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Dickinson and Osceola supervisors set April bid dates for FEMA-funded drainage repairs
Summary
At a joint public hearing, county officials reviewed damage from June 2024 storms and approved plans and bid lettings for multiple drainage districts. FEMA will cover 75% and the Iowa Department of Homeland Security 10%; landowners are responsible for a 15% share.
John Hite, an engineer with Beck Engineering, told the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors at a joint hearing with Osceola County that June 2024 rainfall damaged multiple open-ditch drainage facilities and that nine repair locations were identified in Joint Drainage District 1.
Hite said the estimated cost to repair Joint Drainage District 1 is $140,332, with FEMA covering 75% of costs, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security providing 10% and landowners responsible for the remaining 15% (about $26,000). Hite said the counties have secured FEMA and state funding and that FEMA extended the construction deadline to December 2028.
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