steele ditch #23-04
Per the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 940.20, you are hereby given notice that a petition has been filed at the Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) for the Steele Ditch #23-04. Work to consist of ditch reconstruction beginning on the west side of Williams Road (approximately 500 feet north of Bowman Road) to an adequate outlet (approximately 1,800 feet to the west). In addition, grade stabilization structures will be needed to address multiple areas of gully erosion coming off of adjacent property. Ditch has extensive sediment buildup and cattail growth resulting from field erosion. House drain(s) are now at least 1 foot below ditch bottom and causing damage to crawl space/foundation on at least one house. All work to be performed in Section 10 of Defiance Township.
The Board of Supervisors of the Defiance SWCD has preliminarily accepted this request for assistance on November 21, 2023 and in accordance with 940.19 ORC, has set a View and a Public Hearing concerning this project.
The Board of Supervisors will conduct a View for the Steele Ditch #23-04. This view is to inform landowners about the proposed improvement’s location and the drainage issues intended to be addressed by the proposed improvement. The View is scheduled for January 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The View will be held at the Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District’s large meeting room, located at 06879 Evansport Road, Suite C, Defiance, Ohio 43512.
The Board of Supervisors will also conduct a Public Hearing for the Steele Ditch #23-04. This hearing is scheduled for March 7, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. and will also be held at the Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District’s large meeting room, located at 06879 Evansport Road, Suite C, Defiance, Ohio 43512. At this hearing, the Supervisors will present the Preliminary Report and hear any comments or evidence offered by any landowner for or against the proposed improvement. The Preliminary Report will be available for review one week prior to the public hearing, at:
https://www.defianceswcd.org/steele-ditch-23-04.html
Hard copies of the Preliminary Report may be requested by contacting the Defiance SWCD office.
As with all petition projects, all costs of engineering, construction, and future maintenance of the proposed improvement will be assessed to the benefitting parcels of land. If you have received this letter, the parcel(s) that you own are within the project’s watershed (drainage area) and your land will be assessed if the project moves forward.
A landowner may file, not more than twenty-one (21) days after the date of the View, an amendment to the original petition that expands the length of the proposed improvement, provided that the amendment does not expand the area to be benefitted by the proposed improvement. Also, any landowner receiving this notice may comment on the proposed improvement in writing before or in person at the hearing on the petition. An amendment to the petition may be filed or written comments on the proposed improvement may be submitted to: Defiance SWCD, 06879 Evansport Road, Suite C, Defiance, Ohio 43512 or e-mailed to:
[email protected]
Please make specific reference to “Steele Ditch #23-04” and list your parcel number(s) within the correspondence. Written comments must reach our office by 4:00 p.m. the regular business day prior to the Public Hearing.
Additional project information may be obtained by visiting the Defiance SWCD website at:
https://www.defianceswcd.org/steele-ditch-23-04.html
Questions can be answered by calling (419) 782-1794.
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