JOINT DRAINAGE BOARD AND STORM WATER PROJECTS:

Mr. Hamilton stated I think we continue to have discussions on storm water issues flowing in regulated drains and we need to better define where the cost responsibility for that comes from. One of those is the Abe McConnell reconstruction that drains the Waynewood addition with surface inlets. And as we proceed with that reconstruction I would like to decide if any of that cost responsibility for reconstruction falls upon the storm water. Mr. Brooke stated the statute just defines storm water as in the unincorporated areas concerning storm water issues and sit's pretty broad group of powers for the storm water board for that utility to address those things. So, you guys can enter into interlocal agreements or agreements with the drainage board to address those kinds of projects if you want. Commissioner Brand stated we just heard it again today. The folks from Morningside, they've talked to the city, sanitary district, drainage board and they’ve talked to the county, which is the storm water board. And there are all these gray areas or, as you said, catch 22s. Mr. Brooke stated those culverts are probably put in by the original contractor when the subdivision was built. And they haven't been addressed. They should be addressed by the property owner. Mr. Borchers stated I believe these were put in after the subdivision was built. I believe at some point there used to be a factory on the east side. I think they put it in to drain that factory. Whether it's the city, the county surveyor, I don't know who put it in. They put in all the culverts, the same day. Commissioner Brand asked a drainage board generally do not regulate private storm water systems unless they affect a regulated drain. And then a storm water board may regulate private storm water improvements through local ordinances, particularly when it's connected with new development. So, those are all true statements? Mr. Brooke, yes. Commissioner Brand stated anything that was established as a regulated drain, does that only apply to things before 1966 or something like that? Mr. Borchers stated no. We just did one a few months ago. There's another issue besides the Morningside issue, and this is one has been a problem since I've been in office. This is a cement ditch that sit's right behind the bowling alley on Wheeling. When I first got in office, we cleaned it out once a year but it's not a regulated drain. I met with the Muncie Sanitary District they have multiple outlets into that ditch. They wanted to pay me to clean it out. I felt like that was an extra step. Why don't they just pay someone to clean it out and remove the drainage board and the surveyor's office altogether? Mr. Murphy said since we don’t have a right of way and its not a regulated drain, we shouldn’t be taking care of it. He wrote a letter to the sanitary district stating it's not our responsibility. They put their leaves, sticks and grass clippings in there, it builds up all winter and then the next spring there's mosquitoes and stuff. I don't know even know if it's really a drainage issue. It's just a hazard. Mr. Brand stated another neighborhood that has a similar issue is by Walmart South, just to the west of Walmart South. There's a ditch that runs through there. And there's always a discussion between Muncie Sanitary District and the county on who controls that. The banks are eroding in this particular situation. It's not that it's not draining or flowing. The people's fences are falling into the ditch. These things we have to get clarified. Mr. Hamilton asked is this the area of the original path of the Isaac Lenox ditch that was re rerouted further south? Mr. Borchers stated yes. This is an issue where every year I have one lady that wants us to mow the ditch and every year I have another lady that doesn't want us to mow the ditch because she likes tree frogs. The problem with mowing the ditch is everybody has their