Eggbertton road design tabled; resident raises Kramertown Loop drainage concern

The Morgan County Commissioners on March 16 moved to delay several infrastructure items and heard a public drainage complaint that staff said they would work to resolve.

County staff and the developer asked for more time to engage affected property owners on the Eggbertton Centennial road design; Commissioners voted to table the item to allow additional outreach. Kyle explained staff had asked the developer to meet with property owners and suggested Crossroad Engineering return at a later meeting with a formal review.

Separately, staff asked to withdraw Task Order No. 1 from Rock Muller because necessary materials from the petitioner were incomplete; the commissioners voted to withdraw the task order.

During public comment, a resident who lives on Kramertown Loop described repeated yard flooding and asked for a ditch or a culvert under the road. Highway department staff member Eddie inspected the location and advised against cutting a new pipe across a recently reconstructed road, noting the road had undergone full-depth reclamation. Eddie said the practical fix is to install a driveway culvert and to remove or move a neighbor’s carport that encroaches on the right-of-way so the county can construct a ditch and tie into an existing road pipe. “Instead of going across the road ... we don't want to put a new pipe across that road,” Eddie said, recommending local driveway culverts and resolving the carport encroachment so water can be carried to an existing crossing.

Staff agreed to follow up with the resident, the surveyor and the highway department to determine the appropriate permitting and repairs required to address the drainage.