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Drainage board delays decision on Bigby Coffee driveway variance, will send letter to city

Kosciusko County Drainage Board · March 27, 2026
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Summary

Applicant Dustin Sturtevant asked the Kosciusko County Drainage Board for a variance to use a preexisting curb cut as the entrance for a proposed Bigby Coffee in North Manchester. The board tabled the request pending the city traffic board’s review and agreed to prepare a letter expressing willingness to work with the applicant.

Dustin Sturtevant, a North Manchester property owner, asked the Kosciusko County Drainage Board for a variance to use an existing curb cut as the driveway entrance for a proposed 444-square-foot prefab Bigby Coffee building, saying the cut lies within a 75-foot drainage easement and that he is seeking only an entrance variance, not a permanent structure.

"The only entrance and access... is gonna be the already precut in, right next to the creek," Sturtevant said,…

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