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Trustees direct clerk to clarify petition intent for District 12 ditch cleanout; further action tabled
Summary
Trustees for Joint Drainage District 12 (Webster 38 Calhoun) voted to have the Webster County drainage clerk contact the petitioner to clarify whether the request is for a cleanout/repair or a costly improvement, then tabled final decisions until their next meeting in two weeks.
Trustees for Drainage District Number 12 (Webster 38 Calhoun) accepted a petition for a ditch cleanout/reclassification and voted to direct the Webster County drainage clerk to contact the petitioner to clarify whether the action sought is a clean out/repair or an improvement.
The distinction matters because a repair generally triggers a "you shall" obligation to fix unsafe or failing drainage features and produces a different assessment process than an improvement, which can carry much larger costs and allow remonstrance by landowners. Supervisor Vicky Conrad moved to direct the…
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