Get 2 FREE airline tickets to exotic destinations or 2 FREE hotel nights stay at world class resorts. This has been called the best deal on the Web. Click here for more information. Expect to see some fireworks at the March 29 public hearing, set for 7 p.m. at Lima's Memorial Hall. Farmers know ditches need maintenance.
Vegetation grows up and trees and debris block the flow of water.
Even if an individual landowner cleans the portion of a ditch on his property, it's wasted effort unless the rest of the waterway is clear, too. That's why ditch maintenance is a matter for the County Commissioners, paid for by charging the cost to the landowners who benefit. Your cost is calculated by how much land you have and how far it is from the ditch. This is something West Central Ohio farmers have struggled with for generations. But in the case of Pike Run, lots of the folks facing the ditch tax are not farmers, and the assessment, added to their present property tax bill, is a total shock.