Newton County Drainage Board meets Sept. 1, hears fall maintenance plans

Sep 1, 2026

The Newton County Drainage Board convened Sept. 1 and approved July minutes. Surveyor Beau Watkins outlined fall drainage projects and the board agreed to several maintenance and payment items, including allowing a landowner to reinstate an original culvert crossing at his own cost.

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The Newton County Drainage Board met Sept. 1 in the Commissioners’ Room of the Newton County Government Center and approved the minutes of its July 7, 2026 meeting. Commissioner Steve Eilers moved to approve the minutes; Commissioner Rob Churchill seconded and the motion carried, 3-0.

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