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Residents decry large drain assessments; commissioners hear calls to change state drain law
Summary
Several Eaton County residents told the board that steep drain assessments were unfair and called for reform of the 1956 drain code; officials noted the county must pay its share of drain assessments.
Residents raising concerns at the Sept. 16 public hearing told Eaton County commissioners that recent drain assessments have saddled homeowners with unexpectedly large bills and urged changes to the drain code.
Jim Billig, who described having paid a $40,000 assessment, said he has homeowners facing assessments “$50,000 and higher” and called the current drain process “inexcusable.” Billig said he felt the county “watched…
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