The Board of Ottawa County Commissioners on Oct. 2, 2025, voted to adjourn the Final Hearing on the Mehlow Ditch project and continue the hearing to Nov. 18, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. to allow the Soil & Water Conservation District additional time to make necessary adjustments to the project.

The continuance motion was made by Commissioner Mark W. Stahl and seconded by Commissioner Donald A. Douglas; Commissioners Mark E. Coppeler, Mark W. Stahl and Donald A. Douglas voted yes, carrying the motion. The board also set Oct. 21, 2025, as the date by which the Soil & Water Conservation District must submit updated information to the board; the board will make its decision on the project at the continued hearing on Nov. 18.

The action was procedural: the board moved the hearing rather than adopting a substantive decision on the project. No technical details of the proposed adjustments were recorded in the meeting minutes. The record shows the board set a clear schedule for receipt of revised materials and a date for the board’s decision.

The next public step is the continued hearing on Nov. 18, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., when the board will consider the Soil & Water Conservation District’s updated submission.