VDOT’s Saluda residency administrator Sean Trapani was once again grilled about ditches and drainage by supervisor Neena Putt during the March 26 meeting of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors. The rest of the board members remained largely silent during the nearly half-hour exchange.

Trapani has received regular complaints from Putt, other supervisors and county residents over the past few months about clogged ditches that complainants said are causing flooding that damages private property and undermines roads.

During last week’s meeting, Trapani presented his regular monthly report, which included information about maintenance that has been performed on culverts, pipes and ditches, and then he gave a slide presentation about the Virginia Department of Transportation’s ditch maintenance responsibilities.

Trapani discussed VDOT’s responsibilities as far as drainage is concerned, explaining that the department is supposed to maintain a uniform flow lin...