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County hires Burke Engineering for floodplain management work up to $15,000

Board of Commissioners of Allen County · January 9, 2026
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Summary

Surveyor Mike Fruchey said the county assumed floodplain management outside Fort Wayne and New Haven and cut a backlog from 28 to 17 cases; the board approved a Christopher B. Burke Engineering LLC contract for floodplain consulting not to exceed $15,000.

Surveyor Mike Fruchey told the commissioners that Allen County has assumed floodplain management responsibilities except within Fort Wayne and New Haven and that his office reduced a backlog of 28 cases to 17. To assist with remaining cases and paperwork management, the board approved a contract with Christopher B. Burke Engineering LLC for floodplain management consulting in an amount not to exceed $15,000; Commissioner Therese M. Brown moved approval and Commissioner Ronald W. Turpin seconded; motion carried 2-0.

The contract is intended to address case work and paperwork associated with county-administered floodplain management; the minutes do not provide line-item spending detail beyond the $15,000 cap.