PATOKA TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR FLOODS FARMERS ROADS AND FIELDS

Can a township road commissioner in the state of Illinois flood fields and flood roads with no consequence???  Can a township road commissioner in Illinois bury a roadside culvert without input from the property owner????

The road commissioner of patoka township, Marion County Illinois, has allowed the complete flooding of public roads and private property (9.35 acres) with rainfall totals that equal less than .05 inches of rainfall per hour. Is it possible that ditches and culvert sizing may be inadequate?

The road commissioner has seemingly accomplished this dubious honor with the visible support of the Marion County Police and States Attorney support.

The picture below shows what happens when this farmer attemps to drain around a buried culvert and provide some drainage to his problem area. The farmer was just trying to get water to drain down the road ditch instead of into his field down a 9% grade. This area has been targeted by the usda soil conservation people as an erosion prone area.

This picture goes a long way proving the drainage laws of Illinois are not working. If the farmer resides in the township, the commissioner allows the farmer to maintain and improve his right of way drainage but if a landowner (taxpayer) does not reside in the township and cannot vote for the commissioner......the picture below tells the story.