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Weed department warns new state additions could raise costs, urges coordination
Summary
Shawnee County’s weed director reported the 2025 eradication results and 2026 management plan, citing a $427,000 budget, $272,906.06 in chemical expenditures, roughly 7,200 acres recorded as infested, and warned that the state’s addition of five species (including honeysuckle and teasels) could impose major costs and operational burdens.
John Landon, director of the Shawnee County Weed Department, presented the department’s 2025 eradication report and the 2026 management plan, describing budget and operational details and warning county officials about potential costs tied to the state’s proposed additions to the noxious‑weed list.
Landon said the department’s 2025 budget stood at $427,000 and chemical expenditures totaled $272,906.06; the report lists roughly 7,200 acres of noxious weeds countywide, though…
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