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Residents raise development and drainage-law suit concerns; SWCD seeks grant support and follow-up on E. coli findings
Summary
Residents told the Marshall County Drainage Board they worry a proposed construction site near Fifth and Elm Roads will increase pressure on the Bowser arm, a homeowner faces a drainage-related lawsuit on Myers Lake, and the Soil and Water Conservation District requested the board's support for a $66,000 Section 319 planning grant and follow-up on E. coli findings.
Several members of the public addressed the Marshall County Drainage Board during the meeting’s public-comment period with concerns about local drainage planning, a pending lawsuit, and a proposed water-quality grant.
Construction near Bowser arm: Joe Stoler, of 3708 Creek Road in Bremen, told the board a zoning board had approved a construction company to build two large shops near the intersection of Fifth and Elm Roads. Stoler said the adjacent George Bowser arm is “broke down and very shallow” on one neighbor’s property and that new development could increase drainage burdens on existing landowners. County staff told Stoler the developer would be required to submit and receive county drainage-plan approval and that mitigation for runoff would be the…
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