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Board tables petition over pond spoil that neighbors say blocked natural runoff
Summary
A dispute between neighbors over a spoil pile from a new pond that petitioners say has created standing water drew legal and factual debate; the board tabled the petition while staff investigates and suggested a potential compromise culvert solution.
Wayne Johns, of 8309 East County Road 350 North, petitioned the Delaware County Drainage Board on Aug. 13 to remove a 0‑to‑4‑foot embankment of clay spoil on a neighboring property that he says blocks natural runoff and has created standing water on his land. “Standing water has never been an issue before the obstruction was constructed,” Johns said, asking that the spoil at the east side of Brandy Hoff’s pond be removed to restore pre‑construction overland flow. Brandy Hoff, the property owner at 8209 East County Road 350 North, told the board she followed…
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