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Soil & Water requests $150,000 transfer to ditch maintenance; petition engineering near completion
Summary
Jason Althouse told the commissioners Soil & Water plans to request a $150,000 transfer into the ditch maintenance fund and that engineering for the Gene Pugh petition is nearly complete; the department presented multi-year spraying/chopping/dip-out plans.
Jason Althouse from Soil & Water met with the board at 11:09 a.m. to present projected 2025 projects and the 2026 plan of work. He said the department will request a $150,000 transfer into the ditch maintenance fund and that engineering on the Gene Pugh petition is nearly complete; a hearing will be scheduled once the petition is submitted to the commissioners.
The department provided detailed plan tables for spraying, chopping and dip-out work covering 2025 and 2026, with project line items and contractor estimates. The minutes include aggregated totals and contractor names; the plan documents attached to the minutes list totals across multiple entries (for example, a grand total figure appears in the project tables). The board asked staff to prepare a resolution to move the $150,000 transfer next week.
Soil & Water's presentation and the accompanying spreadsheets frame the department's budget and operational priorities for ditch maintenance in the county for the coming year.
