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Polk County board approves three Sand Hill Watershed petition levies totaling about $408,308
Summary
The Polk County Board approved three separate petition levies presented by the Sand Hill Watershed District during its annual report, funding local water-management and water-quality work.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners on a voice vote approved three separate petition levies requested by the Sand Hill Watershed District during the district's annual report to the board.
The watershed district’s representative presented an annual report and asked the county to approve three petitions: two petitions of about $154,154.13 each for the district’s primary funds and a third petition for $100,000. Commissioners moved, seconded and voted “aye” on each petition; each carried. The petitions were presented and voted on separately, as the watershed requested.
The district’s annual report, presented to the board, reviewed last year’s projects, ditch maintenance and efforts tied to the One Watershed, One Plan work. The presenter said the district had secured state funds for two repair items on the Sandhill Ditch and planned to use any remainder from those grants and watershed-plan dollars to complete work. He also noted redetermination work tied to Polk County properties and a pumping project at Union Lake that was constrained by Minnesota DNR permitting after zebra mussels were discovered.
Board members asked routine questions and discussed schedule timing for district meetings; no amendments to the petitions were proposed. The board’s votes were recorded as motions carried by voice vote; individual mover/second names were not given on the record in the transcript.
The watershed representative also said the district is required by state statute to present an annual report and described ongoing projects including Sandhill River ecosystem restoration planning, two repair items on the Sandhill Ditch funded in part by HSEM funds, and redetermination of benefits connected to Polk County 41 and the 102 boundary work.
The board approved all three petitions on separate motions, as the district requested, and the actions will allow the watershed district to continue its local project work.
