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Daviess County farmer warns culvert replacement on Short Station Road could worsen flooding
Summary
Hayden Farms owner Daniel Hayden told the Daviess County Fiscal Court the recently replaced culvert on Short Station Road is misaligned with the ditch and risks directing water into the road and adjacent embankment, increasing flood and maintenance problems; the judge offered to discuss the concern off the record.
Daniel Hayden of Hayden Farms addressed the Daviess County Fiscal Court during public comment on June 30, 2025, to report a drainage and road‑safety concern after a recent culvert replacement on Short Station Road.
Hayden provided his name and address for the record and said he appreciated the repair work but that the new culvert is "installed terribly," describing it as misaligned both on the upstream and downstream sides. "It's not in line with the ditch," he said. "It's going to be running straight into the side of the... road itself," and he warned the downstream end is "pointed directly into the embankment going into a crop field," which he said will restrict inflow, slow water, and worsen flooding on that stretch.
Hayden also said the installation will increase maintenance costs and predicted the culvert may fail more quickly than a correctly aligned installation. He asked the court to take notice of the problem. The presiding officer said he would be glad to discuss the matter with Hayden outside the meeting and declined to open further discussion during the session.
The comment was recorded for the public record and the speaker supplied a home address; no formal motion or vote followed. Any operational response (inspection, corrective work schedule) was not recorded in the meeting minutes and remains outstanding.
Next steps: The court offered an off‑record follow up; county public works or engineering staff should be contacted to document inspection results and, if warranted, schedule corrective work.
