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Drainage board approves encroachment agreement, beaver‑dam removal and retroactive ditch claims
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Summary
Vanderburgh County’s Drainage Board approved an encroachment agreement for a yard barn in an easement, accepted a $4,250 beaver‑dam removal proposal, and authorized payment of 12 ditch claims totaling $34,353.06.
At its Oct. 29 session the Vanderburgh County Drainage Board approved several operational items intended to protect drainage infrastructure.
Staff reported a yard barn had been installed inside a drainage easement at West Ridge Commons, Lot 5 (Willow Creek Drive). The office worked with the property owner to file required paperwork and recommended approving an encroachment agreement to keep the record in compliance while cautioning that repeated encroachments can obstruct designed stormwater flow.
The board also accepted a proposal from Southern Indiana Wildlife Game Management LLC to remove three beaver dams on Crawford Brandeis Extension. The proposal, which the board placed into the record, totaled $4,250 and includes site survey, trapping and permitting in accordance with DNR rules.
Finally, staff said 12 ditch claims submitted since the Oct. 15 meeting total $34,353.06 for contracted 2024 work; the board approved retroactive payment of the claims.
Drainage staff highlighted the need for public education and consistent enforcement to avoid future easement encroachments and described planned information sessions and technical follow‑up for the Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission.
