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Wright County trustees spread four drainage assessments for 10 years, approve work orders and a $223.57 invoice
Summary
At their May meetings trustees approved spreading 2025 drainage assessments for four districts for 10 years under Iowa Code, approved several work orders for tile repairs and a $223.57 invoice for drone flying by Secondary Roads.
Wright County trustees approved spreading 2025 drainage assessments for four drainage districts for 10 years under Iowa Code 460.8.57 and approved work orders and a small invoice at meetings May 5 and May 6.
The trustees officially approved spreading the 2025 assessments for DD 36 Lateral C, DD 80, DD 187 Lateral G and DD 218 each for 10 years. Minutes show motions carried for each: DD 36 Lateral C (motion by Betty Ellis, seconded by Dean Kloos), DD 80 (motion by Dean Kloos, seconded by Betty Ellis), DD 187 Lateral G (motion by Dean Kloos, seconded by Betty Ellis), and DD 218 (motion by Betty Ellis, seconded by Rick Rasmussen). The minutes cite the action as taking place under the county's review of eligible drainage district assessments to be spread for no less than 10 and no more than 20 years under the referenced Iowa code.
Trustees also reviewed and approved work orders and invoices. Two work orders recorded in the May 5 minutes were: - DD 215, Lateral 2, Section 5 of Pleasant Township: a blowout on a 12-inch tile (work order approved). - DD 58, Section 30 of Belmont Township: realign tile and repair sinkhole (work order approved).
The board approved an invoice from Wright County Secondary Roads for DD 62 open-ditch drone flying in the amount of $223.57. Additional work orders later reported and assigned included DD 62 (surface drain high; lowering requested, Eagle Grove Township), DD 97 (main, Sections 2 and 3 of Vernon: reported 24-inch tile blowout), and DD 30 (Section 29 of Pleasant: reported tile blowout); trustees were assigned to those items for follow-up.
Why it matters: spreading assessments changes how the cost of district maintenance is billed to property owners and affects long-term repayment schedules; approval of work orders and invoices authorizes immediate repairs and county expenditures.
Direct procedural actions recorded in the minutes: motions to spread each identified district assessment for 10 years carried; drainage claims were approved; two work orders and associated repairs were approved and recorded in the minutes for follow-up.
The minutes named the trustees present and recorded routine adjournments. The drainage administrator, Courtney Morris, presented the assessments and invoices to the trustees for action. The board also approved the minutes of prior drainage meetings and adjourned as recorded.
