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Nobles County accepts petition to partially abandon Branch G53 of Judicial Ditch 11B
Summary
County attorneys and staff found a petition sufficient to proceed with a partial abandonment of about 1,175 feet of Branch G53 of Judicial Ditch 11B submitted by Northern States Power (Xcel Energy) and Michael Harberts; the board adopted initial findings and an order to continue proceedings under Minn. Stat. 103E.806.
Nobles County commissioners on Oct. 7 accepted a petition for the partial abandonment of approximately 1,175 feet of Branch G53 of Judicial Ditch 11B after county legal counsel (Rinke Noonan) reviewed the paperwork and found it sufficient to proceed. The petition was filed by Northern States Power (Xcel Energy) and landowner Michael Harberts in connection with an Xcel substation expansion near Reading, Minnesota.
The board adopted the initial findings and an order accepting the petition and directed further proceedings; the transcript notes that, if approved farther in the process, a partial abandonment would shift maintenance responsibility for the affected tile from the Drainage Authority to the private landowners. The petitioners were recorded as responsible for costs associated with the petition. The board cited Minnesota Statute 103E.806 during the discussion of next steps.
