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Resident urges drainage board to finish creek debrushing and repair damaged fences
Summary
At the Delaware County Drainage Board meeting, resident Andrew Crook described heavy equipment activity along No Name Creek that tore through his fences and left cleanup incomplete; contractors and staff said the work was a log‑jam remediation and that a work order and warranty cover additional cleanup.
Andrew Crook, who identified himself at the meeting as living at 6401 South Proctor Road, told the Delaware County Drainage Board that contractors who began clearing brush and trees near No Name Creek last fall did not notify adjacent landowners and left his property with damaged fences and unfinished cleanup. “I was surprised to find one day heavy equipment tearing up my fences and making part of my backyard look like a World War I battlefield without any warning,” Crook said, urging the board to finish the job, remove a large fallen ash tree and repair fences at the north and south corners of his yard.
The surveyor and a contractor who worked on the project described it as an emergency log‑jam removal rather than a full “debrush” project and said some larger logs were left at a neighboring landowner’s request. Jiren Crabtree of JJC Excavating told the board the large fallen log “is covered under warranty” for the work completed and that the contractor will remove it and haul it away under the terms discussed for the project.
Board staff said they had not been aware that property owners along the creek were not notified before work began in that location and that a work order was written for JJC to return and clear remaining large sticks and the downed tree. The surveyor said he inspected the site and expected the contractor to return within a week or two to complete the cleanup, depending on the contractor’s schedule.
Board members pressed staff on whether surveyor office personnel should walk projects with contractors before clearing begins. The surveyor said walking every project is not always feasible—some work happens when staff are unavailable—but encouraged landowners to call him if concerns arise and said staff will aim to improve pre‑work communication where possible.
The board did not take a separate formal vote on this specific complaint; staff recorded a work order to address the cleanup and agreed to follow up with Crook once the contractor schedules the work.
