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Howard County Drain Board approves fast-track reconstruction, adopts 2025–26 drain priorities and tables Hostetler subdivision
Summary
The Howard County Drain Board voted to accept a fast-track reconstruction of a regulated drain (Resolution HDB 26‑01), approved the 2025–26 starts-and-stops list and a drain classification document, and continued the Hostetler Subdivision item to the next meeting; a public hearing on the Hospital Acres subdivision was set for March 2 at 5:00.
At a meeting of the Howard County Drain Board, members approved a fast‑track reconstruction of a regulated drain (Resolution HDB 26‑01), adopted the 2025–26 starts‑and‑stops and drain classification lists, and continued the Hostetler Subdivision item to the next meeting.
Daryl Maple, who the transcript identifies as president of the county council, presented the reconstruction plan for the Hospital Acres property. Maple said the landowner discovered the mapped county tile “runs in a different direction” and asked the board to allow an extension and relocation: “we would like to extend it, with a new pipe that we would pay for to about a 100 feet or so from where it's currently,” he told the board. He said the change would allow runoff from roughly 14 acres to be routed into a private tile installed about 20 years ago and would spare the county time and expense on the existing tile.
The board set a public hearing on the Hospital Acres item for March 2 at 5:00 and moved to accept the fast‑track reconstruction resolution. The motion to accept the resolution was made and seconded and the board voted aloud in favor. After the vote, Maple thanked the board: “Thank you very much for the board's decision tonight,” he said.
Separately, staff reviewed the county’s starts‑and‑stops list for 2025–26 and a drain classification and reconstruction priority list. Staff described the packet using color coding: green drains are active for collection and work, and red drains are deferred (often because they are recently reconstructed or have bank loans that delay assessment collection). The board approved the starts‑and‑stops list and accepted the classification document for 2025–26.
Board members also discussed an outstanding signature on the fast‑track resolution and agreed to ensure the document is signed. The Hostetler Subdivision was continued to the next meeting at the request of a board member after the applicant did not appear.
No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; motions were passed by voice vote with members responding "aye." The meeting adjourned after a motion and second.
What happens next: the Hospital Acres reconstruction will proceed to the scheduled public hearing on March 2 at 5:00, and the Hostetler Subdivision will return to the board agenda at the next meeting.
