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Faribault County sets June 2 hearing on partial abandonment of County Ditch 17 Branch A
Summary
The Faribault County Drainage Authority accepted a petition from Blue Earth Light & Water and landowner Andrew Linder to partially abandon a 1,300-foot section of County Ditch #17 Branch A and set a final hearing for June 2, 2026, at 11:15 a.m. at the county courthouse.
The Faribault County Drainage Authority voted May 5 to accept a petition from Blue Earth Light & Water and landowner Andrew Linder to partially abandon a section of County Ditch #17 Branch A and set a final hearing for June 2, 2026, at 11:15 a.m. in the Faribault County Courthouse Board Room. The motion to approve the findings and order was moved by Commissioner Gertrude Paschke and seconded by Commissioner Bill Groskreutz and carried unanimously.
According to the board's findings, the petition was filed on April 27, 2026, and describes a portion of Branch A tile consisting of 1,300 linear feet of 22-inch diameter tile that begins at an outlet in an open ditch and continues across Highway 169. The petitioners are listed as owners of the drained property and include parcel numbers 02.005.0402 (NW quarter-quarter of Section 25, T102N, R27W, Blue Earth Township) and two parcels in Prescott Township (15.032.0701 and 15.032.0700). The board cited Minn. Stat. § 103E.806 in opening proceedings on the petition.
The order directs the county auditor to publish notice of the final hearing once per week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation and to post and mail notice to affected property owners per statutory requirements. The board record identifies Bruce Anderson as chair and Brian Hov as clerk to the board; the motion carried with all four present commissioners voting in favor and one commissioner absent.
