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Riley County noxious-weed office will stop road-shoulder sterilant spraying and limit bulk chemical sales
Summary
Noxious-Weed Director Mike Bowler told commissioners the department will stop spraying ground sterilant on county road shoulders (continuing targeted work around signs/guardrails), limit cost-share chemical sales to an amount sufficient for 200 acres without prior inspection, and received approval of the KDOT contract, 2025 annual report and the 2026 management plan.
Mike Bowler, Riley County's noxious-weed director, told commissioners the department will discontinue spraying ground sterilant along county road shoulders and will instead focus on targeted treatments around signs and guardrails. "We are no longer going to be spraying ground sterilant on the shoulders of county roads," Bowler said.
Bowler said the decision reflects concerns about losing shoulder material into ditches and an effort to…
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