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Emmons County commissioners weigh costly road drainage fixes after repeated flooding and silt buildup
Summary
Commissioners discussed long-standing drainage problems tied to silt and manure from upstream feedlots, the limits of available funding for engineering studies, and a phased approach using a two-mile cement‑stabilization grant while larger box‑culvert and mitigation needs remain unresolved.
Emmons County commissioners spent part of a meeting discussing a long-running drainage and road deterioration problem caused by silt, manure and vegetation building berms that block outlet flows and swamp the roadbed.
The discussion centered on whether to pursue a major contracted reconstruction that would likely include a larger box culvert, dredging of the slough and easement acquisition — work that commissioners said would be expensive and could trigger costly wetland mitigation requirements. Commissioners and staff also discussed smaller, incremental steps already funded: a two‑mile cement stabilization project funded by a grant and applying for State Revolving Fund (SRF) funding as a way to qualify for future paving assistance.
Why it matters: commissioners said the road has been a known problem for decades and that earlier attempts to solve it ran…
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