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2 <br /> <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report July 6, 2021 <br /> <br />Period from June 14 to July 6, 2021 submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br />2022 Proposed Budget: The 2022 Budget requests are due to the Finance <br />Office on July 15, 2021. Weed Control is scheduled to present their budget to <br />the County Commission on July 21 at 9:15 am. Enclosed is the proposed budget <br />for 2022 and a table that forecasts budgets in future years at two different mill <br />levies. <br /> <br />Action: Discussion regarding proposed 2022 budget and proposed mill levy. <br />Move to accept proposed budget and recommend mill levy to County <br />Commission. <br /> <br />2021 Contractor Spray Rates: Last month the board approved a change in the <br />recommended herbicide spray application rate change due to the dry conditions. <br />The contractors were informed of the change and were asked to provide a cost <br />for the updated herbicide rate consisting of Tordon(22 oz/acre), Freelexx(16 <br />oz/acre), and Liberate(2 qt/100 gal water). The table below reflects the new per <br />acre rates with the contract rate <br /> <br /> New rate Contract Difference <br /> J&J Spraying $35.00 $36.39 $1.35 <br /> Walker’s Lawncare $38.75 $39.40 $0.65 <br /> <br />Assuming both contractors spray the same acreage as in 2020, this will <br />represent a potential savings of $16,837 for 2021. <br /> <br />Proposed motion: Move to accept the new contractor rate/acre for 2021. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Monthly Report: <br /> <br />Spotted Hemlock Sprayed: The hay meadows where Spotted hemlock were <br />identified in 2020 were sprayed with DuraCor by County Weed Control as per the <br />agreement with the landowners. The spray operation was a one-time control <br />measure to assist the landowners to get a handle on the infestations. A township <br />road east of Leonard was sprayed with Freelexx 2,4-D to control Spotted <br />hemlock. <br />