Resident reports private tiling, damaged laterals and flooding concerns for county tile
Jun 23, 2026
Alan Johnson told the board he installed private tile and surface drains where county laterals were missing or destroyed; he urged the county to record updated tile maps and raised the possibility of a reassessment handled by Colin to adjust benefit shares and invoices.
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Alan Johnson, a landowner in District 89, told the Winnebago County Board the private drainage work he completed this year replaced missing or destroyed county laterals and has changed how surface water reaches Beaver Creek. "We started tiling and we ran a main all the way from Beaver Creek along the county tile ... there's a new 18‑inch vein there," Johnson said, describing new laterals and surface drains installed near the road.
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