Cedar Fort committee accepts weed‑spray bid, will forward recommendation to council

The Cedar Fort Cemetery Committee voted at its March 2 meeting to accept a contractor's bid for weed and brush spraying and will forward the recommendation to the town council for final approval, the committee chair said.

The motion, moved by the Chair and approved by voice vote, authorizes the committee to accept the quoted bid and ask the town council to finalize payment and contract details. The Chair said the contractor quoted two prices: a prepaid discount and a higher pay‑as‑you‑go rate.

Committee members discussed the price difference and payment timing. A staff member explained the contractor’s pricing structure: “There’s the prepaid price…if you start March yeah. So it’s prepaid by March 1, which we’ve missed. But last year, they let us still have it even though we were off by a little bit,” the staff member said, describing how contractors sometimes honor the prepay rate if they can fit the job into spring scheduling.

The committee clarified the service area covered by the bid: it applies to all non‑grass areas in the cemetery, including gravel drives and roadside edges. Members noted that the committee can amend its budget or request the council to authorize payment if grant funds or committee funds are not already available.

Next steps: the Chair said the committee will finalize payment logistics after receiving additional information from Harry (a member coordinating the contractor), then forward the accepted bid to the town council for formal approval.

Motion and outcome: The Chair moved to accept the weed‑spray bid and forward it to the council; the committee approved the motion by voice vote. Individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the committee transcript.