NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED REPAIRS MCNEILL INTER-COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF MONONA AND HARRISON COUNTIES, IOWA TO: Monona County Engineer, Harrison County Engineer, all owners, encumbrancers, lienholders, unknown heirs and claimants by will, to all whom it may concern, including the actual occupants of the land, or tract of land, described in and including the McNeill Inter-County Drainage District of Monona and Harrison Counties, Iowa. YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Joint Board of Supervisors of Monona and Harrison Counties, Iowa, acting as trustees on behalf of the McNeill Inter-County Drainage District in said counties has employed Ivan Droessler, P.E. of ISG as an engineer to make surveys and investigations to determine the feasibility or the necessity of having repairs, and/or improvements, all concerning the drainage facilities of the McNeill Inter-County Main Drainage District in order to provide adequate drainage and relief for the lands included in said McNeill Inter-County Drainage District. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that drainage engineer Ivan Droessler, P.E. had filed his report on the Main Open Ditch of the McNeill Inter-County Drainage District on June 11, 2013, setting forth a detailed description of his findings, showing that a full cleanout of the Main Open Ditch is necessary to reestablish the drainage capacity and efficiency of the Main Open Ditch to that of the original design and construction. Per Section 468.126(1)d of the Iowa Code the Joint Board is waiving a new report requirement, utilizing the 2013 Engineer’s Report and requesting the Engineer to update his opinion of cost for the recommended repairs. The engineer’s estimate of overall cost of repairs, right-of-way acquisition, potential annexation and reclassification are as follows (cost estimates may change, final costs estimate to be presented at public hearing): Repair Project Cost Subtotal $2,633,433.00 Other Potential District Costs Right-of-Way Engineering $35,600.00 Easement ROW (19.5 AC) $23,400.00 Annexation $12,000.00 Reclassification $65,000.00 Project Warrant Interest $148,400.00 Total Estimated Project Cost $2,917,833.00 YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that this report with recommendations and updated costs is on file in the offices of the both the Monona County Auditor (610 Iowa Ave, Onawa, IA 51040) and Harrison County Auditor (111 North 2nd Avenue, Logan, IA 51546). The Report and cost estimate is viewable on the websites of Monona County www.mononacounty.iowa.gov and Harrison County www.harrisoncounty.iowa.gov or may be obtained via email by contacting the Monona County Auditor’s office at mocoaud1@mononacounty.org. Said report has been reviewed and considered by the Joint Board of Supervisors with the Engineer’s recommended repairs found necessary and feasible. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Joint Board of Supervisors of Monona and Harrison Counties, acting on behalf of the McNeill Inter-County Main Drainage District has fixed a time and place of hearing on said report and proposed repairs, on July 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM, at the Onawa Public Library located at 707 Iowa Avenue in Onawa, Iowa. At said hearing the Joint Board of Supervisors shall hear objections to the feasibility of such repairs and improvements of the drainage district as may be presented by and for any landowner in the District. The report of the engineer as filed may be amended before final action is taken thereon by this Joint Board of Supervisors. This hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice as determined by this Joint Board of Supervisors. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT ALL OBJECTIONS TO THE ENGINEER’S REPORT OR TO ANY MATTER CONNECTED WITH THIS HEARING MUST BE IN WRITING AND FILED WITH THE MONONA COUNTY AUDITOR OR HARRISON COUNTY AUDITOR AT OR BEFORE THE DAY FIXED FOR HEARING. Any interested party may be heard in an argument by himself or by counsel. Anyone who fails to object in writing shall be held to have waived all objections and claims for damages. Any interested party may file a written supporting statement with the Auditor, at or before the date for hearing. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Joint Board will also consider the interest rate for this project and may consider installment payments and length of time that assessments may be paid of not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) years. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if you fail to object, the Joint Board of Supervisors can make a final decision to make repairs, improvements, acquire additional right-of-way, annex additional lands, and reclassify. As a consequence of your failure to object you lose your right to appeal the final decision within twenty (20) days to the Iowa District Court. This notice is published and mailed as provided by law at the direction of the Joint Board of Supervisors of Monona and Harrison Counties, Iowa, acting on behalf of the McNeill Inter-County Drainage District. Peggy Rolph, Monona County Auditor Susan Bonham Harrison County Auditor MVTN 6-15-22
