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Dickinson County trustees approve cleaning Branch 46 tile and will ask landowner to remove problem trees

Dickinson County Board of Supervisors · January 7, 2026
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Summary

After camera inspection found tree-root intrusion plugging tile in Branch 46 near Terrell, trustees voted to jet and clean the tile, then contact the landowner about removing trees; rerouting or upsizing tile (estimated $25,000) was discussed as an alternative.

The Dickinson County trustees authorized staff to clean out a severely root-clogged tile in Branch 46 near Terrell and directed staff to contact the landowner about removing trees that are damaging the tile.

County contractor camera footage showed tree-root mats in a stretch of historic tile passing through an acreage; staff said those roots largely block the pipe and that simple…

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