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Blue Earth County sets Ditch 47 hearing, resubmits Ditch 1 viewers report and awards repair contract
Summary
The board authorized resubmission of a deficient viewers report for County Ditch 1, set a Jan. 20, 2026 final hearing for County Ditch 47 petitions under Minnesota Statute 103E.805, and awarded a $31,494.77 repair contract for Judicial Ditch 15 to Sully Excavating.
Drainage and ditch-system business took a central place on the Dec. 16 Blue Earth County agenda. Mark Mannerfeld of the county’s Property and Environmental Resources office briefed the board on three separate items and requested formal actions.
First, County Ditch No.1: Mannerfeld said the watershed is roughly 2,600 acres in McPherson/Pearson Township. A draft viewers report submitted in October 2025 was signed by…
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