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Committee recommends $15,000 spongy moth egg mass survey; funds to come from General Fund
Summary
The Committee of the Whole recommended the Board of Commissioners approve a professional services agreement with the Barry Conservation District to conduct a spongy moth egg mass survey Oct. 1–31, 2024, at a cost of $15,000 charged to the General Fund; the committee voted to forward the recommendation to the Board.
The Barry County Committee of the Whole on June 18 voted to recommend that the Board of Commissioners approve a professional services agreement with the Barry Conservation District to perform a spongy moth egg mass survey from Oct. 1–31, 2024.
Jamie Lewis-Hedges presented the proposed agreement and said the work would be carried out by the Barry Conservation District. Commissioner Mark Doster moved and Commissioner Jon Smelker seconded the recommendation that the Board approve the contract in the amount of $15,000, with funds to come from the county General Fund. The motion carried with all voting aye and Commissioner Mike Callton absent.
The minutes record the survey dates and the $15,000 amount but do not specify further operational details such as survey methodology or reporting deadlines. The recommendation will go to the full Board of Commissioners for final approval; the transcript does not state when the Board will take up the item.
