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The trustees officially approved spreading the 2025 assessments for DD 36 Lateral C, DD 80, DD 187 Lateral G and DD 218 each for 10 years. Minutes show motions carried for each: DD 36 Lateral C (motion by Betty Ellis, seconded by Dean Kloos), DD 80 (motion by Dean Kloos, seconded by Betty Ellis), DD 187 Lateral G (motion by Dean Kloos, seconded by Betty Ellis), and DD 218 (motion by Betty Ellis, seconded by Rick Rasmussen). The minutes cite the action as taking place under the county's review of eligible drainage district assessments to be spread for no less than 10 and no more than 20 years under the referenced Iowa code.

Trustees also reviewed and approved work orders and invoices. Two work orders recorded in the May 5 minutes were:
- DD 215, Lateral 2, Section 5 of Pleasant Township: a blowout on a 12-inch tile (work order approved).
- DD 58, Section 30 of Belmont Township: realign tile and repair sinkhole (work order approved).

The board approved an invoice from Wright County Secondary Roads for DD 62 open-ditch drone flying in the amount of $223.57. Additional work orders later reported and assigned included DD 62 (surface drain high; lowering requested, Eagle Grove Township), DD 97 (main, Sections 2 and 3 of Vernon: reported 24-inch tile blowout), and DD 30 (Section 29 of Pleasant: reported tile blowout); trustees were assigned to those items for follow-up.

Why it matters: spreading assessments changes how the cost of district maintenance is billed to property owners and affects long-term repayment schedules; approval of work orders and invoices authorizes immediate repairs and county expenditures.

Direct procedural actions recorded in the minutes: motions to spread each identified district assessment for 10 years carried; drainage claims were approved; two work orders and associated repairs were approved and recorded in the minutes for follow-up.

The minutes named the trustees present and recorded routine adjournments. The drainage administrator, Courtney Morris, presented the assessments and invoices to the trustees for action. The board also approved the minutes of prior drainage meetings and adjourned as recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wright County Iowa Drainage Board Meeting May 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At their May meetings trustees approved spreading 2025 drainage assessments for four districts for 10 years under Iowa Code, approved several work orders for tile repairs and a $223.57 invoice for drone flying by Secondary Roads.","taxTitle","Wright County, Iowa","taxId",47114,"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},6567684,"Trustees receive engineer—s report on voluntary annexation to JDD 46-92; county supervisors debate who should pay for 20-inch road bore",1583,2668000,4251000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276488-0fa79bc4cfc3c6d7d935d6c45d8e2ef8&start=2668&end=4251","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276488-0fa79bc4cfc3c6d7d935d6c45d8e2ef8/thumbnail_2668000.jpg","/articles/6567684/Wright-County/Iowa/Trustees-receive-engineers-report-on-voluntary-annexation-to-JDD-46-92-county-supervisors-debate-who-should-pay-for-20-inch-road-bore","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567684-74bd798fd918e2d602017b4aeec3edfd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172888&Signature=kxm0kB5mve9AfeZmAHRCOQzunlFjJrqVqVHHg2eIlVrnwFHRPDJRNIX0vF7JG3G5LbUEe0QsxxPxSYilwpmFjSO6GiUOxchIwDulnd9jLHGRj85glEJ-j9TR9KfAxkMNR5P9A1uu830tAq6CXktwUEqXTYUAs-4HEZtsbID23m6jwI-~z6F0M1vyK6-2Iar8Huv6QTBXJVgIR36D6VPdgUanXtUAT~sTO0SX3hIy4r0xaRvMutajFOid-C~yiYjHA9YQrXTEpAdu-ciXhJBDAimIeYQ06Yj-VN4nlRZ3h4G9GVUtI3L6IjAl0yRMRe7urA5ZQkeW2U1UKL6cAhRBDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wright County drainage trustees and Webster County trustees on May 6 received an engineer\u0000s report on a voluntary annexation petition to add four parcels to Joint Drainage District (JDD) 46-92 and voted to receive the report.

The report, presented by Jacob Hagen of Perry\u0000s Agravita engineering firm, described four parcels (one of about 22 acres with 14 acres that do not now drain to JDD 46-92) the landowner seeks to annex and the hydraulics of the outlet. Hagen said pattern-tiling the requested acreage would add about 0.3 cubic feet per second (cfs) to the ditch; he estimated the ditch has an 81 cfs capacity under a 2-year, 48-hour design storm and a normal depth near 2.5 feet under such a storm.

The annexation proposal includes installing private tile that would require a 20-inch bore under a county road. Supervisors and trustees expressed concern that the cost of that crossing would be borne by county secondary roads funds unless the landowner agreed to pay. Supervisor Rick Rasmussen said the crossing cost is a county-budget issue; other trustees noted existing undersized tiles (7-inch and 8-inch) are already present in the area and patterned tile would likely need a larger crossing.

Why it matters: trustees must balance the technical hydraulics described in the engineer\u0000s report with county budget and equitable cost allocation for road crossings. Whether the landowner will pay the crossing cost affects secondary roads funding and whether the annexation proceeds with county financial support.

Hagen recommended the board appoint two disinterested landowners (one from each county) to the benefit/classification commission and produce a classification schedule for the four parcels. Trustees agreed to receive the engineer\u0000s report and to hold the public hearing on the engineer\u0000s report and classification at a later, undetermined date once the classification work is complete. The board asked staff to contact the landowner, identified in the report as Richard Stark, to determine whether he would be willing to cover engineering costs and the crossing cost; Hagen said he routinely asks voluntary-annexation requestors to pay a portion of engineering costs.

Webster County trustees (on the conference call) indicated they would likely expect the landowner to cover the crossing cost in a voluntary annexation. Wright County supervisors noted county policy differs by county and directed staff to seek clarity from legal counsel and the landowner before scheduling a combined public hearing.

Direct quotes recorded in the meeting include Jacob Hagen saying, \"I recommend that the board appoint 2 disinterested land owners, 1 from Webster and 1 from Wright, to join the benefit commission,\" and Hagen's technical summary that adding the 14 acres \"would add about 0.3 CFS to the ditch,\" while noting the ditch's capacity is roughly \"81 CFS.\"

Next steps: trustees voted to receive the engineer\u0000s report; they will (1) attempt to identify disinterested commissioners for the classification commission at a future meeting, (2) have staff contact the landowner to gauge willingness to pay costs (engineering and the road boring), and (3) consult legal counsel about policy on road crossings and cost allocation prior to scheduling the public hearing on the engineer\u0000s report and the classification schedule. The trustees tabled setting the public hearing date until classification work and cost discussions are complete.","Wright County trustees and Webster County counterparts received an engineer\u0000s report on a voluntary annexation of four parcels into Joint Drainage District 46-92, voted to receive the report, and discussed whether the landowner or county should pay for a proposed 20-inch bore under a county road.","actionData","errors"]

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Wright County trustees spread four drainage assessments for 10 years, approve work orders and a $223.57 invoice

Trustees receive engineer—s report on voluntary annexation to JDD 46-92; county supervisors debate who should pay for 20-inch road bore