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Pleasant Valley Estates drainage easement trimmed after utility review; commissioners approve vacation
Summary
Commissioners unanimously approved vacating portions of a major drainage easement in Pleasant Valley Estates Phase 2 after county planners and utility providers agreed the removed area was outside the actual drainage channel.
Meade County commissioners unanimously approved a request to vacate portions of a major drainage easement affecting Pleasant Valley Estates Phase 2 (multiple lots) after staff and the utility provider identified that previously mapped easement area extended beyond the practical drainage channel.
Planning staff explained the original design used conservative easement widths and that West River Electric later requested removal of a narrow portion so it could locate utility facilities outside the drainage easement. Staff said the actual overland swale is shallow (about a 1% slope and roughly six inches deep in the design storm), and the trimmed easement still preserves adequate room for any future constructed channel.
The planning commission had approved the revision at its meeting, and commissioners moved and unanimously approved the vacation. Staff said required setbacks and drainage protections remain in place for the parcels involved.
What happens next: staff will record the revised easement instrument and confirm utility-provider requirements are satisfied.
