HomeMy WebLinkAboutJefferson County Noxios Weed Control Board - 2024 Noxious Weed Control
MEMO
To: John Mauro
From: Michael Todd
CC: Steve King
Subject: Noxious Weed Board
Date: 11/9/23
Purpose of Memo:
Requesting City Managers authorization to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Jefferson County
Noxious Weed Control Board for an additional three years of weed control services.
Approved by City Council on Nov 6 th as part of the consent agenda.
For the last 10 + years, the City of Port Townsend has partnered with the Jefferson County Noxious
Weed Control Board to help with the control of noxious weeds on City owned properties and rights-of-
way. The primary noxious weed control target is Poison Hemlock and Scotch Broom.
The City’s contribution of $5,000 annually from the Street Fund and the Parks Fund will be matched by
the Weed Board with an additional $5,000 annually. The Weed Board uses volunteers and paid staff to
leverage these resources to provide good value for this effort. The Weed Board and its crew are also
well trained to address weed control with minimal herbicide use. Most of their efforts utilize manual
removal techniques and when herbicides are used, they are aquatic safe and applied through injection
or painting of the stump or stem instead of spraying.
Thank you,
Michael Todd
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