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Board approves Saddlebag Drain District bond, commissioners press for clearer project pipeline
Summary
The Kent County Board of Commissioners on a 21-0 roll call vote adopted Resolution 84 to approve the Saddlebag Drain District Drainage District Bond Series 2025, financing a maintenance project to reconnect separated drain segments and address erosion into a downstream pond and wetland.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners on a 21-0 roll call vote adopted Resolution 84 to approve the Saddlebag Drain District Drainage District Bond Series 2025, a financing step to pay for a maintenance project connecting the Saddlebag and Gillette drains.
The bond will fund engineering and construction to reconnect separated drain segments that county staff said have allowed sand and erosion to enter a downstream pond and critical wetland. County staff said local property owners within the district shoulder the majority of assessments, while municipalities cover a roughly 20% share split…
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