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Supervisors approve EPA‑17 drainage work and special assessments across several districts
Summary
The Board approved drainage work on EPA 17, authorized Joshua’s Excavation for a $3,200 rock chute job approved by landowner Collin Klingbeil, and adopted joint drainage district special assessments for multiple districts on unanimous votes.
The Emmet County Board of Supervisors on June 9 approved several drainage actions, including work on EPA 17 and joint special assessments across multiple drainage districts.
The Board approved a request for Joshua’s Excavation to perform a rock chute repair on EPA 17 for $3,200; the meeting record notes that landowner Collin Klingbeil approved the work. The Board also approved joint drainage district special assessments on a consent motion, with amounts for specific districts recorded on the meeting spreadsheet (examples listed in the record include assessments ranging from $508.94 to $3,896.68 for individual district lines and an EPA 17 assessment of $4,811.50).
Motions to approve the drainage claims and the expenditures were moved and seconded and passed unanimously. Board members discussed permitting requirements for drainage district work and noted that certain projects must apply for Iowa DNR permits, a point raised earlier by Supervisor Jeff Quastad.
Why it matters: drainage district repairs and assessments affect landowners in the named districts and may create short‑term costs through special assessments; the approval also authorizes immediate repair work where landowners and contractors have agreed to proceed.
What’s next: Contractors may proceed subject to permits and landowner approvals; special assessment amounts are recorded in the meeting paperwork and will be applied per district procedures as approved by the Board.
