The Murray County Commissioners approved a slate of ditch inspection reports for repair. Fifteen reports came before the board with all approved except 2019-36 and 2019-37.
Inspection report 2019-45 involved Mason Township owner, Phil Gervais. The landowners is attempting to sort out possible answers for a zoning question involving a hog finishing barn, a conservation-related tree planting, a forgotten ditch tile line, and severe 2019 weather conditions.
Inspector, Travis Radke, presented a repair petition for a tile located underneath the trees that were planted by mistake on top of the system. Commissioner Jim Kluis shared the landowner wasn’t aware of the time and additionally it doesn’t show up on any of the maps.
Apparently the 100 year old time line had been overlooked at some point. However in order to repair the tile, either the trees will need to be removed or the tile line relocated.
Gervais had agreed to plant the trees as a condition for his useage permit from the zoning board. He commented, “It seems to make the most sense to take out the trees, repair the tile, and get on with life.”
The problem with that scenario is the cost for the amendment to a conditional use permit is $750.
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