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Joint Drainage trustees approve voluntary annexation into DD4692, clear small drainage invoices and flag field repairs
Summary
Trustees for the joint Wright–Webster drainage district approved a classification/voluntary annexation for four parcels into Joint Drainage District 4692, approved drainage invoices and discussed several field repairs including an exposed tile and a washout near an active bald eagle nest.
Trustees for Joint Drainage District 4692 — acting as Wright County drainage trustees in a joint hearing with Webster County — accepted a classification report and approved voluntary annexation of four parcels in Section 28 of Troy Township into the district.
The annexation was voluntary and intended to allow the landowner to pattern-tile lands that historically drained into the district but were not included in the 1910 schedule. Agravia representatives and district commissioners inspected the parcels and recommended placing the four parcels on the district schedule at the 1910 rate of $0.66 per acre (the historical schedule was used for consistency with adjacent lands).
The trustees approved the classification report and voluntary annexation by voice votes in both Wright and Webster counties. The record shows "All ayes for Wright County. All ayes for Webster. Motion carried." Wright County and Webster County members then closed the hearing and adjourned the joint session.
Drainage administrator Courtney Morris presented routine drainage business before the hearing: trustees signed three drainage invoices for joint-publication costs and for a contractor invoice; the board approved payment. Trustees also approved a separate invoice of $480 from CGA for communications and meetings related to a repair on Main Open Ditch No. 62.
Morris also reported on two field issues. One report from a brush-and-weed contractor documented a substantial exposed tile/washout in Lincoln Township (DD 23) that the administrator said the board needs to inspect and likely authorize a repair work order. Another previously issued work order identified a washout on Drainage District 219, Section 28 of Norway Township; a contractor noted that one required tree removal would affect an active bald eagle nest. Trustees agreed to consult the Iowa DNR on removing the tree before performing repairs.
Per the classification decision, the newly annexed lands may proceed with counter‑tiling after harvest, subject to any necessary permits and the district schedule. Trustees noted additional follow-up: field inspections on the reported washouts, coordination with the DNR concerning the nest, and documentation for contractor permits.
