Worth County drainage board approves reclassification schedule, closes annexation hearing

The Board of Supervisors of Worth County, acting for Drainage District No. 10, approved a reclassification schedule with changes and closed a public hearing during a meeting at the Worth County Courthouse on April 6, 2026. The meeting convened at 10:15 a.m. and adjourned at 10:16 a.m.

Enos Loberg, chairperson, called the meeting to order and confirmed a quorum that included Vice-Chairperson A.J. Stone and Supervisor Mark Smeby. Auditor Jacki Backhaus and Drainage Clerk Chelsey Doty were present, and AgriVia engineer Jacob Hagan participated in the discussion. Landowners Marion Helgeson and Ronald Helgeson attended in person; a participant listed as C.J. joined via Zoom.

Jacob Hagan reported the only changes since the filing were removing two parcels from the annexation and lowering one other parcel to the minimum classification. Hagan said he asked whether anyone was on Zoom and recommended approving the reclassification schedule “as filed.”

Supervisor Mark Smeby moved to approve the day’s agenda and A.J. Stone seconded; the motion carried. Smeby later moved, with Stone seconding, to close the public hearing on the annexation and reclassification schedule; the motion carried on a roll-call vote in which each supervisor recorded a yea.

The board then considered action on the reclassification schedule. A.J. Stone moved to approve the schedule with the described changes; Mark Smeby seconded. A roll-call vote recorded each supervisor voting yea and the motion carried. The board subsequently adopted a motion to adjourn, moved by A.J. Stone and seconded by Mark Smeby, and the meeting ended at 10:16 a.m.

The minutes were attested by Drainage Clerk Chelsey Doty. Details noted in the record include the two parcels removed from annexation and one parcel lowered to minimum classification; no dollar amounts, parcel identifiers, or further procedural deadlines were specified in the transcript.