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Clinton County drainage board tables AT&T subdivision, approves Black Beauty Farm and schedules watershed hearings
Summary
At a Clinton County Drainage Board meeting, members voted 3-0 to table a Ponton/AT&T two‑lot subdivision amid cleanup and zoning questions, unanimously approved the Black Beauty Farm one‑lot subdivision, and set eight watershed assessment hearings for 10:15 a.m. on July 21.
The Clinton County Drainage Board on May 5 voted 3-0 to table consideration of a proposed two‑lot subdivision tied to an AT&T fiber installation on a Ponton property, approved a one‑lot subdivision dubbed Black Beauty Farm, and scheduled eight watershed assessment hearings for July 21 at 10:15 a.m.
The Chair said the Ponton parcel along U.S. 52 in Perry Township raised concerns about site condition and buildability that should be addressed before the board acts. A presenter reported shallow groundwater—“the depth of the water table on the site is 6 to 15 inches”—and cited an NRCS web soil‑survey note of potential ponding at the southern end of the site. "We had hoped Houzz would be here to shed some light on it," the presenter said, noting the developer’s engineer was not present.
Liz, a county staff member, told the board that AT&T plans to purchase the parcel to place a fiber structure and has applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special exception. She explained that because a utility may take possession rather than use an easement, the lot must meet minimum subdivision and buildability standards so it could be used for a house or business if the utility later vacated it. Liz said the zoning and state‑law framework limits how the county can treat utility applications.
Given the outstanding questions and the absence of the developer’s engineer, the board voted to table the Ponton/AT&T item. "So I moved to table," the Chair said; the motion carried 3-0.
On a separate item the board approved the Black Beauty Farm one‑lot subdivision in Ross Township near County Road 900 West. The presenter reported the site's water table ranged from about 6 to 18 inches and noted no flooding or ponding concerns. Liz told the board the property had already received three approvals from the Board of Zoning Appeals; she said the confined‑feeding operation on nearby land is owned by family members and that the BZA required a covenant in the subdivision documents specifying that future owners could not object to expansion of the confined‑feeding operation. The board approved the subdivision 3-0.
The board also agreed to staff’s recommendation to schedule eight watershed assessment hearings and to pursue three additional joint watershed hearings with Boone County. The hearings were set for July 21 at 10:15 a.m. The motion to place the hearings on the calendar was recorded verbally as "Motion by Kevin, second by Bert," and the scheduling vote was 3-0.
During other business a board member reported an obstruction in a tile that runs under a Boone County road in the Kirkland watershed and asked that Rick bring the county jet truck to attempt to clear the line; Boone County officials may excavate the road if jetting is unsuccessful. The meeting concluded after the board moved to adjourn.
Minutes adopted, the tabling of the Ponton/AT&T subdivision, the Black Beauty Farm approval, and the schedule for watershed hearings were among the formal actions recorded by the board.
