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Supervisors approve multiple drainage work orders, schedule landowner meeting for DD1 ditch project
Summary
Worth County approved work orders for drainage repairs (DD7 Lateral 4B and DD1 Main), agreed to hire for Reed Canarygrass control on county property (DD21 West) for $14,600, and scheduled a landowner meeting to discuss a larger DD1 ditch cleanout and possible reclassification/annexation.
The Worth County Board of Supervisors approved several drainage-related work orders, directed staff to organize a landowner meeting for a long-running ditch issue, and approved vegetation control work on county-owned property.
Work orders approved included DD7 Lateral 4B (submitted by Mark Smeby) to repair a hole in the road caused by a tile and DD1 Main (requested after residents reported ditch sedimentation and willow growth). For DD1 the board directed that an engineering assessment and multiple bids will likely be required because the ditch is long and the needed work could be substantial; staff will call a landowner meeting and aim to hold it on July 20 at 10:00 a.m.
Supervisors also approved a bid from contractor Nathaniel Joseph to treat and restore 3.8 acres of county-owned property in DD21 West, with a quoted price of $14,600 for mowing, discing, chemical treatment and reseeding; the board carried the motion to approve that contract.
Board members noted the drainage district maps and assessment histories are incomplete in places, which complicates assessments and decisions about reclassification or annexation of parcels; the board plans to use the landowner meeting to clarify which parcels have historically been assessed and to determine the scope of any reclassification or annexation needed for proper maintenance funding.
Why it matters: Residents along the DD1 ditch described overtopping and siltation after heavy rains; supervisors said cleaning the ditch and engaging landowners is the county's next step and that the work could be costly enough to require bids and engineering.
Next steps: Staff will schedule and notify landowners, obtain engineering estimates and bid documents for the DD1 cleanout work, and proceed with the DD21 contract for vegetation control.
