Board accepts petition and schedules hearing on partial abandonment of County Ditch #17 Branch A; record contains a conflicting hearing date

The Faribault County Drainage Authority adopted findings and a resolution June 16 accepting a petition from Blue Earth Light & Water and landowner Andrew Linder to partially abandon a 1,300‑linear‑foot portion of County Ditch #17 Branch A tile (22‑inch diameter) under Minn. Stat. § 103E.806. The petition identifies the affected parcels in Blue Earth and Prescott townships. The minutes record the board action as "Groskreutz/Paschke motion carried unanimously to approve to Consider findings and an order to set the CD26A Lateral Project Contracts Acceptance Hearing for Tuesday July 21st, 2026, at 11:15am at the Faribault County Courthouse Board Room."

The signed order that accompanies the findings includes the board's acceptance of the petition and directs publication and mailed notice to affected property owners. That order also contains a conflicting line that states "A hearing to consider the petition shall be held on June 2nd, 2026, at 11:15 a.m." The meeting record directs the Auditor to publish notice once per week for three successive weeks and to mail notice to affected owners; given the inconsistency in calendar dates in the record, the July 21, 2026 hearing date (the date specified in the board motion) should be considered the scheduled date pending the Auditor's published notice and mailed notices required by the order.

The petitioners were identified in the record as Blue Earth Light & Water and Andrew Linder; parcels affected are listed by parcel numbers and legal descriptions in the meeting record. The order cites Minn. Stat. § 103E.806 as the statutory basis for partial abandonment procedures; the minutes do not record any public comments or opposition at the June 16 meeting.