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Commissioners approve right‑of‑entry with private property owner to repair Sand Branch Creek; board signals broader stormwater review
Summary
The board approved a right‑of‑entry agreement allowing county crews to access private property on Sand Branch Creek to repair storm damage, and several commissioners urged a wider, holistic review of upstream development, dewatering and downstream erosion ahead of a stormwater work session scheduled for the next day.
Commissioners unanimously approved a right‑of‑entry agreement with the Thurber property owner to permit immediate repairs at a damaged section of Sand Branch Creek, and several members used the discussion to highlight broader stormwater and sedimentation concerns in the creek’s watershed.
Commissioner Pam Feltz pulled the item from consent to ensure public discussion after residents and observers described severe erosion and damage to the creek following intense storms and construction‑site dewatering upstream. Mark Vanderee, a resident and engineer who…
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