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Trustees move to clear blocked tiles on Timberbrook after resident complaints; County engineer to inspect
Summary
After repeated drainage complaints from Timberbrook residents, trustees coordinated County Engineer inspection and had Roto-Rooter clear blocked field tile; trustees debated whether township was responsible to replace tiles.
Residents repeatedly raised stormwater and standing-water complaints at Timberbrook Lane; trustees investigated, received a prosecutor opinion on liability and directed the road superintendent to have blocked tile cleaned as a first remedy.
Early in the year Rev. Decker reported ponding on his property. Mr. Montgomery and trustees inspected the drainage and received an opinion from the County Prosecutor that township ditching serves roadway drainage and may not be obligated to repair private tile. County engineering staff later met with trustees and recommended options ranging from repairing specific plugged tiles to installing new ditches; trustees authorized Roto-Rooter to clean blocked tiles and instructed staff to report back on whether further action was necessary.
Nut graf: The board resolved to address immediate blockages — Roto-Rooter cleared the tile blockages — but emphasized that full replacement of tiles or wider tile projects would be reviewed case-by-case because legal responsibility depended on where the source water originated and whether township road drainage had damaged adjoining property.
Trustees also agreed to notify affected residents about responsibilities and to document outcomes for future policy clarity.
Ending: Trustees asked the County Engineer for a written recommendation and left the record that the township would only repair tile sections when road drainage clearly caused the damage or after a board review of each case.
