11/9/26 Hamilton County Drainage Board Meeting

The Hamilton County, Indiana, Drainage Board met on November 9, 2026. The board approved setting November 23 as the bid date for its 2027 rural and urban maintenance contracts and jetting, televising, and related services. It also approved a resolution documenting exigent circumstances on Blue Woods Creek to support FEMA eligibility. Following that resolution, the board authorized an RFP for full reconstruction of Blue Woods Creek and requests for quotes for engineering and construction of a temporary diversion. No dollar amounts or selected vendors were stated. The board also recommended accepting two Beaver Gravel Corporation sureties related to Featherston Gravel Extraction and Berm Removal; no vote on that recommendation is recorded in the transcript.

Other business included drainage and subdivision hearings and variance approvals, including floodplain work and proposed culverts; the board set December 18 hearings for the Sly Run Drain proposal and the Gatewood Lakes partial vacation request. A requested easement purchase remained tabled, as did a non-enforcement request involving a fence encroachment. Project updates noted ongoing work on the J. S. McCarty Drain Phase Two and substantially complete work on the Elwood Wilson and Anchorage drain projects. Staff said they were reviewing procurement practices to meet FEMA requirements and support reimbursement.