LaPorte County Drainage Board October 13, 2026

The LaPorte County Drainage Board met October 13, 2026, to review drainage maintenance and project work. The board approved payment of Alop Excavating’s $10,000 claim for completed Moon Ditch work. It also accepted a bid to mow basin No. 3 for the Cypio Sunrise project, although the amount was not clear in the transcript. For O’Hara Rice ditch work, members approved both ditch dipping ($14,750) and mowing near the horse area ($21,500), with Alop Excavating identified in the discussion; the board noted the work would be funded temporarily from the general fund. A Galena Meadows mowing bid of $8,850 was tabled pending a site visit because members raised concerns that mowing alone would not address the drainage and pond-level problems.

The board voted not to pay Davey Resource Group’s approximately $9,000 spring invoice, citing work that members said was incomplete or not performed to specification. Members also discussed requiring on-site surveyor oversight and monthly reporting for drain crossings; a motion to contact St. Joseph County and pursue bids passed, though the transcript does not fully clarify the arrangement. The board tabled a drain-crossings application for multiple ditches until next month. Separately, the meeting reported that Amazon awarded HLCA $40,000 for invasive-weed treatments and fish estimates, and HLCA plans to apply for additional grants.