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Scott County Ditch Board pauses abandonment proceedings for County Ditch No. 4 after Credit River votes to seek transfer
Summary
The Scott County Ditch Board voted to continue the abandonment proceedings for County Drainage Ditch No. 4 indefinitely after Credit River council voted to pursue a petition to transfer the ditch; the city said it would not accept pre-transfer liability, and an engineer's report (statutory requirement) was estimated at roughly $20,000.
The Scott County Ditch Board voted on Dec. 16 to continue indefinitely the public hearing on County Drainage Ditch No. 4 after the City of Credit River’s council moved to seek a petition to transfer the ditch to the city.
Chair (unidentified) opened the meeting and called the continuation of the public hearing on Ditch No. 4, noting Credit River council had discussed petitioning for a transfer. Chris, present to report for the city, told the board Credit River staff voted to bring a petition forward and asked for county support preparing the petition and the engineering report required by statute.
Chris said the city was “adamant” it would not accept liability for incidents…
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