TO: ALL TILLAMOOK COUNTY RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS
Tillamook County Public Works (TCPW) no longer has an operator to conduct weed spraying within the county rights of way and intends to contract this work for 2023. The contractor is required to have a valid Department of Agriculture license specific to right of way applications.
We have found that many properties have been sold and new owners no longer maintain vegetation within the right-of-way as may have been done in the past even though signs are present. A field review of “no spray signs” revealed that there are many different types of no spray signs from homemade to commercially produced signs.
A review of prior no spray agreements identified that very few are currently valid. Spray contractors that have a valid license will not have the local knowledge of who has been effectively managing weeds and will need to use standard signs to guide them. TCPW has purchased standard no spray signs like other counties to inform the contractor where to avoid spraying.
An agreement between the property owner and TCPW is required. There is no fee for the first set of new signs provided that an agreement is signed in 2023 per the County Road Advisory Committee. Road department field crews will install the signs in accordance with the agreement.
Here is the Tillamook County Public Works Landowner Vegetation Agreement.
2023 Landowner Vegetation Agreement Application
The roads that use chemical applications are listed at No-Spray Agreement | Tillamook County OR.
Please contact Tillamook County Public Works at (503) 842-3419 if you have any questions.