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Dickinson Co. Supervisors Suspend Upcoming Drainage Project On North Side Of Milford

April 05, 2022 Steve Schwaller

(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors today (Tues.) voted unanimously to delay for 90 days a project in Drainage District 50 on the north side of Milford. They took the action after learning the final cost is going to be double from what was originally projected. Colin Klingbeil, an engineer with Jacobson-Westergard, told the supervisors it’s based on previously unforeseen utility conflicts and other issues that have come up on the project for which a bid has been awarded. Klingbeil says development took place over the existing tile line is also considerably adding to the cost…

“Being forced to move the tile to the city street right-of-way, just in terms of cost of construction, added $148,000 to the project. Not from the original estimate, but just overall. So that’s another issue with this is that there’s these properties that built structures over the existing tile and it adds additional cost to the project. And so the question comes up, who should really bare the burden of that cost?”

Klingbeil added the county will need to sit down with city officials to negotiate an easement agreement for use of city of street right-of-way for the new tile route. He recommend the supervisors hold another public hearing once that agreement and other factors are worked out…

“There’s enough stuff that has changed and the price increase and everything that we feel the landowners that would utilize this new tile, should be brought in and made aware of this stuff to see if it changes their thoughts on the project and see where we should go.”

Supervisors Steve Clark and Tim Fairchild will represent the county in negotiations with the city.