Swan Creek

The Village of Whitehouse petitioned the Joint Board of Commissioners for Fulton, Henry and Lucas counties in March 2021 to place the Swan Creek Watershed under petition for "drainage improvements" that are most beneficial for public welfare for all those in the watershed.
To find your ASSESSMENT TOTAL for the Ten-Mile Creek Petition, click the button below​ and search by your parcel number or address.
THE DEADLINE TO FILE AN EXCEPTION TO THE MAINTENANCE BASE HAS NOW PASSED. OUR OFFICE WILL BE REVIEWING ALL OF THE EXCEPTIONS AND SUBMITTING OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR REVIEW.
If you are interested in performing ditch maintenance on your own segment of a petitioned ditch to receive a credit against your annual assessment, fill out the form below and email to the Stormwater Department at [email protected] 

Final Public Hearing

August 6, 2024
The Joint Board of Lucas, Fulton and Henry County commissioners voted in favor of Lucas County Engineer Mike Pniewski's recommendation for a continuance of the Final Hearing until July 15, 2025. The resolution also removed Fulton and Henry County from the petition.
The Final Hearing was held by the Joint Board of the Fulton, Henry, and Lucas County Commissioners at 2:00 PM on August 6, 2024 at the Hearing Room of the Board of
Lucas County Commissioners, One Government Center, 1st Floor, Toledo, OH.

The first public viewings for the petition were held from June-September 2021 to allow residents to pose questions to the county engineer on the process and scope of the project.
Personnel from the Lucas County Engineer’s Office shall be available at the following dates
and locations to answer landowner questions regarding the petition:
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July 23, 2024 – Swanton Public Library, 305 Chestnut St, Swanton, OH 4 - 7 pm
July 30, 2024 – Whitehouse Village Hall, 6925 Providence St, Whitehouse, OH 4 - 8 pm
Parcel owner list                                  updated AUG 2024

Swan Creek Drainage Area Maps (.PDF)
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Watershed Overview

Drainage Areas by Municipality (updated August 7, 2024)