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County staff unveils data-driven ditch-prioritization model to guide repairs
Summary
Kosciusko County staff presented a new spreadsheet-based scoring system designed to rank drainage systems by physical condition, financial stress and environmental factors so the board can prioritize hearings and reconstructions instead of responding only to complaints.
Kosciusko County staff presented a draft, data-driven prioritization model intended to help the county rank ditches for maintenance, hearings and reconstructions.
Speaker 2, a staff presenter, told the drainage board the model compiles physical, financial and environmental metrics into a single overall rating. "We're trying to take some of the data that we have from our ditches and use that to base our decisions on where we do hearings, where we do reconstructions," Speaker 2 said, describing the tool as a guide rather than a set policy. The model's overall rating runs from 8 (best case) to 55 (worst case), Speaker 2 said: "8 being best case…
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