Bergen Township
Meetings
Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p . m . at the Lester Prairie City Hall ( 37 Juniper St . N ., Lester Prairie ). Mailing address PO Box 744 , Lester Prairie , MN 55354 .
Elections
Bergen Township Precinct is at the Lester Prairie Sportsman ’ s Club at 3548 180th St , Lester Prairie , MN 55354
Board members are :
• Supervisor Doug Ehrke , 320-510-1177 , dsehrke2 @ xtratyme . com ;
• Chairman Harlan Mathews , 612-889-0515 , circus7 @ wildbluecoop . com ;
• Vice Chair Tyler Hoese , 952-200-6085 , hoesediesel @ hotmail . com ;
• Treasurer Jane Teubert , 320-510-0717 , bergentownship @ gmail . com
• Clerk Molly Blair , 320-779-7000 bergentownship @ gmail . com .
Questions may be directed to the township clerk . Information is also available at www . bergentownship . com .
Building permits
Building permits may be obtained by calling McLeod County at 320-864-5551 .
Recycling stations The township does not provide recycling services .
Bergen Township Map
Garbage pickup
The township doesn ’ t provide garbage service . Instead , residents must arrange with a local sanitation company for pickup .
Burning permits
Effective Feb . 9 , 2022 , permission for open burning was extended to all county residents without needing individual or written permits . Before starting an open burn , the person is responsible for contacting the McLeod County Sheriff ’ s office at 320-864-3134 for confirmation that no burning ban or restrictions are in place .
Electricity
McLeod Cooperative Power 3515 11th St E in Glencoe .
For electric outage calls , 320-864-3148 or 1-800-494-6272 ; After-hours , 1-800-927-5685 .
Xcel Energy , Residential Customer Service : 1-800-895-4999 ,
Business Solution Center : 1-800-481-4700 ,
TDD / TTY ( hearing impaired service ): 1-800-895-4949 .
Telephone
Residents should contact a local telephone company for service .
Gas
The township has no gas lines . Residents should contact a local gas company for a liquid propane gas tank and service .
15
Falcon Ave .
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South Fork Crow
160th St .
Essex
Ct .
Dakota Rail Regional Trail
180th St .
River
187th St .
Eagle Ave .
Dill Ave .
Dairy Ave . Dairy Ave .
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190th St .
170th St .
150th St .
140th St . 7
132nd St .
130th St .
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185th St .
Lester Prairie 182th St .
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Cable Ave .
Babcock Ave .
Cable Ave .
Bergen Rd .
135th St .
Baldwin
Ct .
175th St .
4 165th St .
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6
Brush Prairie Rd .
Silver Creek
Buff alo Creek
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155th St .
145th St .
Zero Ave .
135th St .
130th St .
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Zebra Ave .
Bergen Township
Cemeteries Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery , Bergen Rd ................... 6 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery , 140th St ....................... 7 St . Peter ’ s Lutheran Cemetery , Cable Ave ........................ 1 Swedish Lutheran Cemetery , Bergen Rd ......................... 5
Clubs / Organizations Lester Prairie Sportsman ’ s Club , Babcock Ave ............... 2 Government Offices / Buildings Bergen Town Hall , Babcock Ave .......................................... 4
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