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Winnebago County board questions decades-old Fairmont County drainage invoices, appoints engineer to survey DD 3589
Summary
Board members discussed alleged Fairmont County invoices for drainage work dating to a 1957 agreement, questioned billing for decades-old work and directed staff to research records; the board also approved hiring Jacobson Westergaard to survey DD 3589 Lot 12.
At a Winnebago County board meeting (date not specified), members discussed a batch of invoices and correspondence from neighboring Fairmont County that claim a 1957 intercounty drainage agreement and charges for work performed between 2002 and 2019. The board also approved appointing Jacobson Westergaard to survey Drainage District (DD) 3589, Lot 12, to determine whether repairs are required.
The extended discussion began when Committee member (speaker 1) said the county had received an itemized notice and, as an example, noted, “So I get an invoice for $9,268.90.” The speaker said the county’s records showed no recent billing to Winnebago landowners and that staff had not previously received bills for…
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