HomeMy WebLinkAbout850600.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: SIGNING OF PETITION FOR REQUEST OF MATCHING FUNDS IN THE
COOPERATIVE RANGELAND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS , the Eastern Weld Pest Control District has been
established for the eradication of grasshoppers, in accordance
with the provisions of Title 35 , Article 5 , of the Colorado
Revised Statutes, as amended, and
WHEREAS, said District is infested with grasshoppers,
averaging approximately 8 plus grasshoppers per square yard on
15 . 630 acres of rangeland, and
WHEREAS, certain landowners and lessees in said district wish
to participate in the grasshopper eradication program in
accordance with §35-5-120 , CRS, and the names of said landowners
and lessees and the legal descriptions of the lands which they
occupy are listed in "Exhibit A, " which is attached hereto along
with the Petition for matching funds in the cooperative rangeland
grasshopper control program, and
WHEREAS, the landowners listed in "Exhibit A" have agreed to
pay one-third of the cost per acre for range acreage as determined
by the Colorado Department of Agriculture as a contribution to pay
the cost of controlling the grasshoppers that are infesting said
area, and
WHEREAS, said landowners and lessees have provided a check in
the amount of $ 16,429 00 as their proportionate share of the
estimated cost of controlling the grasshoppers on the lands
described in "Exhibit A, " and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Weld, Colorado, pursuant to
§§35-5-116 and 120 , CRS, to petition the Commissioner of
Agriculture of the State of Colorado to request to the Governor
that funds be made available to the Colorado State Department of
Agriculture from the Governor' s agriculture emergency fund to be
used as matching funds for monies provided by federal and private
landowners.
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RE: APPROVE SIGNING OF GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PETITION
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, that the
Board members are hereby authorized to sign said Petition and
forward the same to the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State
of Colorado.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 24th day of
June, A.D. , 1985.
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ATTEST: l�nvv� WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Frank Yama- c l
COOPERATIVE RANGE LAND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PROGRAMS
Commissioner of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture
1525 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
Dear Sir:
We, the County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to §35-5-120,
CRS, do hereby certify that the Eastern Weld
Pest Control District has been established
for the eradication of grasshoppers, in accordance with the provisions of Title
35, Article 5, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. Sixty-six and
two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the landowners, representing not less than
fifty percent (50%) of the land within the District, voted in favor of the
establishment of the District.
Said District is infested with grasshoppers. The Colorado Department of
Agriculture has determined that the infestation in this area averaged
approximately 8+ grasshoppers per square yard on 15, 630 acres
of range land.
The names and addresses of all landowners and lessees who wish to participate
in the grasshopper eradication program in accordance with §35-5-120, CRS,
including the legal descriptions of the lands they occupy are attached hereto
as "Exhibit A."
We do further certify that the landowners listed in "Exhibit A" have agreed to
pay one-third (1/3) of the cost per acre for range acreage as determined by the
Colorado Department of Agriculture as a contribution to pay the cost of
controlling the grasshoppers that are infesting said area.
Enclosed is a check in the amount of $ 16 ,429 .00 as the Eastern Weld
Pest Control District's proportionate share of the estimated cost of control of
grasshoppers on the lands described in "Exhibit A." We do also hereby petition
the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Colorado to request to the
Governor that funds be made available, pursuant to §35-5-116, CRS, to the
Colorado State Department of Agriculture from the Governor's Agriculture
Emergency Fund to be used as matching funds for monies provided by federal and
private landowners.
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ATTEST: ��'� 1I Uno va COUNTY OF WELD
STATE OF COLORADO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder
and Clerk to the Board \� `\
AYK�YHtiPJ B gel arn�. •
e uty County Clerk cqu ine Joh.s n, Chairman
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