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Landowner asks trustees for culvert under Highway 59 to relieve field flooding
Summary
Landowner Otto Postma told trustees Dec. 17 that the highway is preventing drainage from his field and requested a culvert under Highway 59; trustees took no immediate construction action but appointed an engineering firm to study the district.
Landowner Otto Postma told the O’Brien County Drainage Trustees on Dec. 17 that water is being kept from draining off his property by the highway and requested a culvert under Highway 59 to move water out of his field. The minutes record Postma’s concern but show no immediate commitment to construct a culvert.
Trustees accepted a petition to pursue improvements to Drainage District 4 at the same meeting and appointed Bolton & Menk to prepare an engineering report. The appointment of an engineering firm typically precedes technical review of drainage paths, culvert sizing, ownership questions and potential coordination with highway authorities; the minutes did not specify whether county highway authorities or the state would need to approve any work under Highway 59. Funding sources, timeline, and any permit needs were not specified in the minutes.
