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LaPorte County drainage board tables major Shur's Ditch fixes after hours of testimony
Summary
Residents and farmers told the LaPorte County Drainage Board that century-old tiles and new urban runoff (including stormwater from a nearby Walmart and Boyd Boulevard) have overwhelmed the Shur's Ditch system; the board will review prior engineering files and perform a site visit before deciding on next steps.
Louis Spear, a local landowner, told the LaPorte County Drainage Board on Feb. 10 that decades of development have exceeded the capacity of the Shur's Ditch drainage system and that sections of the county's historic tile have been ripped out, leaving open ditches that no longer convey stormwater reliably. "We started losing land in 1985, and we've lost up to 60 acres of the wetlands," Spear said during a lengthy presentation of aerial maps and historical records. "If they were to run the 60 inch down to Shur's Ditch, we wouldn't even be having it to talk about right now."
Board members and city staff engaged residents and contractors in technical discussion about where…
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