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Redevelopment commission funding clears three-year monitoring for Nesbittani Ditch

St. Joseph County Drainage Board · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Board approved a redevelopment-commission-backed three-year monitoring and maintenance proposal for the Nesbittani Ditch; redevelopment will pay the elected fee and the monitoring contract will be billed as services are provided.

A redevelopment commission representative presented a monitoring and maintenance proposal for the Nesbittani Ditch required three years after the ditch was relocated and accepted. The proposal is a three-year service package intended to monitor the relocated ditch and perform any necessary maintenance.

The representative said the redevelopment commission will approve funding on its side; the redevelopment commission will pay the monitoring contract directly and the contract will be billed as services are provided. The representative said the amount proposed should cover the three-year monitoring window and that if additional work is needed the county would be notified and additional funds requested.

A board member moved to approve the monitoring and maintenance proposal for the list, subject to redevelopment commission approval of the funds; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor by voice vote.

Board members clarified that after the three-year period the drainage board would inherit maintenance responsibility for the ditch in perpetuity unless the redevelopment commission implements an earlier release, and they recorded the approval with the caveat that redevelopment commission funding and contract terms would control initial payment.