Drainage Improvement District No. 2020-1 was created by City Council on July 14, 2020.  Legal notice of the creation of the District was published in the Grand Island Independent on July 20, 2020. 

The district completed the 30-day protest period at 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 21, 2020, with one protest being filed against this district. The protest filed represents 4.63 acres of 160.33 total acres, resulting in a 2.89% area against the continuation of such district.  On September 8, 2020, via Resolution No. 2020-214, City Council approved the continuation of Drainage Improvement District No. 2020-1.

The District is made up of  properties on both the east and west side of Gold Core Drive, south of Schimmer Drive.  The project consists of creating an outlet for the Platte Valley Industrial Park (PVIP) and connecting it to a ditch, which will be constructed in partnership with the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), City of Grand Island, Hall County, and the Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation (GIAEDC).  Property owners have inquired about improving drainage in this area and a plan has been developed by the above partnership.  The new ditch will improve drainage both up and down stream of the PVIP. 

The assessment to the property owners within the district will be based on contributing area.  Because all of the lots included in this district contribute to the drainage creating the problem, the assessment distribution will be based on each property owner’s lot size relative to the whole district area.  If owner “A” owns a one (1) acre parcel within a ten (10) acre district, owner “A” will pay 10% of the project cost as owner “A”’s land creates 10% of the runoff.

On October 27, 2022, via Resolution No. 2020-266, City Council approved the agreement by and between the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD), City of Grand Island, Hall County, and Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation (GIAEDC) for the drainage improvements in portions of Platte Valley Industrial Park Subdivision.  The agreement allows the named parties to jointly address the drainage issues in PVIP with funding from each party detailed.  The CPNRD is the lead on this project.