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Auburn property owner urges county to replace 600 feet of failed tile after repeated blowouts; board asks staff for price
Summary
At the Aug. 21 DeKalb County Drainage Board meeting landowner Brent Shaw described repeated blowouts on a drain near County Road 49 that have damaged property and endangered children; the board directed staff to price a roughly 600-foot replacement and return with estimates.
Brent Shaw, a property owner in DeKalb County, told the DeKalb County Drainage Board on Aug. 21 that repeated blowouts in a clay tile drain near County Road 49 have made crossings dangerous and damaged equipment, and he asked the board to consider extending tile about 600 feet from the swamp to the road to prevent future failures.
Shaw described three blowouts in recent years and said one collapse swallowed a Polaris off a farm track. He said children in his family use the crossing and he is concerned for their safety; he urged the county to replace the clay tile with plastic pipe and extend the line about 600 feet to stabilize the area.
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