Weed Superintendent

About This Office

The Kearney County Noxious Weed Control is a 5-person elected board, which directs the activities of the Weed Superintendent. The Weed Superintendent is an appointed County Official, appointed by the Kearney County Noxious Weed Board.

Services of This Office

The Kearney County Weed Control Authority is responsible for administering the Noxious Weed Control law at the local level. The authority also establishes a coordinated noxious weed control program, caused proper control methods to be utilized following failure of the landowner to provide control, issues individual noxious notices, notifies county attorney of landowners’ failure to take action to control noxious weeds and files notices with the register of deeds of possible unpaid weed control assessment against a property.

Performed Duties

The Kearney County Weed Control Authority sprays county roadsides, performed land inspections, works to inform landowners, help landowners develop a plan to control their noxious weeds and other weeds, and stays up to date of the latest noxious weeds and watch list weeds and control tactics for these weeds.