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Scott County continues public hearing on County Ditch 4; board asks staff for cost models and legal clarifications
Summary
The board paused a decision on County Ditch 4 after detailed discussion with city officials, staff and landowners about a proposed transfer to the City of Credit River, potential assessments for repairs and a negative maintenance fund. The hearing was continued to Nov. 18 for staff to provide modeled assessment scenarios and clarifications.
The Scott County Board on Oct. 21 continued the public hearing on County Drainage Ditch Number 4 (CD4), asking staff to return Nov. 18 with assessment models and additional information about the benefited area and the transfer proposal to the City of Credit River.
County staff member Chris Laughey described ongoing negotiations with Credit River over a conditional transfer that would make the ditch part of the city’s stormwater system. Laughey said the draft transfer agreement the county provided was returned with redline edits from the city attorney and that staff and county counsel Mr. Kolb are working through issues including indemnification language and an agreement condition that the city receive a positive maintenance account balance on transfer.
An email read into the record from landowner Kelvin (Cal) Casey expressed concern that benefiting property owners had voted to abandon the ditch and now were being asked to fund work and assessments so the city could accept the…
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