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Porter County board approves Nesco easement permit; second case tabled
Summary
The Porter County Stormwater Management Board approved case SN250013, allowing Nesco to place a wood utility pole in a county easement, and tabled SM250014 because the applicant did not appear.
The Porter County Stormwater Management Board on an affirmative voice vote approved case SN250013, allowing Nesco to install a wooden utility pole and associated down guys within a county stormwater easement along Lenberg Ditch on the west side of Liberty River Road north of Slumet.
Board members moved and seconded approval during the meeting; the motion carried and the board voted to permit the pole within the easement. The transcript records brief verbal assent and the chair announcing the motion approved.
The board also took up case SM250014 but tabled the item because the applicant was not present. Staff said the applicant was asked to appear at the board's next meeting; no decision on the substance of SM250014 was made.
Why it matters: allowing utility structures inside stormwater easements can affect maintenance access and channel function. The board did not record additional conditions in the meeting minutes for SN250013 beyond approval.
Meeting context and next steps: the approval for SN250013 was taken as a standalone permit decision; the tabled SM250014 will return to the agenda at the next scheduled meeting when the applicant appears. The board did not specify any follow-up reports or permit conditions during this session.
