Drainage board approves $72,100 offer for easement after appraisal

The Hamilton County Drainage Board on July 14, 2025 approved a statement of basis for just compensation and authorized staff to offer $72,100 for required easements tied to a drainage project.

A staff member representing land interests told the board the appraisal was complete and the office sought approval to make an offer for the easements. “For $72,100. So moved,” said a board member during the motion to approve the offer; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

The board’s approval was recorded as a voice vote during the meeting; the transcript does not list the names of the mover or seconder or record individual vote tallies. Staff said that if multiple signatures were required on the offer, they would be handled per standard procedure.

No respondent or landowner comments were presented during the meeting and no hearing requests were filed on the item. Staff did not discuss additional negotiation authority, deadline for acceptance, or contingency language during the July 14 meeting; those details were not specified in the record.

The action is part of ongoing right‑of‑way and property acquisition activity the office manages for reconstruction and drainage projects. Staff will proceed with the offer as authorized and return to the board if further action or a counteroffer is received.