Scott County Ditch and County Board of Commissioners: May 7, 2024

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Areas of Interest (5)

Potential 'functional abandonment' of multiple County ditches due to excessive repair costs versus benefits.
Major discrepancies in benefit rolls; e.g., CD 13 covers 6,000 acres but only 718 are on the benefits roll.
Budgetary strain on County Ditch 10 and 4 due to ongoing repair costs and negative balances.
Upcoming redetermination of benefits process for CD 13 to modernize cost distribution.
Liability concerns regarding private landowner maintenance of public drainage systems.

Approval of August 1, 2023 meeting minutes

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Adopt Resolution 20124-137 regarding 2023 drainage expenditures

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Adjourn the meeting

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The cost of repairing the ditch will exceed the benefit. It's just too much of a burden to repair it.
— Joe Hail

Functional AbandonmentDiscussing the legal concept of functional abandonment for CD 12.

I signed anywhere from 6 to 24 inches [of sediment]; there's one spot that had more than 24 inches.
— Joe Hail

Maintenance NeedsAssessing sediment accumulation in Joint Ditch 3.

Joe HailStaff

Presented drainage ditch inspection reports and maintenance proposals.

Chris LogiCounty Ditch Administrator

Presented anticipated ditch leans for the 2025 tax cycle.

John FriesLandowner

Consulted regarding flooding susceptibility and ditch abandonment on CD 12.

Kermit BergLandowner

Consulted regarding flooding susceptibility and ditch abandonment on CD 12.

Kenneth BergLandowner

Consulted regarding flooding susceptibility and ditch abandonment on CD 12.

Scott CountyCedar Lake TownshipBelle Plaine TownshipSpring Lake TownshipSand Creek TownshipLydia communityCredit River (Credit River Township)

20124-137

Approving County records of drainage ditch expenditures for Scott County for 2023.