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Clinton County Drainage Board approves agreement for Sarah Taylor Watershed tile replacement
Summary
The Clinton County Drainage Board approved an agreement with the Brewer family and the Hessian Farm Partnership for replacement of roughly 4,000 feet of deteriorated drainage tile along State Road 39. Landowners will front about $110,000; the county will reimburse them interest-free over five years from future assessments.
The Clinton County Drainage Board on June 16 approved an agreement with the Brewer family and the Hessian Farm Partnership to replace about 4,000 feet of failing drainage tile in the Sarah Taylor Watershed along State Road 39 in Jackson Township. Zach, who presented the item, said the landowners will pay for the replacement up front and the drainage board and the county surveyor will reimburse that cost over five years from future assessment revenue.
Zach summarized the condition and finances: “This is in the Sarah Taylor Watershed down here along State Road 39 in Jackson Township,” and he said, “the current balance is -$7,394.46.” He added the watershed currently costs roughly $12,000 a year in maintenance and that replacing the damaged stretch would reduce upstream maintenance for years. Zach said the replacement will be upgraded to a 24-inch tile where practical and that the project “will be about $110,000 that we're paying out of our pocket to fix it and then just be reimbursed at no interest cost over the 5-year period.”
The agreement, as described in the meeting packet, sets the repayment schedule: assessment revenue collected over the next five years would be used to repay the Brewer family and the Hessian Farm Partnership for the upfront costs. A board member noted an assessment hearing is scheduled next month to consider increasing the watershed’s balance. The presenters said a signed copy of the agreement was not with them at the meeting but would be brought for board signatures at the next meeting.
A board member moved to approve the agreement; another seconded. One board member stated, “I'll abstain from obviously voting, but I may make some comments,” and abstained from the vote. The motion carried with two votes in favor and one abstention (2-0, one abstain). The minutes from the board’s May 19 meeting were also approved earlier in the session, and the board adjourned after completing business.
Votes at a glance • Approval of May 19 minutes — Approved unanimously, 3-0. • Approval of Brewer family / Hessian Farm Partnership agreement for Sarah Taylor Watershed tile replacement — Approved, 2-0 with one abstention. Mover and seconder not specified in the transcript.
What happens next The board indicated the signed agreement will be presented at the next meeting and that an assessment hearing to raise the watershed balance is scheduled for the coming month. The board did not provide an exact timeline for construction in the transcript.
