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Drainage trustees approve $79,786.50 in claims, appoint engineers for petitions involving railroad property and DD 169
Summary
As drainage trustees the board approved seven drainage claims totaling $79,786.50 (including a $5,000 discount on a Black Dirt Drainage invoice), appointed Lee Gallantyne of CGA as engineer for a DD 36 Lot A repair petition involving railroad property, and received an improvement petition for DD 169, appointing Agrivia to prepare the engineer's report.
Trustees of Wright County's drainage districts approved seven drainage claims totaling $79,786.50 by motion. The minutes recorded a $5,000 discount negotiated on an invoice from Black Dirt Drainage, reducing that invoice to $44,933.86; the total claims figure was read into the record.
The trustees also addressed pending repair and improvement petitions. The drainage attorney recommended appointing an engineer to handle a repair petition involving railroad property; by motion (Clouse moved, Luke's seconded) the trustees appointed Lee Gallantyne of CGA as engineer on the DD 36 Lot A petition for repair. The trustees later received an improvement petition for Drainage District 169, recording that the district contains 51 tracts totaling 1,319.5 acres; the board received the petition and appointed Agrivia to prepare the engineer's report.
Staff presented two work orders during the trustees session: a beaver-dam complaint where the property owner will contact a trapper, and a silt-siltation complaint in DD 55 for which staff recommended spot or partial cleaning and suggested an engineer or contractor estimate to assess costs. The trustees voted to adjourn after completing the drainage business.
Next steps: staff will follow up with Black Dirt on the price discrepancy, proceed with the engineer appointments, and pass engineer reports and estimates back to the trustees for further action.
