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Spokane County Noxious Weed Board seeks assessment increase; BOCC to schedule public hearing
Summary
The Spokane County Noxious Weed Control Board requested higher assessments to expand staffing and program capacity; county legal staff said state law requires the county commissioners to hold a separate public hearing on the board’s recommendation and the board placed a hearing on the commissioners’ upcoming agenda.
The Spokane County Noxious Weed Board presented a proposed increase to its assessment rates at the June 24 briefing, asking the Board of County Commissioners to schedule the statutorily required county-level public hearing on the recommendation.
Board representatives said noxious-weed complaints, detections and notice contacts have risen substantially since the assessment’s last update and that the board needs more full-time staff and dedicated project funding to support a countywide eradication, outreach and owner-assistance program. The board described…
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