Landowners withdraw BD District drainage petition; supervisors halt preclassification
May 5, 2026
Owners representing a BD drainage district asked the board to withdraw a planned drainage improvement petition citing prohibitive costs (approx. $1.27 million). The board voted to not proceed with preclassification and to accept the withdrawal, avoiding further immediate assessment costs to the owners.
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Landowners represented at Tuesday's meeting asked the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors to withdraw a previously filed petition for a drainage improvement in the BD district, saying construction costs would place an unreasonable assessment burden on benefited properties.
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