Settlement may calm claim county erred in ordering rip-rap removal

By Zach Jensen,

Friday, July 19, 2024 3:09 pm

County officials are moving forward with a potential settlement in a case filed after the installation of unpermitted erosion measures in the county’s right of way along 360th Street. (Photo by Seth Boyes)

County officials are moving forward with a possible settlement in a legal case stemming from the unpermitted installation of erosion control measures along a rural road. 

Homeowner Jeffrey Peel filed a petition against the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors in mid-December of 2023, alleging the board acted improperly by instructing him late last year to remove materials he had placed in the county right of way along a portion of 360th Street. 

The county’s defense attorney denied a number of Peel’s allegations against the board in a filing earlier this year, and the board of supervisors voted unanimously last week to authorize Winnesheik County Attorney Andrew Van Der Maaten to proceed with a settlement offer in the case. Van Der Maaten said Monday that the details of the potential settlement aren’t available, but he hopes the matter will be resolved within a matter of weeks. 

Full article in the July 18 Decorah Leader.

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