Commissioner backs designating Soil & Water as lead entity to access weed-control grants
District staff asked the board to consider designation as a lead entity for county weed-board grants so it can apply for a special funding pool for B-listed invasive species; a commissioner who chairs the Oregon Weed Board expressed support but said details need clarification before action.
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Polk Soil and Water Conservation District staff described invasive-species work—hotline response, contractor lists and volunteer pulls—and said designation as a lead entity for ODA county-weed-board grants would allow access to a special pool of funding for B-listed weeds. "We can use this special pool of funding as a lead entity on b listed weeds," Morgan Neal said.
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