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Residents press county on flooding, debris and mowing responsibilities
Summary
Residents reported flood-prone roads and debris on private drives; county staff said state law places mowing responsibility on landowners and cited weather-related delays.
Residents and county staff discussed recurring flooding and mowing responsibilities during public comment and staff remarks.
A resident described sections of roadway that flood, saying one road "runs underwater" and that water has carried debris onto a high part of a circle drive in June. Another resident said debris from a road had been washed onto the high part of a circle drive in June.
A county staff member replied that the county has mowers for asphalt and tries to mow every area, but where slopes are too steep staff typically ask landowners to mow. The staff member said "it is state statute is the landowner's responsibility," and acknowledged that wet spring conditions had delayed mowing operations.
The discussion identified recurring drainage problems on local roads (the resident mentioned Saint Paul Road to the north) and raised operational constraints: limited county mowing capacity, steep terrain that limits safe mowing, and seasonal/weather delays. There was no formal motion or vote recorded on road repairs or changes to mowing policy in the transcript.
