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Blue Earth County approves $1M‑scale repairs for County Ditch 16 after final hearing
Summary
After a public hearing and engineer presentation, the board approved a repair and financing order for County Ditch 16. The project will replace failing crossings, remove sediment and vegetation, add side‑inlets to capture sediment, and is estimated to be bid in December or January with construction in 2026.
Blue Earth County commissioners approved a repair and financing order for County Ditch 16 following a final hearing on Nov. 4, 2025. The board voted after hearing staff and the project engineer summarize the scope, costs and environmental coordination.
Craig Austin, Blue Earth County drainage staff, explained the hearing process and logistics, saying the "hearing notice was mailed out on 10/21/2025" and describing the ditch watershed and notification steps. ISG engineers then presented the repair report and plans. "So we recommend approval of the project, feel that the system is out of repair," ISG engineer Chuck Brando said, summarizing the firm's recommendation to move forward.
The engineer presentation described roughly 19,000 feet of mainline open ditch under review and repeated observations of sediment…
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