Drainage board approves Tim Henson subdivision variance to daylight perimeter drain

Oct 26, 2026

The Hancock County Drainage Board approved a variance allowing a perimeter drain to daylight roughly 50 feet north of a lot line for the Tim Henson minor subdivision after staff said the neighboring landowner refused tie-in access.

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The Hancock County Drainage Board voted Nov. 2 to approve a daylighting variance for the Tim Henson minor subdivision south of U.S. 40 near 500 East. Staff described the proposal as a two-lot split with proposed mound septic systems and a request to outlet a perimeter drain about 50 feet north of the lot line because an adjacent landowner would not permit a tie‑in.

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