LaPorte County Drainage Board November 10, 2026

The November 10, 2026 LaPorte County Drainage Board meeting included several drainage maintenance and infrastructure decisions. The board approved an MOU with the City of LaPorte Stormwater District establishing the process for administering $300,000 for improvements to Shurr’s and Travis Ditches; the amount and timing of future annual city contributions remain to be determined. A motion was also made to accept All South Construction’s $19,750 bid for tree and debris removal in Bull Ditch, with the condition that the work leave access for future spraying, but the transcript does not capture a separate vote on that bid. The board formally approved the sole bid for cleaning approximately 4,000 feet of County Line Ditch, though the bid’s total price was not stated; St. Joseph County had authorized the work, and LaPorte County funds would cover costs beyond the neighboring ditch account’s $2,000 balance.

The board deferred putting the Rodman Ditch maintenance work out to bid until staff clarify arrangements with an affected landowner, including a disposal site. It postponed the Monon Railroad Dam discussion to the next meeting to invite the Michigan City Sanitary District, and directed a contractor to correct three shallow drain crossings, obtain permits, and remove an old conduit. On Beaver Dam/Mill Creek Lateral, members discussed recommending a maintained elevation of 755 NAVD 88 and a 100-cubic-feet-per-second capacity, but no final board action is clearly recorded. Other maintenance matters were tabled or continued. No new contract awards beyond the drainage bids described above are clearly documented.