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Engineer outlines options, costs for Drainage District 116 improvements; hearing scheduled
Summary
An engineer presented options for improving laterals 12 and 14 in Drainage District 116 (0.5/0.75/1.0-inch drainage coefficients), with assessable estimates near $385,000'$400,000 per lateral for the 0.5-inch option; the board set a formal hearing for Sept. 8 at 9:00 a.m.
Kossuth County supervisors heard and accepted an engineer's report on potential improvements to Drainage District 116, focusing on Lateral 12 and its outlet Lateral 14. Tyler Connolly, the appointed professional engineer with Bolden Mink, explained alternatives using 0.5-, 0.75- and 1.0-inch drainage coefficients and pipe-sizing options. He said the 0.5-inch option produced assessable cost estimates just under $400,000 for Lateral 12 and roughly $385,000'$386,000 for Lateral 14, with per-acre calculations detailed in the report.
Tyler told the board that improvement projects require at least a preliminary reclassification of benefited lands, noted remonstrance rules (a majority of owners representing 70% of benefited acreage can stop an improvement), and outlined notification/annexation implications. The board set the formal hearing date for the DD116 improvement for Sept. 8 at 9:00 a.m. and directed staff to publish notices; the transcript records the cost figures as engineer estimates and the hearing date as scheduled.
