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Cottonwood County Ditch Authority continues hearings, adopts findings for multiple ditches
Summary
The board, acting as the Ditch Authority, continued hearings for CD30, CD14, CD31 and JD2 to May 6 and adopted findings and orders for numerous other county ditches as part of the countywide redetermination process.
Acting as the Ditch Authority, the Cottonwood County Board continued several ditch redetermination hearings and adopted findings for numerous drainage systems.
Why it matters: Redeterminations can change benefits, responsibilities and assessments tied to county drainage systems; they affect landowners, drainage districts and county maintenance responsibilities.
Scott Henderson, lead viewer with H2O Overviewers, summarized the continuation of final hearings for Groups 1 and 2 of countywide redeterminations. The board voted to continue hearings for CD30, CD14, CD31 and JD2 to May 6 as time allows on the agenda, and it adopted findings and orders for ditches not continued. The minutes list the ditches with adopted findings and orders: CD20, CD11, CD15, CD16, CD21 (open), CD21 (tile), CD23, CD27, CD32, CD34, CD37, CD39, CD41, consolidated JD2, JD5, JD7, JD19, JD22 and JD32.
The minutes record the board’s motions as unanimous; they do not include the detailed viewer reports, maps, or revised benefit schedules that typically accompany redetermination documents. Landowners and affected parties should consult the county coordinator’s office or H2O Overviewers for the full redetermination materials and next hearing notices.
Next steps: Continued hearings for the four listed ditches are scheduled for May 6 if time allows; additional documentation and the adopted findings will be kept on file in the County Coordinator’s office.
