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Benton County judge signals conditional support for regional drainage manual, seeks $5,000-a-year contribution
Summary
Leif Kinberg of the Illinois River Watershed Partnership asked Benton County to provide a letter of support and a $5,000-per-year contribution for three years to help fund a $400,000 regional drainage criteria manual; the judge said he would sign a contingent letter and staff would return with a resolution and appropriation if awarded.
Leif Kinberg, executive director of the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, asked the Benton County Finance Committee for a letter of support and a modest financial commitment to help produce a regional drainage criteria manual.
Kinberg said the project aims to standardize stormwater and drainage criteria across Northwest Arkansas, addressing stormwater quality, flooding and developer confusion. He described the request as a $5,000 annual contribution from each participating jurisdiction over three years toward an estimated $400,000 project and said the…
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