By Lexi MooreBeaver Creek Township resident Glenda Kuehl was honored Friday as the Minnesota Township Leader of the Year in the category of "Under 400 Population."The Leader of the Year awards recognize accomplished township officers nominated by their peers and chosen by an independent panel of judges. Kuehl has been a township officer for 24 years. During this time she spent 22 years as an "exemplary treasurer assisting the township through some pretty heavy debts from unexpected flooding and heavier than usual snowfall," according to the Minnesota Association of Townships."Her sound fiscal diligence helped get these debts paid off on time and resulted in a positive operating expense for many years, all while Beaver Creek Township maintains a levy in the lower end of surrounding communities’ average."This year Kuehl’s leadership led to the purchase of a new maintenance building and new township building in a cooperative effort with the City of Beaver Creek.The township’s building had been occupied since the early 1900s and its condition was deplorable. When Kuehl heard that the City of Beaver Creek was looking to build a new city hall and fire department, she saw an opportunity.The Association said, "Glenda, with her mind and financial expertise, went to work organizing meetings which resulted in cooperative negotiations and a final project which pleased all. The township now has a newer, larger office building, as well as a new maintenance area, which provide a better working environment for all."Awards were presented by the Minnesota Association of Townships President, Loren Ingebretsen, at the Association’s annual conference held in St. Cloud.