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2 <br /> <br />Weed Control Progress Report March 4, 2024 <br /> <br />Period from February 12 to March 4, 2024, submitted by Stan Wolf <br /> <br />New Business: <br /> <br /> <br />Spray Contract Bid Award: The Spray Contract Bid Committee members, <br />Clayton Brennan, Weed Board, Katherine Naumann, States Attorney's Office, <br />and Stan Wolf, Weed Officer, met on Wednesday, February 28 at 1 pm. Two <br />sealed bids were received for the 2024-2025 roadside rights-of-way spraying of <br />noxious weeds. The bids were opened and read out loud. <br /> <br />The submitted bids are as follows: <br /> <br /> Unit Bidder Bid (for herbicide application only) <br /> North Walker’s Lawncare $34.75/acre <br /> South J&J Spraying $28.99/acre <br /> <br />The committee will provide a recommendation to the board regarding the bids. <br /> <br />Action: Move to accept or reject the submitted bids. <br /> <br /> <br />Herbicide Purchase: Cass County Weed Control will provide the herbicides <br />and adjuvants needed for the roadside spray applicators. Several options on <br />herbicides will be presented for the upcoming spray season, final details will be <br />presented at the meeting for approval. <br /> <br />Action: Move to purchase herbicides needed for the 2024 noxious weed spray <br />season. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Monthly Report: <br /> <br />Weed Officer Position Posting: The position announcement for the weed <br />officer has been posted on the county website, Ag Dakota list serve through <br />NDSU, and Handshake job posting platform at SDSU. To date four applications <br />have been received. The position posting closes on March 22, 2024. <br /> <br />Seasonal field aid position posting. The summer field aid position was posted <br />on the county website, NDSU Plant Sciences dept, and on Handshake, a job <br />posting site that goes out to numerous colleges and universities in the region. To <br />date no applications have been received. The posting closes on March 25, 2024. <br /> <br />