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Hancock County adopts rules limiting activity in drainage district rights-of-way
Summary
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2024-010, citing Iowa Code chapter 468, to restrict excavation, vegetation changes, dumping and other actions within drainage district easements; the board also, in a joint teleconference with Cerro Gordo County, tentatively approved annexation and reclassification reports and set hearings for April 15, 2024.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on March 4 adopted Resolution No. 2024-010 to establish specific rules restricting activities within drainage district easements and rights-of-way, citing authority in Iowa Code chapter 468.
The resolution, approved on a motion by Supervisor Jerry J. Tlach and seconded by Supervisor Florence (Sis) Greiman, lists seven prohibitions and responsibilities for landowners and the public. It forbids modifying ditch bottoms, side slopes or banks; prohibits altering vegetation within easements without written permission; bars actions that…
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