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Residents on Stockford Drive resist signing culvert agreement as county offers one‑time $15,000 repair

Delaware County Drainage Board · July 10, 2025
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Summary

Residents on North Stockford Drive objected to signing an acknowledgement that would make them responsible for a private culvert or driveway structure, while county officials offered a one‑time repair estimated at $15,000 split with the Muncie Sanitary District.

Residents near 1501 and 1315 North Stockford Drive told the drainage board they do not want to sign a document that would make them responsible for maintaining a private culvert or "driveway" structure that provides access across an open ditch.

"We are all older. We are all living . . . on fixed incomes," said a resident, expressing concern that any future major repair would leave homeowners unable to pay. Another resident said the neighborhood had relied on the city and other entities to maintain the ditch and was reluctant to accept…

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