(Spirit Lake)– The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 today (Tues.) to scrap a drainage project on the northeast side of Milford, in what’s known as branch 33 of Drainage District 50. A bid was awarded on the project almost a year ago, but it was delayed after technicalities arose. The cost has now more than doubled, soaring to $760,000 for a project that would serve about 40 acres.
Supervisor Steve Clark said drainage districts were originally intended for areas that are entirely agricultural, adding that is no longer the case in this area where commercial development has occurred…
That didn’t sit well with a businessman who owns some storage units in that area…
Steve Anderson, Superintendent of the Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District, said there’s a major sewer lift station in that area that’s also being threatened…
The supervisors did authorize the engineer to proceed with a reclassification of that area as some bills for some work that’s already been done there will need to be paid.
