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Board adopts redetermination of benefits for County Ditch 12 after landowner payment question
Summary
Chippewa County commissioners adopted findings to begin a redetermination of benefits for County Ditch 12. During the hearing, landowner Nate Spray asked that landowners be allowed five years to pay ROB costs. The motion passed unanimously.
The Board of County Commissioners of Chippewa County on June 16 adopted the Findings and Order establishing a redetermination of benefits and damages for County Ditch #12 following a viewer’s report and public hearing.
Ag/Drainage Inspector Josh Macziewski read the hearing notice and Drainage Viewer Jim Wiedemann presented the viewer’s report. Landowner Nate Spray sought clarity about who would pay for the redetermination and "requested landowners have five years to pay for ROB costs incurred on County Ditch #12." The hearing record shows notices were mailed to impacted landowners on May 27, 2026, posted May 15, 2026, and published in the legal newspaper on May 20, 27 and June 3, 2026.
The board moved to adopt the Findings and Order (motion by Commissioner Kurt Stranberg; second by Commissioner Matt Gilbertson). The motion passed unanimously. The adoption establishes the redetermination process and allows the county to proceed with allocating benefits and potential cost shares; the record does not specify a payment schedule or whether the board set a payment timeline in response to Spray’s request.
The board took no other action on Ditch #12 at the meeting. The next procedural steps for implementing any repairs or cost assessments were not specified in the hearing record.
