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Developer proposes $200,000 drainage upgrades tied to Crossroads Solar project in Morrow County
Summary
A Broad Resurables representative told commissioners the company plans roughly $200,000 in drainage improvements along Williams Ditch near County Road 165, contingent on Ohio Power Siting Board approval of the Crossroads Solar Grazing Center; work would involve three private landowners and county permits for culvert crossings.
A representative identified as vice president of Broad Resurables told the Morrow County Board of Commissioners that the company has identified persistent drainage problems along the Williams Ditch, just south of Cardington, and is proposing a package of drainage improvements tied to the Crossroads Solar Grazing Center application now under review by the Ohio Power Siting Board.
The presenter said the plan would install a new 18-inch main tile adjacent to the ditch and additional mains — described as a 24-inch main on the west side and a 15-inch main on the east — across three private properties, including land the company has leased for solar panels. "That would be roughly around the $200,000 scope that that we're going to do," he said, describing the estimate as preliminary.
The vice president said Broad Resurables has run tile analyses with a drain-tile contractor (identified in the meeting as Agland Drain Tile of Trenton), discussed the plan with affected landowners and the county engineer, and that the county engineer had given preliminary positive feedback. He said the work would require county permits where the ditch crosses County Road 165 and that some culvert resizing might be necessary.
The presenter emphasized the work is conditional on the solar project receiving approval from the Ohio Power Siting Board. "All of it is conditioned upon if the solar project gets approved by OPSB," he said. He added that the drainage improvements would likely be folded into the construction timeline if the project proceeds so that tile work and solar construction could be coordinated.
Board members and attendees asked clarifying questions about whether the same contractor would do both sets of work and whether neighboring township trustees had been consulted. The presenter said landowners could select their own contractor if they preferred but that the same contractor doing similar work on other solar projects might be used. He also said the team had met with Westfield trustees and soil-and-water staff as part of planning for additional outlets and capacity increases.
No formal action was taken by the board at the meeting on the drainage plan; the developer presented the proposal for the board's information and said no county action was required at that time.
