Resident tells commissioners road grading on Road 17 is damaging ditches and properties

At the start of the public-comment period, resident Cece LaMillehan told commissioners she lives at 1504 Road Oak in Kismet and urged them to reconsider recent ditch excavation near Road 17. LaMillehan said pulling up ditch vegetation will lead to uncontrolled blowing dirt and property damage: “You're uncovering grass that's took years to grow and cover the ditch... You're opening up a can of worms you can't control,” she said, and offered to take staff to the farm to demonstrate the problem.

Commissioners acknowledged the comment during citizen participation; no immediate vote or motion was taken on roadway grading during the meeting. The remark was recorded as part of the public-comment docket and may inform future road-maintenance discussions.