Informational meeting opened on DD 116 outlet after landowner opposition; engineer to verify remonstrance threshold

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors opened an informational meeting June 2 on a petition proposing a possible outlet on Drainage District (DD) 116 Lats 12 and 14. Supervisor Josh Waechter moved to open the meeting; Supervisor Kyle Stecker seconded and the roll-call vote was unanimous.

Tyler Conley of Bolton & Menk presented the petition, answered questions from the board and attendees, and reported that some landowners and tenants expressed opposition to moving forward with the outlet. Conley told the board he would "verify whether those landowners/tenants consist of at least 50% of the property owners with 70% of the acres that would be needed for a remonstrance," which — if confirmed — would eliminate the need to proceed with the project.

The informational meeting served to allow presentation and questions; no final decision or assessment was made at the June 2 session. The next step described on the record is Conley’s verification of ownership and acreage percentages; the transcript does not specify a deadline for that verification.

If Conley finds the opposition meets the statutory remonstrance thresholds, the board would not move forward with the petition; if it does not, the county could proceed to subsequent steps for a drainage project petition. The transcript does not state a projected timeline for any formal hearing or final action following the verification.

The board closed the informational meeting by unanimous roll call later in the session.