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Nicollet County drainage authority approves redetermination of benefits for nine ditches and appoints engineer for CD 38A
Summary
The county’s drainage authority appointed Houston Engineering as engineer for a County Ditch 38A improvement (insurance commitment in lieu of a bond) and approved redeterminations of benefits for nine ditch systems (9A, 23A, 27A, 30A, 32A, 32A lateral 1, 40A, 87 and 88), using viewer reports and estimated easement damages calculated with an $8,000/acre baseline for rod grass strips.
Nicollet County’s Drainage Authority met after the regular board session to consider an improvement petition and to conduct final public hearings on nine redeterminations of benefits.
Appointment and insurance: property and public services staff and the county attorney presented proposed findings and recommended appointing Houston Engineering as the engineer to proceed on County Ditch 38A. The packet included an insurance commitment in lieu of a traditional bond; the county attorney explained this mirrors broader statewide practice and that the insurance policy amount proposed is in line with current standards. The board approved…
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