Wyoming council confirms spongy moth special assessments and OKs aerial spraying contract

The Wyoming City Council on April 6 confirmed two special assessment resolutions to fund the city’s 2026 spongy moth suppression program and authorized an aerial insecticide spraying contract to carry out the treatment.

The council voted to impose one‑time summer tax assessments for properties affected by the suppression effort: parcels under one‑half acre will be assessed $38, and parcels one‑half acre or larger will be assessed $117 per acre. Councilmember Postema said the assessments reflect the program costs and will be placed on the summer tax roll as a single installment.

Council also authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement with the aerial spraying vendor, a contract the city said charges about $76.70 per acre for helicopter application and brings the total spray cost to roughly $15,700 for the contracted area. Councilmember DeKryger described additional consulting fees and noted the vendor is the same firm the city has used in the past.

Officials told the council the special‑assessment resolutions are follow‑ups to the earlier public hearings and that the assessment materials contained differing tracking numbers; staff said the discrepancy can be corrected in the resolution paperwork. Postler confirmed the two assessment tracks — a flat fee for small parcels and an acreage rate for larger parcels — and clarified how the charge will appear on the tax roll.

The council approved the assessment confirmations and the aerial spraying contract by roll call, with all voting members recorded as yes. There were no public‑hearing speakers who addressed the assessments during the combined 701/702 hearing period.

The city will proceed with contract execution and place the confirmed assessments on the summer tax roll; implementation details and exact treatment dates will be set by staff and the contractor.