(St. Joseph County, IN) - A proposal is under review to relocate over a mile of drainage ditch east of New Carlisle.

Niespodziany Ditch currently cuts right through the southern portion of the Indiana Enterprise Center where a massive electric battery plant is planned. Last week public notice was given that the St. Joseph County Drainage Board is seeking permission to redirect the ditch. The plan is to fill over a mile of the existing ditch with nearly 12,000 cubic yards of fill dirt. It will be redirected to the east, then south along Spruce Rd. where it will rejoin its normal path south of State Road 2.

The proposal claims that Niespodziany Ditch is currently in poor condition and will be improved with the modification. The Army Corps of Engineers is studying the plan.

Public comment, for or against the change, is being considered by the Army Corps through the end of this month.