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<br />Weed Control Progress Report June 5, 2017 <br /> <br />Period from May 8 to June 5, 2017 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br />2018 Proposed Budget: The 2018 proposed budget will ned to be submitted to the <br />Auditor’s office by July 15, 2017. Enclosed is a preliminary expense budget for our day <br />to day operations, less salary and benefits, and revenues. These figures will be entered by <br />the Auditor’s office. Contractor spraying has been increased 4.6% to $340,000 to <br />account for inflation and provide for additional acerage to be sprayed. <br /> <br />Equipment additions include the following: <br /> $30,500 for replacement of 3/4 ton pickup <br /> $ 8,000 for new overhead door on vehicle building <br /> $ 3,500 for UAV drone and training <br /> <br />All other expenses are kept flat. <br /> <br />We wil be able to review the proposed budget at the July board meeting on Monday, July <br />10. <br /> <br /> <br />Monthly Report <br /> <br />Spray Contractors: Spray contractors have been contracted and will be starting shortly, <br />waiting for the Canada thistle to get above the grass canopy. The program will be the <br />same as last year. I did inform them that the new dicamba tolerant soybeans are being <br />planted this year and there may be some heightened awareness of drift damage on <br />conventional soybeans. We need to be sure that we are very diligent in spraying in <br />proper conditions and to make sure the documentation is proper. <br /> <br />The roadside spray notice and ditch haying notice have been sent to the media. We have <br />received several calls requesting that certain road ditches not be sprayed until after the <br />hay crop has been harvested. <br /> <br />WBI Energy – Valley Expansion Project: WBI Energy Transmission has sent <br />coorespondance stating that they have filed an application the the Federal Energy <br />Regulatory Commission for an application to construct, install, operate and maintain <br />natural gass transmission facilities in Cass County. The letter was to notice landowners, <br />local, state and federal government entites identified as stakeholders. A 16 inch pipeline <br />is proposed to connect to an existing pipeline near Mapleton and connect to a pipeline <br />near Felton MN. Included in this pipeline will be a 3000 hp compressor near Mapleton. <br />We are monitoring the development of the project. <br />