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Supervisors direct county attorney to send letter after culvert obstruction; set Jan. 20 hearing for DD6 repairs
Summary
County staff reported an apparently deliberate obstruction in a culvert near East Lake Okoboji that can back into Drainage District 48; supervisors directed the county attorney to send a warning letter to nearby property owners and set a Jan. 20 public hearing for a $52,000 Drainage District 6 repair plan.
County staff described post‑flood inspections and evidence that a culvert west of the old railroad bed near East Lake Okoboji had been obstructed with material that appeared to have been placed deliberately. Collin (county staff) said the obstruction can cause water to pond and then "jump over a hill into DD 48," contributing to flooding in the city of Spirit Lake and nearby low‑lying…
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