5/16/17 – 2:30 P.M.

Area residents once again voiced their opposition to proposed detention basins for flood mitigation. A Hancock County woman spoke at Tuesday’s Hancock County Commissioners meeting, asking why there isn’t consistent maintenance of the Blanchard. Commissioner Brian Robertson says it’s not solely a Hancock County decision…

Audio: Brian Robertson

Robertson added that there have been two river clean up projects in recent years. He said the commissioners from the five counties in the Blanchard watershed need to discuss another maintenance project soon.

He adds that completely removing downed trees from the river is very costly, which makes it a harder to sell to other commissioners in the watershed.