In Re Appeal of Single County Ditch No. 1537

This is an appeal by Donald Holmer et ah, property owners, from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Seneca County denying their request to dismiss the petition of the Seneca County Board of County Commissioners (“board”) to improve the Royer Single County Ditch.

Donald Holmer and other landowners filed a petition for improvements of the Royer Ditch under R.C. 6131.04. After reviewing the preliminary estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement by the county engineers and conducting a hearing, the board approved the petition.

Pursuant to R.C. 6131.25, Holmer et al. appealed to the…