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Lake County
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Fairgrounds erosion control and ditch work

Summary

After fill was dumped around the fairgrounds lake without erosion controls, sediment was washing in fast — the committee approved $26,460.77 in emergency work (half reimbursed by the fair board) plus $206,216.80 for the Beaver Dam Lateral 14 project ahead of the fair.

At a glance

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Last discussed May 20, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

$232,677.57 in invoices approved; fair board reimburses half the erosion control cost.

✅Who benefits

Fairgrounds users and the lake's water quality benefit from stopping the sediment runoff.

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