On Tuesday night, thousands of residents in Minnesota’s 1,776 townships gathered for annual Township Day meetings, voting on tax levies and voicing concerns directly to township boards.

The levy was set at $165,000: $50,000 in revenue, $20,000 in fire and $95,000 in road and bridge, according to a report from Fahlun Township Clerk Sarah Leshuk. Jason Boll was re-elected as a ...