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Dickinson County schedules Feb. 24 public hearing for FEMA-funded drainage repairs

Dickinson County Board of Supervisors · January 14, 2026

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Summary

County engineers reported FEMA has obligated most disaster projects and supervisors set a Feb. 24, 2026, 9 a.m. Zoom public hearing to bid repairs for Joint Drainage Districts 1, 2 and 3 and related Dickinson County work; FEMA/state will cover about 85% of costs.

County supervisors at a January meeting voted to set a public hearing for Feb. 24, 2026, at 9 a.m. to consider repair projects for joint drainage districts that are part of a FEMA disaster program.

John Hite of DEC Engineering told the board that four of five Dickinson County project requests tied to the disaster have been obligated and that "the check should be in the bank ... from FEMA for that portion of the dollars." Hite said FEMA and the State of Iowa together are expected to cover roughly 85% of eligible repair costs, with the remainder allocated to landowners according to standard classification schedules. He cautioned that one larger project, Joint Drainage District 61, remains without an obligation and that uncertainty affected earlier plans to package several projects under one contractor.

Supervisors discussed public-notice timing and the format for the hearing; county staff confirmed notice would be issued consistent with statutory notice periods and that the hearing would be held by Zoom as in prior years. On a motion made by Warmerson and seconded on the record, the board approved setting the hearing for Feb. 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.

Hite said his cost figures were construction estimates and that the final FEMA/state payments will reflect actual contract bid prices. The board asked staff to coordinate timing with Osceola County and with already scheduled work in Drainage District 19 to avoid overlap.

Next steps: The county will finalize and publish the public hearing notice, then receive public comment at the Feb. 24 Zoom hearing before proceeding with project bidding and contract award.