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Dunn County adopts alternating mowing-and-spray schedule; will accommodate no-spray requests
Summary
At its March 12 meeting the Dunn County Highway Committee agreed to use an alternating schedule of roadside herbicide spraying and mowing, and to accommodate property owners who request no-spray treatment where feasible. The committee also discussed narrower spray widths and a future permit policy for exceptions.
Dunn County Highway Committee members agreed March 12 to an alternating countywide schedule of roadside herbicide spraying and mechanical mowing, a move officials said balances cost, crew workload and resident concerns about herbicide use.
Committee members and highway staff said the decision follows months of public inquiries, including requests from organic farmers and homeowners who do not want herbicide applied adjacent to their property. The committee endorsed “option 3,” a plan to alternate spraying and mowing across different halves of the county year to year and to accommodate specific no-spray requests where feasible.
Highway staff presented four options at the meeting: continue full-width spraying across the county; revert to…
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