The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors set a public hearing for Dec. 9 at 9:05 a.m. to consider converting Drainage District 25 to a supervisor/trustee district and approved a petitioned repair for Drainage District 41's main tile.

Staff said one trustee for DD 25 lives outside the district under current classification and recommended the change so the district can be properly represented and classified. Supervisor Gentswold moved to approve converting DD 25 to a supervisor/trustee district and to set a public hearing for Dec. 9 at 9:05 a.m.; Supervisor Derby seconded the motion and the board voted aye.

On DD 41, staff presented an estimate for repair of about $47,000 for roughly 1,200 feet of 18-inch dual-wall tile. The estimate also noted roughly $3,700 in tree removal and exploratory work incurred by staff to identify the problem area. Staff recommended reclassification of the tile (it has not been reclassified since 1914, a staff member said) before work is completed. Several landowners who were contacted had signed petitions in favor of repair, staff said.

Supervisor Smith moved to approve the repair petition to repair DD 41 main tile (16- to 18-inch tile) as a petitioned repair; Supervisor Derby seconded the motion. The motion passed on the ayes with no recorded nays.

Board discussion distinguished between the petitioned repair (which the board approved) and any future reclassification work, which staff said would await a significant repair event or further action. Staff also noted the repair would not be an improvement project but a repair under petition rules and that assessments would be determined under the district process.