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Loan details: BEP staff reported the $140,000 request represents about 4.4% of the roughly $3.3 million project cost. The loan was recommended by the BEP loan committee and approved by the EDA with terms that were described in committee: a 20‑year amortization, a 10‑year balloon payment and a 5.5% fixed interest rate. The county will take third position on real estate collateral; the loan will be secured by a mortgage and personal guarantees. Staff noted a minor administrative revision to the mortgage documents to show Odom Realty Holdings as the mortgagor for the property ownership entity.

Project and local impact: Odom Medical Group (100% owned by Dr. Robert Odom) plans a single‑story, roughly 6,000 square‑foot clinic with 12 exam rooms, x‑ray and lab capacity and mobile outreach services. The applicant forecasts at least seven full‑time jobs at about $25 per hour. The primary bank lender on the project is Franzen Bank in Foley and the project includes other financing sources; BEP said the microloan fills a funding gap the committee identified.

Board action: the EDA approved a resolution authorizing the microloan and directing county officials to execute final loan documents. Amanda (BEP) told the board the loan committee has already vetted credit, collateral and underwriting conditions and that updated loan documents will be ready for signature.

Why it matters: BEP and the EDA said the loan supports expansion of medical services into a county area that is designated medically underserved. EDA loan fund balances were discussed; BEP reported a revolving loan fund cash balance of about $933,800 as of Dec. 31 and approximately $205,338 in outstanding principal across four loans.

Next steps: BEP will finalize loan documents (with the mortgage to be executed by Odom Realty Holdings as owner) and the county administrator and board chair were authorized to sign final loan documents.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 9:00 AM, Benton County Minnesota Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting.","oneSentenceSummary","The Benton County Economic Development Authority approved a $140,000 microloan to help Odom Medical Group build a primary care clinic in Foley; loan approved on a 20‑year amortization with a 10‑year balloon and 5.5% interest.","taxTitle","Benton County, Minnesota","taxId",73140,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6666806,"Benton County continues ditch repair hearings after engineers report and notice problems; CD9 set for March 4, CD14 set for June 3",184,554000,738000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2307893-55541db67f0080174d326fc8b50fcaaa&start=554&end=738","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2307893-55541db67f0080174d326fc8b50fcaaa/thumbnail_554000.jpg","/articles/6666806/Benton-County/Minnesota/Benton-County-continues-ditch-repair-hearings-after-engineers-report-and-notice-problems-CD9-set-for-March-4-CD14-set-for-June-3","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666806-8d06024e40deae4346b67d7b8262d257/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453027&Signature=f2qkBo7yZGxbd0gTLXFOBYa768wcvxUmCcw4sduOk8naillB2JWlZnVFVD5LZa5uU31uYHdULdGM0hxl0r~ftF0IsKhdFOFfMqeYisgz4Ab3Gcjf0R6gFy547JuIep0GyFpDDpIxDJcNk51gOmWjvB2nP0WS17p5bnj1lRgRM9xcU0IcEE5Qi1t~PzIB-elKhHmEdTFY7RNDrCX46Tf5WkipMugqAy392Fn0hu1iNzrMTQsR2ygCrzajpG4eJ0LXEv5zJ7dWzkd7ncyfaqVzEX5-ukKEEf-MUyFOSU60Sn5B4diAD48xwG9ag1HWl3LyWL8KZCb3ZWncdqlnL33wiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Benton County commissioners heard a detailed presentation on repair work for County Ditch (CD) 9 and County Ditch 14, including engineering summaries, construction bills and a legal finding that some landowners did not receive required notice for contract-acceptance proceedings.

Engineer’s findings and costs: Houston Engineering summarized field re‑establishment work, sediment surveys and the repair report used to design repairs and cost estimates. For CD14 the repair report estimated a total project cost of about $979,000; the largest single line was construction, with the final construction contract amount reported at about $520,000. The CD14 package included purchased wetland credits (about $44,000) to offset regulatory impacts, plus engineering, administration and viewer damages included in the repair total.

For CD9 the repair report’s engineers estimate was in the low‑to‑mid‑six‑hundred‑thousand range (the report cited an engineers’ construction estimate near $636,000), and the construction contract for CD9 was reported at roughly $300,000 after competitive bids. In both systems engineers documented channel sections with multiple feet of sediment buildup, fallen trees and culverts elevated above original channel bottoms that reduced capacity.

Legal notice defect and next steps: Rinke Noonan attorney Hannah Shackle Danson told the board the CD9 contract-acceptance mailing did not reach all required affected owners. Under Minnesota drainage law (chapter 103E), landowners whose property outlets into an affected drainage system must receive notice for contract-acceptance hearings. Hannah recommended the board direct staff to re‑mail notices to the landowners who did not receive proper notice and set a new public hearing date for the CD9 contract acceptance. \"The board should direct staff to send notice to the landowners who were not sent notice for CD 9 and set a date and time for that contract acceptance hearing,\" Hannah said.

Board actions and scheduling: following the legal guidance, the board directed staff to send required notices and set a new evening hearing for CD9 on March 4 at 6 p.m. (to which landowners on CD9 and those on upstream systems CD12 and CD14 will be notified). For CD14 — where construction is complete but several landowners raised questions about whether specific clearing and mowing items were finished — the board set a continuance and scheduled a follow-up hearing on June 3 at 6 p.m. to allow staff and engineers time to re‑inspect disputed work and for viewers to answer redetermination-of-benefits questions.

What landowners raised: many landowners used the hearing to seek clarification of benefit calculations and to request verification of quantities the county’s inspector recorded during construction. Multiple speakers asked how work paid from the project contract had been measured and whether the contractor had been fully paid for areas that some residents say remain uncleared. Commissioners and staff said the county will compare inspection records and, if necessary, ask the contractor to complete missed work or reconcile quantities.

Why it matters: repair and maintenance of main open‑channel ditches affects drainage, farmland productivity and flood risk across multiple townships. The proceeding also triggers assessments: the repair costs will be allocated to benefited properties based on the earlier redetermination of benefits, and landowners should expect assessments tied to the final accepted project cost and to the board’s later decision on payment period and interest terms.

Next steps for affected residents: the board asked staff to re‑mail notices for CD9 to the owners identified as missing from the original mailing. Landowners wanting parcel-specific explanations of the redetermination of benefits were asked to sign a list that county staff will forward to the viewers (H2 Overviewers) for one‑on‑one follow-up. The board also asked staff and engineers to recheck disputed field sites and to prepare documentation (including drone or photographic evidence where appropriate) before the June 3 continuance.

Legal context: Rinke Noonan advised the board that earlier orders in the repair process are final because the appeal window has closed, but the specific contract-acceptance step requires correct notice; failing to cure the notice defect could expose the county to legal challenges to the contract-acceptance step.","At a long public hearing, county engineers summarized repair work and costs for County Ditches 9 and 14, attorneys flagged defective notice for CD9 landowners, and the board scheduled new hearings: CD9 for March 4 at 6 p.m. and CD14 for June 3 at 6 p.m.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6666810,"Benton County adopts ordinance creating local housing trust fund to pool and leverage housing aid",102,1380000,1482000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2307893-55541db67f0080174d326fc8b50fcaaa&start=1380&end=1482","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2307893-55541db67f0080174d326fc8b50fcaaa/thumbnail_1380000.jpg","/articles/6666810/Benton-County/Minnesota/Benton-County-adopts-ordinance-creating-local-housing-trust-fund-to-pool-and-leverage-housing-aid","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6666810-13a73fd75498b70940f2ab34a59f25c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453027&Signature=Cext633rYPM4J-~yZf-djU54Yrde7WB3cKld155lBwNDL7HROeG-T45UwGQrPG9MLLBc~z0Rk0TFTQ-RBvmVwlU9G~L5D-aV-QmTnQGEVspPwvnaAKZdKxwww~vWWzJTlPtllrVe6MCvj3RynAinKfms~71x5skpHppyVeOwyhpACPLtfIqpYQvC1fUUIsY0CU7eDDXX8j98xtmk-KUHvYUEpRjXqQwPgAEJhNUpbfF5RQtEjCssxtizO1ZqiANsU2ZAAAAov8uxvbMkqqurruaOqv4H8Us2A8nPkCdNmpgxF5w9Nja99dz8ubuGuoks7UBD2MkgC2dh2j6Lp8xFbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Benton County on Tuesday adopted an ordinance to create a local housing trust fund meant to pool county housing aid and leverage additional state and private dollars for housing programs.

County staff and Benton Economic Partnership (BEP) told commissioners the fund will let the county “park” local housing aid and use those dollars for targeted programming — for example a revolving home repair loan or \"fix-up\" program for aging housing stock — and to match or apply for competitive state funds. \"The local housing fund is essentially a tool to park some of the local housing aid dollars into, so that we can utilize those funds for various different programming across the county,\" Amanda of Benton Economic Partnership said during the hearing.

Why it matters: the fund is intended as a standing financing tool that can increase the county's ability to apply for state competitive programs. Amanda said Minnesota Housing has an open request for proposals that would allow local governments with a housing trust fund to apply for up to $225,000 in matching state dollars.

How it will be managed: the ordinance names BEP as the fund administrator. BEP will develop program policies, applications and underwriting rules for any grants or loans the trust fund authorizes. Amanda told the board BEP already has draft policies and an application framework and expects to bring program specifics to the board once the ordinance is in place.

Seed funding and structure: commissioners were told the county already holds local housing aid in a separate account; Amanda said the current balance in that account is $242,668.31, and that interest earnings on the account would also be a dedicated source for the trust fund. Other eligible sources could include municipal fees, private contributions or philanthropy. The ordinance requires a dedicated source of funding in order to create the trust fund.

Public process and vote: no members of the public testified at the hearing. After questions from commissioners about funding formulas and program administration, the board voted to adopt the ordinance and direct its publication in the county's official newspapers.

What’s next: BEP will return with the program policies, applications and proposed loan/grant underwriting rules for the board’s consideration before any funds are disbursed.","The Benton County Board adopted an ordinance establishing a permanent local housing trust fund to pool local housing aid and leverage state funding; Benton Economic Partnership will administer the fund and the county already has a dedicated housing account to seed it.","actionData","errors"]

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