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County Ditch//31 Cleaning <br /> <br />What I think I know. <br /> <br />1. The council approved funding for cleaning of this ditch on Jan. 26th. <br />2. Ditch #31 South of the North boundary of Woodlands is a DNR <br /> "protected tributary stream". <br />3. The ditch was last cleaned in 1988. <br />4. Work is scheduled to begin on the south end of this project on March <br /> 8th. <br />5. We have a meeting scheduled to discuss this project on site at <br /> Woodlands on Feb 26th at 3pm. <br /> <br />Questions I have. <br /> <br /> 1. Did you know this ditch runs through Woodland Trials Park? <br />2. What are the impacts to the Park? <br /> A. How will they access the ditch in the Park? <br /> B. How many, if any, trees will have to be removed to gain access <br /> and do the work? <br /> C. How will the paved trails be protected? <br /> D. How will the wetland in Woodlands be impacted? <br />3. Did the request to have this ditch cleaned come about because of the <br /> "big rain event" last June? <br />4. Will this cleaning solve the problem that the petitioners have? <br />5. Will we have to clean this ditch every 16 years? If so, is there a <br /> better, less costly alternative? <br /> Why did the Park Commission have to find out abut this project <br /> by reading about it in the newspaper?? <br /> <br />Things that might be good to consider. <br /> <br />1. We might be able to enhance the wetland in the park and help manage <br /> the storm water runoff if we plan ahead and build a control structure <br /> in the park. <br />2. Because this is a DNR "protected tributary stream" and it goes <br /> through the park, should we ask for an EAW? <br />3. What is the hurry? Can we wait a year to start this project if all <br /> questions cannot be answered before the ditch cleaning season passes <br /> us by? <br /> <br /> <br />