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Weed & Pest second mill levy approved; $8.9M Red Canyon fire‑recovery application awaiting agreement
Summary
Hot Springs County approved a second mill levy for Weed & Pest programs and heard that the group applied for $8.9 million in Red Canyon fire recovery funds, with approximately $82,000 earmarked for white-top management.
District Supervisor Heather Love asked the board to approve a second mill levy to fund white‑top and mosquito programs; commissioners approved the levy after staff confirmed landowner participation thresholds had been met (51% sign-up for a special management area). Love said 560 landowners are in the mosquito management zones and 625 enrolled for white‑top management.
Love said she applied for $8.9 million from the Wyoming Wildlife Natural Resource Trust for Red Canyon fire recovery work and expects a signed agreement soon; roughly $82,000 of that application would go toward white‑top management and the remainder toward broader vegetation recovery, distributed over three years depending on weather and regrowth. Addressing bee‑safety concerns, Love said "if the spray is applied correctly and is done at the proper time at night, the bees are not impacted."
