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Bay County drain commissioner warns of decades-old drains, multi-million-dollar projects
Summary
Bay County's Drain Commissioner told the board the county must address more than 20 miles of drainage problems after recent storms, highlighted long-running projects including a $4 million Shboeni Creek workstream, and said converting the Kalin River to a county drain could cost $2'$4 million in legal work.
Bay County's Drain Commissioner delivered a 2025 annual report to the board on April 21, outlining a multi-year backlog of drainage work and the potential costs and legal steps for converting natural watercourses into county drains.
The commissioner said about 16 miles of ditching were planned earlier in the year but storm damage has expanded the list to more than 20 miles needing attention. "Some of these drains that we're looking at haven't been touched in 40, 50 years," he said,…
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