Boone County Drainage Board approves Neeless drain vacation, Beckman Park and Whitestown parking drainage

The Boone County Drainage Board voted to approve three routine drainage items and to record an order vacating part of the Neeless legal drain.

A staff member said the board would record an order to vacate the upper portion of the Neeless legal drain tile on the I&C property west of Loveland, north of State Road 32; the board moved, seconded and approved the order so it can be recorded. The transcript does not specify who moved or the roll-call tally.

Carey Daily of Christopher Burke Engineering described Beckman Park Southeast Section 2 as a continuation of a larger subdivision the presenter said would total about 305 lots across roughly 141 acres. Section 2, Daily said, would create about 59 lots on approximately 24 acres at the northeastern portion of the development northwest of County Roads 200 South and 650 East in Whitestown. "We've been through all the calculations and the plans," Daily said, and the project "meets the requirements of the stormwater ordinance and standards," so he recommended approval. The county surveyor's office also reviewed the construction plans and recommended approval. The board approved the drainage for Beckman Park Southeast Section 2.

The board also approved drainage plans for a trailer-parking expansion at Whitestown Business Park (building three). Staff described the site as a roughly 3.5-acre addition to an existing industrial development that includes a roughly 500,000-square-foot warehouse; the expansion will direct stormwater to an existing detention basin that was sized for the overall development and, according to staff, requires no basin modification. The surveyor's office recommended approval and the board approved the drainage.

All three approvals were moved, seconded and accepted by voice vote; the transcript records "aye" responses but does not provide individual roll-call names or tallies.

Next steps and context Staff indicated the recorded order for the Neeless drain will be signed and recorded. For the subdivision and parking projects, staff and the surveyor recommended recording approvals so that construction can proceed under the existing detention-basin design.

Clarifying details - Beckman Park overall: described in the meeting as about 305 lots on about 141 acres; Section 2 described as about 59 lots on about 24 acres (figures given by the engineering presenter). - Whitestown Business Park expansion: described as a roughly 3.5-acre trailer-parking pad adjacent to a roughly 500,000-square-foot warehouse; drainage will route to the existing detention basin. - Neeless legal drain: the board approved an order to vacate the upper portion of the legal drain on the I&C property; the order was prepared for recording (responsible staff: Kathy; reviewer: Beth).

Outcome All three items were approved at the meeting; the transcript does not show detailed roll-call vote totals or mover/second names for the recorded voice votes.

The board moved on to an update on stormwater ordinance revisions (discussed separately).