Supervisors allocate funding for permanent drainage ditch
October 22, 2020

LuAnn Schindler
Go ahead • Holt County road superintendent Gary Connot explains a drainage problem on 496 Avenue, east of O'Neill, during Thursday's supervisor meeting in O'Neill.
Holt County Supervisors approved fixing a drainage issue on the corner of 496 Avenue and 871 road, approximately two miles east of O'Neill. Whether Grattan Township will assist with costs for the upgrade wasn't immediately clear during the board's Oct. 15 meeting at the Holt County Courthouse meeting room.
Road superintendent, Gary Connot, said concerns surfaced approximately one and one-half years ago, when homes in the area were impacted by surface and subsurface water.
County road department members met with landowners downstream, property owners being impacted and township officials.
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