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Drainage board approves funding for Townsend culvert material; crossing to become private and maintained by landowner
Summary
Board approved up to about $1,600 to buy a 4-foot culvert pipe for a private crossing that landowner Chris Townsend will install and maintain under a signed agreement; surveyor will inspect the work before final acceptance.
The drainage board approved funding for pipe material to resolve a longstanding culvert issue affecting a private crossing.
Surveyor (S2) explained the background: a previous installation left an undersized tile and no replaced culvert; Townsend offered to install a 4-foot culvert free of charge if the board would provide material. The suggested material cost was approximately $1,560–$1,600. Under the proposed agreement Townsend would install the pipe and assume maintenance responsibility; the board would pay for material and retain the right to remove the private crossing if the owner failed to maintain it.
A board member urged caution that the drainage board not assume long-term responsibility for a private crossing. Another member called Townsend’s compromise “a good compromise for the drainage board,” recommending the board provide materials while reclassifying the crossing as private once installed.
The surveyor said the office would inspect the installed culvert and ensure the landowner signed a maintenance agreement to be kept on file.
The board voted by roll call to provide the stated funds for the culvert material. Recorded roll call responses were all affirmative.
What’s next: The surveyor will inspect the installed culvert, confirm the signed maintenance agreement is on file and act to remove the crossing if maintenance is not performed as agreed.
