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Hewitt board approves culvert and ditch work after split votes and an amendment
Summary
After an initial $20,500 estimate failed on a 3-2 vote, the Village of Hewitt approved replacing the 7th and Fir Street culvert and ditching and separately resolved cost-sharing for a driveway culvert at 10847 7th Street, with recorded yes/no votes and an amendment requiring the resident to pay the driveway cost.
The Village of Hewitt Board debated multiple motions related to culvert and ditch work at its June 10 meeting and recorded several split votes before approving work and cost responsibilities.
An initial motion to authorize Wood County Highway Department to replace the culvert at Fir and 7th Street, install ditching and replace the driveway culvert at 10847 7th Street at an estimated cost of $20,500 failed (Yes: Cassie Horn, Travis Wienke; No: Tom Iwanski, Dan Sommers, Marlene Stueland).
The Board then approved a narrower motion to replace the 7th Street and Fir Street culvert and associated ditching (Yes: Cassie Horn, Tom Iwanski, Dan Sommers; No: Travis Wienke). Separately, the Board debated responsibility for the driveway culvert at 10847 7th Street: an original motion would have replaced the driveway culvert if the resident shared the cost. Board member Dan Sommers moved an amendment requiring the resident to pay the full cost; the amendment passed (Yes: Dan Sommers, Tom Iwanski, Marlene Stueland; No: Cassie Horn, Travis Wienke). After the amendment, the amended motion to replace the driveway culvert with the resident paying the cost passed (Yes: Dan Sommers, Tom Iwanski, Marlene Stueland; No: Cassie Horn, Travis Wienke).
Board members discussed scheduling paving over the replaced culvert at the corner of 7th and Fir Street for 2027. The decisions were taken as discrete motions with recorded votes; no emergency funding or outside approvals were reported during the meeting.
