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Board advances three-year maintenance plan for Flegal Ditch and votes to advertise new assessment rate
Summary
The drainage board described long-standing muck and broken tile in the Flegal Ditch, proposed a roughly $30,000 annual maintenance program spread over three years, and voted to advertise a $5-per-acre assessment with a $50 minimum to help fund the program.
Chair detailed the condition of the Flegal Ditch, which runs northwest of Prairie and Scott townships, saying repeated muck buildup and broken tile are preventing the system from carrying runoff and backing water into adjacent muck fields. He said the ditch has not had a hearing since 1982 and that several tile sections require replacement.
To address repeated overloads and improve maintenance, the chair…
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