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SWCD approves DASH projects, inspector hires and $5,000 cost-share request for invasive species work
Summary
The Cass SWCD approved hiring AIS inspectors and training schedules, authorized Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting projects on Bowen and Leech lakes (one vote with an abstention), and granted a 50% cost-share of up to $5,000 for Funding Request 26-005 (Roosevelt/Lawrence).
The Cass Soil and Water Conservation District board on April 8 approved steps to expand invasive-species control, authorizing Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting projects on Bowen Lake and Leech Lake and moving forward with hiring seasonal inspectors and trainings.
At the meeting the board approved the Bowen Lake DASH effort by motion of Kenneth LaPorte, seconded by Katy Botz; the motion passed unanimously. A separate motion to authorize DASH on Leech Lake (moved by Thomas Kuschel, seconded by Botz) passed with Jennifer O’Neill recorded as abstaining. The board also approved Funding Request 26-005 (Roosevelt/Lawrence) at a 50% cost-share rate capped at $5,000 (Motion: O’Neill; Second: Botz). These are recorded in the meeting minutes as formal actions.
Steve Henry, the district's AIS Lake Technician, presented the hiring and training plan for inspectors and the schedule for upcoming seasonal training. The actions give staff authority to proceed with project contracting and cost-share payments consistent with the approved limits; the motions provide the administrative authorization the district needs to allocate the approved funds.
