July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Drainage plans OK'd (3/14/05)
Commissioners table action on third request
By By Mike Snyder-
Drainage plans for two projects were approved and another was tabled this morning by Jay County Commissioners.
The commissioners, meeting as the county drainage board, gave their OK to drainage plans for a west Portland subdivision and a spec building east of Dunkirk.
But they tabled action on a proposed subdivision on the south side of Portland until project developer Jason Bullard has obtained an easement for a proposed new storm drain that will be the outlet for a detention pond.
The development, which would be located south of Floral Avenue near General Shanks Elementary School, would be called Hidden Cove.
The Portland Planning Commission has approved the primary plat for the subdivision. Bill Milligan, director of Jay/Portland Building and Planning, was in attendance at this morning’s commissioners meeting. He said there are some “issues” to work out with the subdivision.
Plans for Hidden Cove were reviewed this morning by the commissioners.
Commissioners Faron Parr, Milo Miller Jr. and Gary Theurer approved drainage plans for two other projects.
The first, Imel Subdivision Phase II, will be located on the northeast corner of Charles and Main streets on the west side of Portland. The key drainage feature will be a large detention pond.
Also approved were drainage plans for a speculative industrial building being constructed by the Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation east of Dunkirk, just south of county road 400 South.
The new building will be located to the north of the town’s current industrial park.
Plans for the spec building drainage were approved despite a concern expressed by Jay County surveyor Brad Daniels.
Daniels said that although the plans do meet county requirements, the direction of the water flow could impede future industrial development in the area.
In a related matter, Bettie Jacobs, administrator/educator for the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, said that many project developers are not submitting plans for sediment run-off, as required.
That requirement, Rule 5, is part of the federal Clean Water Act. It says that any project in which one acre or more is disturbed requires filing of a plan. The most visible impact of the requirement is normally a plastic barrier installed around the perimeter of the project — as in those seen along state highways during road reconstruction.
Jacobs said the rule of thumb used is that a house and garage do not fall under Rule 5, but a house, garage and outbuilding would be covered by the rule.
Milligan said this morning that he believed Rule 5 applied to projects of five acres or more.
The commissioners told both Milligan and Daniels they should refer developers of projects to the soil and water conservation district to determine if complying with Rule 5 is required.
Also this morning, Daniels told the commissioners and rural Dunkirk residents Dru and Selena Hall that a Wells County surveyor will begin today investigating persistent flooding problems along county road 1000 West, south of county road 400 South.
The Halls approached the drainage board last month seeking a solution to the problem, which leaves large pools of water trapped along the east side of county road 1000 West.
“It’s somewhat becoming a health problem out there. It’s there all the time. It never goes away,” Selena Hall said today.
In other business, the commissioners:
•Wrote off a debt of approximately $331 for work on a tile that was improperly done nearly 20 years ago in an area of Penn Township that is not assessed for drainage purposes.
The area, which has never been assessed, was in the C. Chaney Watershed, in section 8 of Penn Township.
“Why did we work on it in the first place?” Miller asked Daniels, who was a member of the surveyor’s crew in 1986 and performed the work.
“You’d have to go ask (former surveyor) Dick (Davidson),” who is deceased, Daniels told Miller.
The commissioners resolved a similar situation in an area along the Wabash River near New Corydon by agreeing to use Wabash River clean-out funds to re-pay approximately $111.
•Heard Daniels report that he has taken steps to resolve a wash-out problem south of county road 75 South near Jay County High School.
His crews cleaned a catch basin on the south side of the road and installed a rock barrier around the basin that could help prevent debris from collecting on top.
The property owner and farmer of the land, which is located west of Sheffer Acres West, told the commissioners Feb. 28 that a large volume of water is coming from a waterway west of the high school, going under county road 75 South, and eroding soil in the field.[[In-content Ad]]
The commissioners, meeting as the county drainage board, gave their OK to drainage plans for a west Portland subdivision and a spec building east of Dunkirk.
But they tabled action on a proposed subdivision on the south side of Portland until project developer Jason Bullard has obtained an easement for a proposed new storm drain that will be the outlet for a detention pond.
The development, which would be located south of Floral Avenue near General Shanks Elementary School, would be called Hidden Cove.
The Portland Planning Commission has approved the primary plat for the subdivision. Bill Milligan, director of Jay/Portland Building and Planning, was in attendance at this morning’s commissioners meeting. He said there are some “issues” to work out with the subdivision.
Plans for Hidden Cove were reviewed this morning by the commissioners.
Commissioners Faron Parr, Milo Miller Jr. and Gary Theurer approved drainage plans for two other projects.
The first, Imel Subdivision Phase II, will be located on the northeast corner of Charles and Main streets on the west side of Portland. The key drainage feature will be a large detention pond.
Also approved were drainage plans for a speculative industrial building being constructed by the Dunkirk Industrial Development Corporation east of Dunkirk, just south of county road 400 South.
The new building will be located to the north of the town’s current industrial park.
Plans for the spec building drainage were approved despite a concern expressed by Jay County surveyor Brad Daniels.
Daniels said that although the plans do meet county requirements, the direction of the water flow could impede future industrial development in the area.
In a related matter, Bettie Jacobs, administrator/educator for the Jay County Soil and Water Conservation District, said that many project developers are not submitting plans for sediment run-off, as required.
That requirement, Rule 5, is part of the federal Clean Water Act. It says that any project in which one acre or more is disturbed requires filing of a plan. The most visible impact of the requirement is normally a plastic barrier installed around the perimeter of the project — as in those seen along state highways during road reconstruction.
Jacobs said the rule of thumb used is that a house and garage do not fall under Rule 5, but a house, garage and outbuilding would be covered by the rule.
Milligan said this morning that he believed Rule 5 applied to projects of five acres or more.
The commissioners told both Milligan and Daniels they should refer developers of projects to the soil and water conservation district to determine if complying with Rule 5 is required.
Also this morning, Daniels told the commissioners and rural Dunkirk residents Dru and Selena Hall that a Wells County surveyor will begin today investigating persistent flooding problems along county road 1000 West, south of county road 400 South.
The Halls approached the drainage board last month seeking a solution to the problem, which leaves large pools of water trapped along the east side of county road 1000 West.
“It’s somewhat becoming a health problem out there. It’s there all the time. It never goes away,” Selena Hall said today.
In other business, the commissioners:
•Wrote off a debt of approximately $331 for work on a tile that was improperly done nearly 20 years ago in an area of Penn Township that is not assessed for drainage purposes.
The area, which has never been assessed, was in the C. Chaney Watershed, in section 8 of Penn Township.
“Why did we work on it in the first place?” Miller asked Daniels, who was a member of the surveyor’s crew in 1986 and performed the work.
“You’d have to go ask (former surveyor) Dick (Davidson),” who is deceased, Daniels told Miller.
The commissioners resolved a similar situation in an area along the Wabash River near New Corydon by agreeing to use Wabash River clean-out funds to re-pay approximately $111.
•Heard Daniels report that he has taken steps to resolve a wash-out problem south of county road 75 South near Jay County High School.
His crews cleaned a catch basin on the south side of the road and installed a rock barrier around the basin that could help prevent debris from collecting on top.
The property owner and farmer of the land, which is located west of Sheffer Acres West, told the commissioners Feb. 28 that a large volume of water is coming from a waterway west of the high school, going under county road 75 South, and eroding soil in the field.[[In-content Ad]]
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