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DeKalb County Drainage Board approves utility permits, two replats and vacates GB Collins lateral 5
Summary
At its Sept. 18 meeting the DeKalb County Drainage Board approved several utility permits, two replats and accepted a consent waiver to vacate GB Collins lateral 5; minutes from Sept. 4 were also approved with a correction.
The DeKalb County Drainage Board on Sept. 18 approved a string of routine items, including corrected minutes from its Sept. 4 meeting, utility permits for communications companies, two subdivision replats and a consent waiver to vacate a small lateral.
Minutes: The board approved the Sept. 4, 2025 meeting minutes "as presented with the correction," with a motion and second and a voice vote recorded as "aye." No roll‑call tally was given in the transcript.
Utility permits: The board approved a utility permit for AES to install communications infrastructure along County Road 39 from the corner of County Road 38 and County Road 39 in Grant Township, following a surveyor recommendation. The board approved Surf Internet permits for work along State Road 327 in Fairfield Township that involve two drains on the agenda; Surf Internet's representative, Pat McAuley of Elkhart, told the board the work continues a grant build. The board also approved a utility permit for a single conduit installation near 801 South Gonzer Avenue on County Road 27 in Smithville Township; the surveyor noted a prior building likely altered an earlier drain alignment.
Replats: The board approved a replat for Riverside Meadows Section 3, Lot 4 that divides the lot into two buildable parcels; Joe Harrington of surveying presented changes and the surveyor's office recommended approval. The board also approved a Martin L. Schwartz replat in Fairfield Township that creates two buildable parcels (3.73 and 6.17 acres); Angie Wallace of Compass Lane Surveying represented the applicant and the surveyor recommended approval.
Vacate by consent: The board accepted a signed consent waiver from all affected landowners to vacate the GB Collins lateral 5 (drain ID 87‑05‑0) and voted to vacate it on the surveyor's favorable recommendation. The board recorded the action as approved by voice vote: "Aye," and noted the waiver was signed by all affected landowners.
Board members made motions and seconds on each item; in most cases the transcript records only voice votes ("aye") and the chair announcing "motion carries." No individual vote tallies were recorded in the provided transcript.
