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••\1.\Its \ h 1H'. I�h <br />a.. ...rn. In.rr o.0 •. .,Iola <br />r.. r II 11 .Ir11.•. M.I' � 11 . <br />1 I . II ..II . 1 . .. ...• . <br />Jump 2, 1986 <br />Mr. Steven Thntrlter <br />City of µNixie View <br />24n] tliglwny In <br />Kxuxla View, MJ , 5112 <br />Dear Steve! <br />or <br />Ir.. <br />tj <br />rr <br />e•.i i <br />T IIAve ckxe A fair Amwnit of reavlrrh to rPar"Wl to your cpteatlon <br />regArdinq tJe Stationry Authority to Alper or retwir judiriAl ditch <br />tttmher I or Any ntler ditches within ttn City of ttntnxls View. I heIleve <br />T have An nnew,r to your quentiou rtgArfling the Statutory Authority And <br />T IMP Alan pier,nresl a form letter which I would mggPat only AA A <br />criicblinP for y,t in prelharing ycnr letter to the Watershed District. <br />in my 11dnhxt tan ttirr Creet, Wnlerslxrl Dlsttrict (whichh was fnrmPd in <br />1g72) is rPatvnail,lo fir tie rar.air aryl Ijk er f 4'Ainlol Ajt, n. ri <br />1. It is Alan try opinion fret tjte W.iterstecl District is responsible for <br />Any 11Ability resulting from injuries rattaed by the ]Ado of rPtwir on <br />that rlitrh. Ikwrwer, there is no direct I.vglaoP within MinnesotA <br />Statutes wdflrh irj., such liAbi Iity on the WAterrherl District AM I <br />Irlleve this rear"mibility Is by implicatirn drawn from the duties of <br />the WAIPrPhRl District to maintain Aral alter ditches. <br />Minnesota Statute Section 112.42 prrvides that our Watershed District <br />wi l l he rngrrgpd of mmagers whn wi I i ioe elected to run the Watershed <br />District plan. PurmlAnt to Mim,esntA Statute Section 112.13, these <br />mtnagers Imp rorlain poses alxl duties. I have enclosed a copy of this <br />ShAtutP for ycnr infntmttinn. PurahAnt to SUN. 3 rf that Statute, they <br />hlwh the duty six] power to clean, pnslnx•t, rrtwir, or Alter ditches <br />within their jnriarliction. 1 believe turn+ant to this Statute then the <br />WAtershtwl District is re."iglble for the upkeep of judicial ditch <br />tntmloer 1. <br />71x, prrver prnrekire wah:d he to hrinq the problem with the ditch to the <br />Attrntion of the mrxarers atxl regtest that they mike improvenehts. They <br />In turn will regitest the County ricwrri for the neressnry futxis to nwke <br />tle 1rq,rcrvexxrnla pursuant to M1nnPontA Statute Sectlao 473.RR3. If the <br />Inrrowmnhts Ara• AmPpted, the cost of these imlrmrs"LR will he <br />app,rtirt"l ihrosxtixAtt Uve the CuNrtj. <br />The AttArirxl letter As T ltrllcated Is only A gui&lion. Certainly there <br />Is Ix, Al+n•In1 1er1A1 form that this letter has to take to he effective. <br />All that 1 W11111 rerprirP from A lsgnl srmxllaint is tiwt the letter <br />sperifirAlly Atale tle proiolmm tat Pxlst, the locluion of the prxi,lmm <br />,,40 <br />3 - 4 <br />