Riley County Noxious Weed Director Dennis Peterson told county commissioners Thursday morning that summer rains have kept his crews busy.
“Almost all of our roads have been mowed for the second time,” he said. “Some of roads have been mowed for a third time and with all the rain this summer, many of the roads will need to be mowed a fourth time, which is one more time than normal.”
Peterson reported to commissioners that the Kansas Department of Transportation has awarded the county $7,000 for state road upkeep — though it might not be enough to cover them.
“The KDOT contract for 2015 and 2016 that started July 1, we’ve began spraying on that,” he said. “We will attempt to get as much done as we can, but that Spring dollar amount will probably not be adequate.
“We also cannot spray yet on K-18 due to the grass stand not being approved for completion of the project. And there’s a lot of johnsongrass that needs to be taken care of there.”
In other items Riley County Appraiser Greg McHenry said property sales continue to increase. He said 780 have sold so far this year through July and that the county’s residential sales ratio — which compares the county’s values with sales receipts — remain consistent.
“Our median residential sales ratio is currently 97 percent,” he said. “That tells you we’re in a fairly stable real estate market. We’re not in a market that’s on a big up-swing or down-swing either way.”
