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Yankton County drainage panel could be folded into county commission, members told
Summary
Commissioners discussed dissolving the local drainage commission and routing drainage disputes to the Yankton County Commission, which would require an ordinance change and county-commission approval; supporters said it would remove a review step but it must be formally approved by the county.
At a Yankton County drainage commission meeting, commissioners discussed a proposal to eliminate the separate drainage commission and send disputes and appeals directly to the Yankton County Commission, a change that would require amendment of the county drainage ordinance.
Commission members said the move would remove one intermediate review step and could speed resolution of drainage disputes but would have to go through formal ordinance change and final approval by the county commission. A speaker noted that the county commission already appears in the existing ordinance as the drainage board for final decisions, so the change would consolidate process rather than remove local drainage rules.
Members emphasized the procedural steps required: notifying affected parties, obtaining a recommendation from a drainage body, and then seeking final approval from the county commission. No formal motion to change the ordinance was made at this meeting; commissioners said the item would likely appear again for formal consideration and public notice before any change.
The discussion did not produce a timetable. The commission flagged the issue for a future agenda item and noted that any ordinance amendment would be acted on by the county commission rather than by this panel.
