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Noxious weed control, staff benefits on agenda for county commission

Eddy County State’s Attorney Ashley Lies has been researching state law regarding responsibility for spraying road right-of-ways. What she has learned is that the law is not clear. Whereas, N.D. Century Code language explicitly states that townships are responsible for mowing right-of-ways, the text is a bit muddier when it comes to spraying noxious weeds. As a result, all 53 counties in the state...