Residents press county on drainage, DNR violations and development impacts near Greenview Road

During public comment, several residents urged the board to act on longstanding drainage and stormwater concerns tied to nearby development projects.

Cindy Collier (identified by name and address during her three‑minute comment) cited Department of Natural Resources inspection reports and alleged multiple notices of violation for a local developer (she referenced DNR inspections between 2016 and 2018 and more recent email correspondence). Collier urged better permit compliance, maintenance of controls near outfalls and use of cooperative tools under Iowa Code chapter 28E to address intergovernmental responsibilities.

Bob Lidge recounted years of repeated flooding and debris, saying local stormwater infrastructure (including a 60‑inch concrete culvert and a collector box) is inadequate. He asked how residents can be added to the agenda for more extended discussion and said prior efforts to resolve the problems have not succeeded.

A third commenter raised concerns about proposed data centers’ water use and evaporation‑concentration effects, arguing that closed‑loop cooling for facilities that host high‑heat equipment (for example, generative AI systems) still leads to net water loss through evaporation and concentrates contaminants. That commenter said many data centers ultimately have small onsite staffing and do not produce many long‑term local jobs relative to their utility demands.

Board members confirmed follow‑up: staff will meet with city officials and DNR contacts (residents mentioned planned meetings with Council Bluffs and the mayor) and agreed to add affected residents to future agendas where appropriate. The board did not make an immediate policy change or find in the hearing record that the county is responsible for remediation; residents were advised to pursue city and state permit processes in parallel.