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MAR 171982 ,SOK -49 Mul 208 <br />Engineer Davis explained the situation and then <br />displayed a map to the Board. He asked the Board for the <br />authority to have a survey made of the existing ditch. Mr. <br />. Davis hoped to clear land on Mrs. Hansen's property and open <br />up the drainage to the pipe on Roseland Road by hand - not <br />by using heavy equipment. He continued that he was asking <br />for permission to do selective maintenance work. c <br />Commissioner Bird asked if the County had a legal or <br />moral obligation in this matter. <br />The Attorney advised that the County was not under any <br />legal obligation to provide that drainage. <br />Commissioner Bird wondered if this would be setting a <br />legal precedent once this improvement was made. <br />The Attorney noted it would appear that if the County <br />accepted the easement from Mrs. Hansen, they would be <br />obligated to maintain it forever. <br />Discussion followed about possibility of putting in new <br />ditches and pipes. It was pointed out that Roseland had a <br />lot of natural drainage. <br />Frank Zorc,'on behalf of his father, approached the <br />Board and stated that he was concerned about the meandering <br />aspect of the easement and felt it should be aligned <br />properly. He commented that this drainage problem had been <br />present for 33 years; since his father lived there. Mr. <br />Zorc noted that his father had offered to give the County a <br />permanent easement, and asked that his pond be filled in and <br />phased out. <br />Discussion followed about working out an agreement with <br />the property owners. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Wodtke, seconded by <br />Commissioner Fletcher, to authorize the Attorney to draft a <br />proposed agreement with the property owners necessary to <br />give the County access, on a temporary basis, to assist the <br />