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Polk County adopts countywide permit to let landowners reclaim windblown topsoil from county ditches
Summary
Commissioners approved a blanket right-of-way permit for landowners to remove windblown topsoil (called 'blow soil') from county road ditches, waived the usual $300 fee, and authorized staff-level approvals for county drainage ditch petitions to speed cleanups.
Polk County commissioners adopted a countywide right-of-way policy allowing landowners to reclaim windblown topsoil from Polk County roadway ditches without the standard $300 permit fee and directed county staff to administer and monitor the program.
County highway staff explained the difference between the county highway permitting process (private work within county right-of-way) and the county drainage ditch petition process. Historically landowners applied for permits, paid $300 and received a…
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