STATE OF MINNESOTA

JOINT DRAINAGE AUTHORITY OF LAKE OF THE WOODS AND ROSEAU COUNTIES
SEATED AS DRAINAGE AUTHORITY UNDER STATUTES CHAPTER 103E

FOR THE PARTIAL ABANDONMENT OF LAKE OF THE WOODS AND ROSEAU COUNTIES JUDICIAL DITCH 62

Please Take Notice:  The Joint Drainage Authority of Lake of the Woods and Roseau Counties, Drainage Authority for Lake of the Woods and Roseau Counties Judicial Ditch 62 (“JD 62”) will hold a public hearing on the petition to abandon a portion of Lake of the Woods County Judicial Ditch 62 (“JD 62”) on December 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Lake of the Woods County Government Center, 206 8th Avenue SE, Baudette, Minnesota 56623.  

All owners of property benefited by JD 62 and the public are invited to attend the hearing. At the hearing, the Board will examine the petition for partial abandonment of a portion of JD 62 described as JD 62-W, which is a one-mile lateral ditch situated in Section 1, Township 160, Range 36 and Section 6, Township 160, Range 35; and JD 62-E, which is a one-mile lateral ditch situated in Section 1, Township 160, Range 35 and Section 6, Township 160, Range 34 and accompanying information. The Board will also consider any additional testimony or evidence received at the hearing to determine whether the portion of the drainage system proposed to be abandoned serves a substantial useful purpose as part of the drainage system to any property remaining in the system or is of a substantial public benefit and utility.