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Board directs county attorney to share 28E draft as supervisors back New Hampton water extension
Summary
Chickasaw County supervisors expressed consensus to support bringing water to the north side of New Hampton and directed the county attorney to share a draft 28E agreement with the City of New Hampton; Chair Hackman abstained on the formal 28E motion.
Chickasaw County supervisors agreed July 20 to support county participation in phase 2 of a City of New Hampton water-main project aimed at extending service to rural property owners on the town’s north side. The meeting included a representative of New Hampton Transfer & Storage, Jonas Schwickerath; the board said the county purpose was to bring water to the affected area.
On a motion by Supervisor Cerwinske, seconded by Supervisor Suckow, the board directed County Attorney David Laudner to share a draft 28E agreement between the City of New Hampton and Chickasaw County with city officials. The motion carried with votes recorded as Ayes: Cerwinske, Suckow, Breitbach, Carter; Abstained: Hackman. The minutes record that the board’s consensus favored county participation for the benefit of rural property owners.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the county attorney will provide the 28E draft to the city for review. The board did not adopt a funding amount in open session; details about county financial commitments were not specified in the minutes.
