Board of Commissioners Meeting 5/12/2026 (Part 3)

Madison County Board of Commissioners · May 12, 2026

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Signer Ditch Extension (file #1978) — site view and process overview

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The county engineer (speaker 3) presented an on-site ‘view’ of the Signer Ditch Extension, describing watershed boundaries, existing tile and culverts, areas of recurring flooding, and where maintenance currently ends (tree line). He outlined the procedural next steps: a first hearing on June 16, mailing preliminary assessments to watershed property owners, a benefit-cost analysis, reconvening 25–90 days after assessments are mailed for the later hearing, and potential construction timing (generally after crops are off or in winter). He described assessment payment options (up to 45 days topay

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Madison County commissioners heard a presentation on the Signer Ditch Extension (file #1978), approved an NRCS agricultural easement application for a landowner, and approved a memorandum of agreement to start an updated farmland preservation plan; staff also presented agency program statistics and a resident raised a local sewer/ditch rumor during public comment.

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