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IDDA says Iowa Supreme Court backed county in railroad drainage-assessment dispute; highlights litigation fund
Summary
An IDDA official told trustees that the association helped secure an Iowa Supreme Court decision requiring a railroad to pay drainage assessments and highlighted the value of an optional litigation fund members may join when paying dues.
The IDDA executive director told trustees at a joint meeting of Drainage District Number 12 (Webster 38 Calhoun) that the association had supported a county appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court and that the court ultimately found in the county's favor, requiring a railroad to pay drainage assessments.
The update, delivered at the start of the meeting, covered several association matters: the annual December conference (traditionally in Fort Dodge), a summer meeting for drainage administrators, active monitoring of roughly 30 pieces of state…
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