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Commissioners ask weed board to return township mowing and focus on spraying amid cuts
Summary
Board directed staff to tell the weed board to return mowing duties for township roads to townships and to focus weed board work on spraying; staff will check legal issues and update a related resolution if needed.
Commissioner Bierke proposed that the weed board stop mowing township roads and return that duty to township governments so the weed board can focus on spraying and related responsibilities. He asked staff to notify the weed board and to have the change take effect on Jan. 1, 2027, and noted the county may need to update a resolution that currently calls for mowing by July 1.
Staff said they had not researched legal issues but would check and bring the matter to the next weed-board meeting; commissioners agreed the change should be communicated as a consensus and staff would prepare revised resolution language if needed. The board stressed clarity to townships and requested a formal message and timeline from the weed board to ensure service continuity.
Why it matters: shifting mowing responsibilities affects township workloads and requires updated county resolutions; staff will report back on legal feasibility and implementation details.
