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DeKalb County Drainage Board approves AES utility permit, two contractor requests and amends minutes
Summary
At its Aug. 21, 2025 meeting the DeKalb County Drainage Board approved a utility permit for AES to cross a regulated drain, accepted an underground-contractor plan for an Auburn sewer extension, and amended previously submitted minutes; motions carried by voice vote.
DeKalb County Drainage Board members on Aug. 21 voted to approve a utility permit for AES to bore under a regulated drain, accepted an underground-contractor plan for the Auburn sewer extension and amended earlier meeting minutes.
The actions were taken during the board's regular meeting after staff presented location details and the surveyor's recommendations. Board members voted by voice for each motion and the chair announced the motions carried.
The AES permit covers work to serve two homes and involves boring under regulated drain 86-34-1 (James Ferguson lateral Spur 1) and County Road 27 to serve 6324 and 6340 (addressing and parcel references as presented). The applicant stated the project will use 1.25-inch conduit and will bore at least 48 inches below the tile where it crosses the regulated drain. The board accepted the permit per the surveyor's recommendation and recorded a voice vote in favor.
On the underground-contractors item, the board approved Underground Contractors of Woodburn, Indiana, to perform work for the Auburn Sewer Extension that will cross a regulated drain in the Cedar Creek watershed (identified in staff remarks as the CO Metcalfe Lateral 1 Spur 1, regulated drain number 83-01-1). The applicant, Adam Scheider of Underground Contractors, confirmed the contractor will locate the county tile before boring and agreed to a minimum 3-foot clearance from the tile; the board voted to accept the contractor per the surveyor's recommendation.
During minutes approval the board also amended the Aug. 7, 2025 Erwin Selkie hearing minutes to clarify a start time entry; that amended motion carried by voice vote.
Votes at a glance AES utility permit (regulated drain 86-34-1): motion to accept permit as presented; mover/second not specified in record; outcome: approved (voice vote). Underground Contractors — Auburn Sewer Extension (regulated drain 83-01-1): motion to accept per surveyor recommendation; mover/second not specified in record; outcome: approved (voice vote). Amend minutes — Erwin Selkie hearing (08/07/2025): motion to amend minutes to correct start time language; outcome: approved (voice vote).
Board procedure and attribution All three measures were moved and seconded on the record; votes were taken by the standard "aye" voice vote and the chair announced each motion carried. No roll-call vote tallies naming individual board members were recorded in the minutes excerpt provided.
