Stormwater staff seek mayor's signature on conservation grant support letter

Stormwater staff told the board the Elkhart County Soil & Water Conservation Districts requested a letter of support for a grant application to continue implementing conservation practices in the Lower Elkhart watershed. The staff member said the city previously partnered on watershed management work and asked the board to authorize the mayor to sign a prepared letter; the board approved that authorization unanimously.

The staff member described the request as a continuation of prior partnership work to update watershed management plans and said the prepared letter would be submitted with the district's application. The transcript records the requested amount as "3.19" but the unit or scale was not clear; the board approved the letter without public objection.