Board allows developer limited encroachment for Kersner Commons sewer work

May 12, 2026

Grant County drainage board voted to permit a developer to place sanitary‑sewer manhole access and a temporary 30‑ft working right‑of‑way inside the 75‑ft Jefferson Ditch easement for Kersner Commons phase 2A; the approval requires the developer to restore grading and pay costs. One board member opposed.

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Andrea Masvero, a representative of 1846 Enterprises, told the Grant County Drainage Board that her firm is working with Taylor University on Kersner Commons phase 2A, a planned 22‑lot residential subdivision in the Jefferson Ditch watershed. "We know how important farmland is and these drains are," Masvero said, and said engineers were hired to minimize impacts.

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