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Drainage Service District assessments pass 2–1; commissioner urges review of fee structure
Summary
At a time‑certain hearing June 16, the Klamath County Board approved Drainage Service District assessments and related budget items despite a 2–1 vote split: Commissioners Minty and Nichols voted in favor and Commissioner DeGroot opposed. Commissioner Nichols asked the board to study a tiered fee approach to better account for differing land uses.
At a 1:20 p.m. time‑certain hearing on June 16, the Klamath County Board of Commissioners opened the Drainage Service District meeting, held the public hearing on the district budget for fiscal year 2026–27 and adopted the district budget and appropriations. Finance Director Vickie Noel presented the hearing; no members of the public offered comment.
When the board moved to impose assessments for the Drainage Service District for FY 2026–27 and to adopt associated resolutions, the minutes record that Commissioners Minty and Nichols voted in favor and Commissioner DeGroot voted opposed on the recorded measures (BR2026‑036 and BR2026‑037). Both measures were approved 2–1.
During commissioner reports later in the meeting, Commissioner Nichols called for the board to examine the county’s drainage assessment methodology, suggesting the county study a tiered approach that would distinguish between large commercial tax lots and residential tax lots because uses and impacts on drainage systems differ. Commissioner Nichols said, “Next year I'd like the Board to look at that fee system and look at a tiered based approach because. Uses amongst tax lots are very different in Klamath County and if you have a large commercial tax lot vice a residential tax lot I would say what you're doing to that drainage system is significantly different.”
The meeting minutes record the votes and the passage of the assessments; they do not provide additional details about the assessment formula, dollar amounts, or planned next steps for the requested study. The Drainage Service District items were adopted as recorded (BR2026‑036, BR2026‑037, BR2026‑038).
