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Local farmers press board to preserve trees and clear clogged creeks during public comment
Summary
Two residents urged the drainage board for selective maintenance: a farmer asked the county not to send excavators that would remove desirable trees along Kilbuck Creek, and another resident requested dredging of Volks (Walter's) Creek, citing fallen trees and bank issues.
During the public-comment period at the Delaware County Drainage Board meeting, two residents raised maintenance concerns about local ditches and small creeks.
Cheryl Dawson of 4214 West Day Road 28 told the board she and helpers had hand-cleared a stretch of Kilbuck Creek on her family farm to preserve young walnut trees and other desirable vegetation. She described a selective, manual approach to removal of fallen trees and honeysuckle…
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