A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MURRAY COUNTY DITCH AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY DITCH NO. 22 FINAL HEARING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
February 19, 2019 continued to March 21, 2019, The Public Hearing was reconvened on March 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. with the following people present Murray County Commissioners – Thiner, Jens, Welgraven, Kluis and Gunnink. Also present were Heidi E. Winter, Howard Konkol, Travis Radke, Travis Smith, Kurt Deter, Drainage Authority Attorney; Bill Helget – Bolton & Menk, Drainage Authority Engineer; Jim Weideman, Steve Johnson and Duane Bendixen, Ditch Viewers; Jeff Braegelman, Petitioner Attorney; Bruce Sellers, Landowner.
Attorney; Chuck Brandel, Landowner Engineer; 9 Landowners.
Attorney Deter reviewed the status of the project.
MSP that the Ditch Authority favored the Improvement with Storage Alternative D with estimated costs of $435,834.
M to choose Repair Alternative E2 (Tile with Overflow Ditch Both East-West Ditches) with estimated costs of $308,845 when considering Separable Maintenance.
MSP to choose Repair Alternative C (Sloping and Riprap) with estimated costs of $282,170 when considering Separable Maintenance.
MSP to accept the Ditch Viewers Report for the Improvement of Benefits for County Ditch 22 (Total Improvement Benefits $93,410) because the following items have been met: The Viewers’ Report has been made and other proceeding shave been completed under Minnesota Statute 103E; The Viewers’ Report as amended is complete and correct; The damages and benefits for the improvement have been properly determined.
MSP that the Improvement to Murray County Ditch No. 22 will not move forward because the improvement costs of $153,664 exceed benefits of $93,410 by $60,254.
The hearing was adjourned
ATTEST: Heidi E. Winter,
Auditor-Treasurer
A complete copy of these proceedings will be posted for 1 month at the Murray County Government Center, Slayton, MN. And is also available at
www.murraycountymn.com. S, 4/10/2019
