In re the Appeal of Rice County Ditch 25

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

Appellants, the owners of approximately 137 acres of land within the watershed of a county ditch, appeal from an order of the trial court finding that the county board acted unlawfully in rejecting the viewers’ redetermination of benefits of the county ditch and directing the county auditor to levy all assessments against appellants. We reverse the trial court’s order of September 3, 1985.

FACTS

Rice County Ditch # 25 is located in Rice County, and it drains several wet areas in its watershed. During the 1970’s, drainage problems developed, and consequently…