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Weed board seeks larger budget; commissioners vote to end Golden Lake reimbursement in 2024

Steele County Commission · July 11, 2026
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Summary

Weed board reported the LAP fund for noxious-weed control is about $35,000; Extension leader urged budgeting $90,000–$100,000 next year. Commissioners voted to end the Golden Lake weed-reimbursement program in 2024.

Weed board representative Macey Ard requested that the Golden Lake weed-reimbursement program be ended beginning in 2024; Commissioner Richard Strand moved to terminate the reimbursement and Commissioner Perry Brown seconded; the motion carried unanimously.

Extension Leader Megan Vig reported that the LAP fund for noxious-weed control currently holds about $35,000 and recommended budgeting $90,000 to $100,000 for the next fiscal year to meet control needs; she said she will research further numbers and return with more detail.