk, currently held by Barb Lake, who will be running for another term. If anyone wishes to run for these positions, filing dates for candidacy will be from August 2 - 16, 2022. During this time, candidates will need to come to 56539 117th Street, Mapleton, MN 56065 to officially file for office. Please call Clerk Lake at (763)218-6990 for further information. On August 17-18, those who filed for candidacy have the opportunity to withdraw their filing by filling out the withdrawl form which must be filed with Clerk Lake during the hours of 1-5 p.m. at 56539 117th Street, Mapleton, MN. Again, please call Lake at (763)218-6990 for further information regarding the filing or withdrawl process.

06/02/2022

Sterling Township will hold its semi-annual trash collection from Friday, June 9 - Monday, June 12, 2022 at the Sterling Town Hall. Three dumpsters will be at your disposal ( I had to say that. I could n't help myself.) A post was placed in the Maple River Messenger outlining what could and could not be placed in the dumpsters. Electronics of any kind, mattresses, paint, combustibles, batteries, appliances are not acceptable. There will also be an open house for the new machine shed from 8-12 on Saturday, June 10, 2022. Members of the Sterling Township Board will be present to answer any of your questions regarding the shed and the township equipment.

Our new machine shed and some repair to the main building thanks to George Langworthy.
03/20/2022

Our new machine shed and some repair to the main building thanks to George Langworthy.

01/10/2022

Sterling Township Board Meeting Schedule for 2022. Let it be known that the Sterling Township Board meets on the second Monday of each month with the exception of the March statewide town meeting which takes place on the second Tuesday. The meeting dates, place and time are as follows:

January 10, 2022. Amboy Library 7:30 p.m.
February 14, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
March 8, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:00 p.m. Statewide MTG
April 11, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
May 9, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
June 13, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
July 11, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
August 08, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
September 12, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
October 10, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
November 14, 2022 Amboy Fire Department 7:30 p.m.
December 12, 2022 Amboy Fire Department

All residents of Sterling Township are welcome to attend meetings and can make commentary during the public address portion of the meeting. The board cannot make commitments or commentary on any of the items mentioned during the public commentary. Those wishing to have the board discuss and address concerns should contact Clerk Barbara Lake and asked to be place on the board's agenda with the topic of concern. (763.218.6990 text only, [email protected] or message via FB)

Address

56539 117th Street
Mapleton, MN
56065

Telephone

(763) 218-6990

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