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Martinsville council authorizes petition to designate Hilldale Cemetery lateral a regulated drain
Summary
The council authorized sending a petition to the county drainage board asking that the Hilldale Cemetery lateral be designated a regulated drain under Indiana statute, creating a separate assessment fund for future maintenance; the motion carried at the Feb. 23 meeting.
The Martinsville Common Council on Feb. 23 authorized city staff to petition the county drainage board to designate the Hilldale Cemetery lateral as a regulated drain under Indiana state statute.
A city staff member explained that the county has committed READY grant funds to clean the lateral and that designating it a regulated drain would enable the drainage board to create a separate assessment fund to pay for ongoing maintenance. The staff speaker said the lateral was already part of the broader Hilldale drainage watershed and that, per the petition, no additional assessments would be required of the adjacent landowners beyond the existing Hilldale drainage assessments.
Council members asked questions about the location and scope of the lateral and noted a drawing (not included in the meeting packet) shows the lateral flowing roughly perpendicular to Artisia Boulevard. After discussion, council voted to forward the petition to the drainage board; the motion carried.
Under Indiana state statute procedures referenced at the meeting, the drainage board will consider the petition and vote on whether to regulate the lateral. The council’s authorization sends the request to that board; the drainage board is the entity that will make any final determination and, if approved, administer assessments for maintenance going forward.
