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Resident and small contractor pitch goat-based clearing; council asks staff to draft model ordinance
Summary
At a Baxter City Council meeting a resident and a representative of a land-clearing business urged the city to consider allowing temporary, supervised goat-based vegetation clearing to control poison ivy and invasive species; staff said Baxter lacks a specific ordinance and will research model rules and return with a draft.
Ron Morris, a Brainer resident and local property owner, told the Baxter City Council that several vacant lots he owns are overrun with poison ivy and invasive weeds and urged the city to consider allowing commercial goat-based clearing on private properties.
"The weeds, the poison ivy is a real problem there," Morris said, adding that he cannot safely inspect his lots because of his allergy. He said he has discussed the idea with local contractors and asked the council to direct staff to explore an ordinance that would…
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