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Board staff explained the change is intended to reduce administrative complexity by eliminating a separate fund used for reconstruction financing and direct remaining balances into the general drain fund. Staff said the resolution flips the prior administrative default: under the revision, assistance will be available for reconstructions unless the board opts out.

Several commissioners questioned the resolution's continuing reference to a 5% interest rate for reconstruction assistance. One commissioner noted the state's 10% statutory rate previously made the 5% county option attractive when bank rates were lower; more recently banks have been at about 7 percent and the county is earning higher returns on its funds, making a 5% loan less attractive from the county's fiscal perspective. Staff responded that the resolution was intended as housekeeping and that the board could either decline to offer the program on specific reconstructions or amend the resolution later to change the interest rate or tie it to an index.

The board voted to approve the resolution as presented; staff and commissioners said they would revisit interest-rate policy later if market conditions or demand for reconstructions warrants.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tippecanoe County Drainage Board","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved Resolution No. 2025-02-DB to move the Reconstruction Financing Assistance program funds into the general drain improvement fund and change the program's default availability; commissioners discussed whether a fixed 5% interest rate remains appropriate given current market conditions.","taxTitle","Tippecanoe County, Indiana","taxId",5747,"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},6245174,"Drainage board approves Best Way trash transfer station; staff notes tile reroute and on-site storage",207,1535000,1742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19&start=1535&end=1742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19/thumbnail_1535000.jpg","/articles/6245174/Tippecanoe-County/Indiana/Drainage-board-approves-Best-Way-trash-transfer-station-staff-notes-tile-reroute-and-on-site-storage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245174-79af0908647a9925c6df367e6344e262/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105113&Signature=DiYP~b0oI8c6~aTK8t0ozHi~K5tOgWzKIgzUMeq-1Y4qf8xxZjrZuaT7DnIQFnvQEvhTVHWcyf2A2wM6yvPLDqGODWRAqtX2JZCIlWkM~yqgTVhKCvY1ysPSoRBP61favMyc2vfUwrCo9zr8z8o9vzEX56b3pjT3u8kJL9YfHaMfK8PwRniKxWgY6QAl4mlXSJJBefS3NGdVSL7cZzRjoyiw-bDpFppiOrc5mME9U4JvXZEmN0p31hkvoxSbi5AmGP~1CqE~76mgYNs87eNadYDQO~Le9fK8LZKiyJjpbCY03RmyxCcijgSMOmpGypG3TWIQ5wGy1wVfPqcdjokgEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board approved construction for the Best Way trash transfer station after staff and the developer described measures to replace damaged drainage tile, protect private tiling on Ivy Tech property and provide equivalent on-site depressional storage.

Staff said that during rail spur construction some natural depressional storage was filled and that the developer plans to remove dirt to provide equivalent storage on-site so downstream flooding is not increased. Staff also said the developer will reroute and replace tile damaged by the spur and that the design ties into a structure at the southeast corner of the adjacent trailer park. Board staff noted Ivy Tech had installed an elaborate private tile system; the developer met with Ivy Tech and agreed to protect and repair that system as work proceeds.

A board member moved to approve construction per the Burke memo dated April 21; another seconded and the motion passed. Staff asked the developer to complete the tile reroute and detention basin work early in construction so those protections are in place before other building activity proceeds.

No public comment was made at the meeting on this agenda item.","The board approved construction for the Best Way trash transfer station, with staff and the developer agreeing to replace damaged tiles, protect Ivy Tech's private tiling and provide compensatory on-site depressional storage.",{"_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},6245179,"Board grants conditional approval for Timberbrook Estates; approves petitions affecting Fred Hafner Ditch",1350,448000,1798000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19&start=448&end=1798","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19/thumbnail_448000.jpg","/articles/6245179/Tippecanoe-County/Indiana/Board-grants-conditional-approval-for-Timberbrook-Estates-approves-petitions-affecting-Fred-Hafner-Ditch","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245179-d038f46e61cde60dc6141afe7c5eef16/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105113&Signature=ADdO5uBI3JrNo8pScB21-sS~inHzm9bQBy8KySe8p6xLAdj46rrCTfVxTDp3HyE6KZvVeYStYdzLwu3w88T4TEXLBKNRDxk41SDxNck0x2PA5Z9LZsnaiRd-AHZI-NQGzLIvISNpo9p~uohXSztMX13sWJX0K2yw4TnDk3XdOwYoUHsJOLdTV88f1G1rJ3Ske07sTsGJT-YkDmFgt63ef96uQ3CThqVCfpxxGeWMo9Z2EmatinnFDs5Ob34eIqOwr89TvZDsl6bOA3jOadRhcUFxVN~-3gVbPGr~PkCkE4-10AN5E5Pu5kDxYiSQj54CwPa4r1Jm~9UCeCyLou3axg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board granted conditional final approval for Timberbrook Estates, a roughly 48-acre residential subdivision planned for the south side of County Road 600 North, and approved two related petitions concerning the No. 34 Fred Hafner regulated ditch.

Pat Williams of T Bird Design described the site and its drainage complexities. Timberbrook Estates is proposed as about 39 residential lots. The Fred Hafner regulated drain and an unnamed tributary to Colt Ditch bisect the property; the west portion will route runoff to a Timberbrook Meadows pond that will be enlarged to receive flow. The design includes an oversized Oasis detention pond intended to reduce overall runoff: Williams said the pond will store about 10 acre-feet and that, for certain short-duration storms, some uncontrolled runoff from about 11.5 acres still exceeds allowable release rates, but for larger events the proposed system will reduce flow by more than half. Williams said the design meets the spirit and criteria of the county's stormwater ordinance and requested conditional final approval.

Commissioner Brown asked about two residential properties to the north, owned by Webster and Abbott, that historically have had localized ponding. Williams and staff said the project reduces the area draining to those properties (estimating reduction to about 1.5 to 2 acres from a larger historical area) and that the proposed road crossings were designed so the 100-year water surface elevation at the north property line would not be raised. Staff noted the design includes finished-floor elevations set at least 1 foot above the flood protection grade for upstream structures.

The board voted to grant conditional approval per the BERC memo dated 05/01/2025. The board also approved a petition to reduce No. 34 of the Fred Hafner Ditch and a petition to allow encroachment on the same ditch. Staff said the developer intends to return with a petition to create a regulated drain, likely in June or July, which will be considered separately.","The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board gave conditional final approval to Timberbrook Estates, discussed an oversized Oasis detention pond to reduce runoff, and approved petitions to reduce and permit encroachment on the No. 34 Fred Hafner regulated ditch.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6245184,"Drainage board approves construction for ‘W.’ multifamily subdivision in Indian Creek watershed",133,222000,355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19&start=222&end=355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19/thumbnail_222000.jpg","/articles/6245184/Tippecanoe-County/Indiana/Drainage-board-approves-construction-for-W-multifamily-subdivision-in-Indian-Creek-watershed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245184-231afb2811318a783cf50c77ab107dd7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105113&Signature=TdVgTkXu0-1Q0mZYsqKMNDZYDIfCVc0J6U1BFJqebwoN9il-fgR-A5ZfvCSuAo4cHzQNg9hBthvP46Q65pqr1vxUWHU-88Y4vqcHkEiagVnCzBDKy8TSj5YFECbiu8qOGlmZ4kPNW5blErKLqOPPISlCi8q0EepnXXF0hWoA0JtIbqhqhUO4BrnKHUmBSe45S98tN4xrjo6GHfelB7~gtZUKQaxwBFEW1lOCuHJ7ZvmzxWjQFtp8~QYlC9IisSpQWsEfyKJPdD-rSUoMv9GtImK5GITm5rnlAu7gwBJiNO6IkarsDm9FVBiwKn5Tx5DkKx0r4fdG743~KrCIrwYqXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board granted construction approval for a proposed multifamily subdivision identified as the \"W.\" project, after a consultant and staff described stormwater controls that comply with Indian Creek Watershed release requirements.

Nigel Hensley of Kenley Horn presented the plan, saying the site lies between Klondike Road and County Road 400 West, immediately west of an American Suburban Utilities property. Hensley described a proposed wet pond to provide the site's required stormwater quantity and quality and said the proposed release rates meet the restrictive Indian Creek watershed standards. Zach, representing board staff, told the board the project complies with the stormwater drainage ordinance and recommended approval, referencing the construction approval memorandum dated April 29.

A board member moved to grant construction approval per the Burke memo dated April 29, 2025; another seconded the motion and the board voted to approve it. No public speakers commented on the project at the meeting.

The approval allows the developer to proceed subject to any conditions in the Burke memorandum and standard permitting steps. Staff and the consultant said they would answer follow-up technical questions as needed.","The board granted construction approval for a proposed multifamily subdivision called \"W.\" after staff said the project meets Indian Creek Watershed release rates and the county stormwater ordinance.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6245189,"Drainage board opens bids for Lower Elliott regulated drain, takes them under advisement",0,1210000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19&start=1210&end=1210","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3227037-242c2e89ea786047174ebb7e4514bf19/thumbnail_1210000.jpg","/articles/6245189/Tippecanoe-County/Indiana/Drainage-board-opens-bids-for-Lower-Elliott-regulated-drain-takes-them-under-advisement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6245189-170f387e96d1c89277c510ab16f8f2f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771105113&Signature=PNbw5whnNM2imRoHePiFquft-jTx3KJuobIMFYsuA6bj3YdeUnGBam-Rz8uJ6AQ8n8mNVhbq5JNzlPwUzCm6K767oLkfn5hRGHFIDkDV6W9OunDHNeMTCuXyy3yRDAEnws4nLuIPjKdkeMxCN5dNp1TJ0rbeB7kEuCCPr~J2y6j9LgouB6~zGEBX~1CjxZqINi9PZoXyp6xrPPBQeVZbtqZXaPQpP8ijcUb04GR9sSG9hpP0eMv1q6Yb9gV~N~0~7Ck2UDMu~DapNbrYm0QkfO8aJojXFRs2Px2aCxKsELHENPyaO5f-8gh-toGM~ixKh38bfLg2bpb3skp2A4qmIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Tippecanoe County Drainage Board opened sealed bids for the Lower Elliott regulated drain project and voted to take them under advisement during its May 1 meeting.

Board staff read four bids. Morphy Construction submitted a base bid of $2,035,032; F & K Construction $813,600; Atlas Excavating $799,014; and Milestone Contractors $1,031,700. After the amounts were read, a board member moved and another seconded a motion to take the bids under advisement; the board voted in favor and the motion passed.

Taking bids under advisement means staff and the board will review the submissions, verify compliance with bid requirements and return later with a recommendation for award or rejection. The board did not make a contract award at the meeting.

No public comment or substantive debate followed the reading of the bids. The board thanked the bidders and moved on to other agenda items.","During its May 1 meeting the Tippecanoe County Drainage Board opened four sealed bids for the Lower Elliott regulated drain project and voted to take the bids under advisement for later review.","actionData","errors"]

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