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Surveyor outlines $133,742 Maria drain reconstruction; board accepts proceedings and schedules June 15 hearing
Summary
The surveyor presented a reconstruction plan for the Maria drain with an estimated cost of $133,742 (12% contingency), a benefit estimate of $807,689.58 and proposed use of ARP funds; the board accepted two proceedings (HCDB2602 and HCDB2603) and set a public hearing for June 15 at 5:00 p.m.
The board reviewed the surveyor's report on the Maria drain reconstruction and an associated assessment modification. The surveyor described replacing a collapsed 12-inch clay tile with an 18-inch tile, performing open-ditch maintenance, and cutting a roughly 100-foot swath through wooded areas to limit tree-root intrusion.
Estimated project cost was presented at $133,742 with a 12% contingency. Using projected property and agricultural benefits, the surveyor calculated an estimated benefit of $807,689.58 and reported a cost-to-benefit ratio of about 5.39 to 1. He said the work would leave an estimated debt in the drain of about $15,000 after the initial cleanout and that the county planned to apply ARP funds of $60,005.56 toward the total, leaving about $104,258 to be assessed to landowners.
The board moved to accept two separate proceedings (identified in the record as HCDB 26-02 and HCDB 26-03) so that reconstruction and assessment could continue independently if one item encountered problems. The motion and second carried on a voice vote.
The board scheduled the public hearing on those proceedings for June 15 at 5:00 p.m., which the surveyor said allowed the county to meet the notice mailing window. The surveyor said driveway culverts and some structures might be replaced after reconstruction is paid off and described a plan to stage the project to keep total costs below $150,000.
The board asked that the action be signed and that notices be prepared and mailed to affected property owners ahead of the hearing.
