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Klamath County discusses raising noxious-weed fines; staff to draft new fee schedule for public hearing
Summary
County staff and the Board of Commissioners discussed proposed increases to noxious-weed violation penalties — raising the current fine (now $720) to $1,000 for properties up to 5 acres and $3,000 for properties over 5 acres — and asked staff and counsel to draft code revisions and a public-hearing schedule.
Klamath County staff and the Board of Commissioners discussed revisions to the county’s noxious-weed violation schedule and told the board they plan to ask county counsel to draft ordinance language and start the public-hearing process.
County staff reported the current code violation had been $720 and that, in many cases for large tracts, landowners find it cheaper to pay the fine than to abate the weeds. Staff and members…
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