Drainage Board Meeting 10-27-26

Grant County Drainage Board meeting, October 27, 2026: The board discussed claims and maintenance expenses, including work associated with Hollis, Back Creek, and other drainage areas; vendors mentioned in the claims included McCain Brothers, Cook, John’s Repair, and IMI Aggregates. The board approved a motion allocating a GDIF-to-maintenance loan among Crane Pond ($20,653), Herps ($7,726.52), Little Black Creek ($348.36), and Long Branch ($1,257.18). A separate L&W claim related to Taylor Creek was deferred because the board lacked a voting quorum. Members also discussed improving communication with the board before work exceeds $4,000, but no formal change to that process is evident in the transcript. The surveyor was asked to pursue estimates and availability from additional firms for a legal description; no firm was selected or contract awarded.

The board debated assessment categories and timing for the proposed Back Creek project, with a rough cost estimate of about $1 million for the project area. No hearing date or final assessment schedule was set; the board planned to revisit progress in November. At a public hearing on Cart Creek Open (No. 664), residents asked for a lower rate in light of existing Cart Creek Tile assessments. The board discussed changing the proposed $10-per-acre rate to $1.50 per acre and setting a $100 home-site charge, while retaining a $10 parcel charge, $20 minimum, and four-year collection period; the transcript does not clearly record a final vote on those rates. The board approved its 2027 meeting dates. A motion to send a tree-removal letter for Pipe Creek failed for lack of a second.