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Mercer council sets 2025 haying deadlines: cut by Aug. 31, remove by Oct. 1
Summary
The Mercer City Council voted unanimously to require hay be cut by Aug. 31, 2025, and removed by Oct. 1, 2025, after tabling related assessment-timeline discussion for more information. The measure passed by council vote.
The Mercer City Council voted March 17 to set haying deadlines for 2025, requiring that hay be cut by Aug. 31, 2025, and removed by Oct. 1, 2025.
The measure was introduced by Gary Volochenko and seconded by Randy Zinke. All four council members present—Barb Stute, Gary Volochenko, Erika Lorenz and Randy Zinke—voted in favor of the requirement, and the motion carried.
Mayor Lori Stute opened the meeting and framed the item under old business; council members discussed timing and the need for clearer notification before taking the final vote. The council also tabled a separate, earlier item on the timeline for property assessments to allow staff to gather additional information ahead of the next meeting.
The action directs city staff to apply the new haying schedule for 2025. There was no recorded amendment to the dates and no recorded public comment on the item. The council did not attach a separate enforcement schedule in the meeting record; enforcement procedures and any notice wording were not specified in the discussion.
Next steps: the council deferred the assessments timeline to a future meeting; the haying dates will appear in city communications or notices as part of the city’s nuisance/maintenance guidance for 2025.
