88.11 – Assistance to drainage districts.
88.11 Assistance to drainage districts. (1) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall employ an engineer, who shall be the state drainage engineer, to improve district operations. The department shall do all of the following: (a) Perform inspections in drainage districts to determine compliance with this section. (b) Review and approve district maintenance […]
88.032 – Amendment of documents.
88.032 Amendment of documents. (1) Any document or paper filed or entered in a proceeding before the court may at any time be amended, modified or corrected by the court as the facts warrant and upon such notice as the court orders. (2) Any document or paper filed or entered in a proceeding before the […]
88.04 – General rules relating to signatures on petitions.
88.04 General rules relating to signatures on petitions. (1) Any person entitled to sign a petition to the court or the drainage board under this chapter may sign through an agent. The authority of the agent shall be in writing and shall be filed with the drainage board but need not be acknowledged, sealed or […]
88.05 – General rules applicable to notices of hearings.
88.05 General rules applicable to notices of hearings. If a hearing is required on a petition or report filed with the court or a petition filed with the drainage board under this chapter, the following rules apply unless some different procedure is expressly provided under this chapter: (1) In the case of a court hearing: […]
88.06 – General procedure for obtaining consent or approval of the court in drainage proceedings.
88.06 General procedure for obtaining consent or approval of the court in drainage proceedings. Whenever any action by the drainage board requires the consent or approval of the court and no other procedure is expressly provided, the procedure in this section applies: (1) The board shall file with the clerk of court a petition asking […]
88.065 – General procedure for drainage board hearings.
88.065 General procedure for drainage board hearings. If this chapter requires the drainage board to conduct a hearing before issuing an order and no other procedure is expressly provided, the following procedure applies: (1) Upon receipt of the petition, the drainage board shall fix a time and place of hearing on the petition and shall […]
88.01 – Definitions.
88.01 Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Benefits” includes all pecuniary advantages accruing to lands from the construction of the drain or proposed drain. (2) “Board” or “drainage board” means the board created and appointed under s. 88.16, 1991 stats., or under s. 88.17. (2m) “Bond” means any bond, note or […]
88.02 – Outstanding securities and contracts not affected.
88.02 Outstanding securities and contracts not affected. Nothing in this chapter may render more difficult the collection of outstanding bonds or notes of any drainage organization or impair the obligation of any contract made by the organization or defeat any vested property right of the organization. No assessment of supplemental benefits nor any reassessment of […]
88.03 – Drainage proceedings equitable in nature.
88.03 Drainage proceedings equitable in nature. All court proceedings under this chapter are equitable in nature. The court may in any proceeding bring in new parties as if they were original parties to the proceeding. History: 1977 c. 449; 1993 a. 456.