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Drainage board authorizes property owner to remove Middle Fork beaver dam, caps reimbursement at $4,000
Summary
The board approved allowing a property owner to remove a log jam/beaver dam on Middle Fork and to bill the drainage board up to $4,000, with instructions to return for approval if costs exceed that amount.
The Grant County Drainage Board on Jan. 13 authorized a property owner to remove a log jam/beaver dam on the Middle Fork and bill the board for work not to exceed $4,000.
Board members described a large beaver dam visible from the road and discussed options including using an excavator, hiring a nuisance trapper on contract, or having a landowner perform removal and be reimbursed. Members agreed to let the property owner do the initial removal and seek reimbursement up to a $4,000 cap; if the work is expected to exceed that, the owner is to return to the board for further authorization.
The motion, which the board seconded and carried, included a direction that the property owner register with the area plan office and provide required insurance documentation to the drainage-board clerk before payment. Board members flagged the recurring nature of beaver activity and discussed the potential value of a standing nuisance-trapper contract if the problem persists.
