the below is an excellent response from Clark Countys vegetation management director. apparently control of blackberries on West mill plain Boulevard is the city's responsibility.
From: "Tyler, Kevin" <Kevin.Tyler@clark.wa.gov>
Date: May 30, 2014 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: Overgrown W Mill Plain Blvd medians
To: "Shea Michael Anderson" <sheaside@gmail.com>
Cc: "Holmes, Eric" <Eric.Holmes@cityofvancouver.us>, "Radcliff, Keith" <Keith.Radcliff@clark.wa.gov>
Hello,
Thank you for the e-mail. The medians along Mill Plain would be the City of Vancouver's responsibility, as far as I know. Here at Vegetation Management we are responsible for the county's noxious weed control program. Unfortunately, blackberries are listed by the State of Washington as a Class C weed and are not designated for control in Clark County, or anywhere in the State of Washington for that matter. So, we have no authority to require that property owners control this particular weed. Our inspectors do survey City of Vancouver rights-of-way and have been in close contact with city personnel that are responsible for noxious weed control. I'm personally not aware of any noxious weeds along Mill Plain in this area that are both listed by the state as either Class A or Class B, and designated for control in Clark County. However, I have copied our Field Inspector responsible for the Vancouver city limits to see if he has any additional information for us.
Sincerely,
Kevin Tyler
Resource Enhancement & Permitting Manager
Clark County Environmental Services
CASEE Center (360) 397-6140 x7731
Public Service Center (360) 397-2121 x4258
Cell (360) 773-7674
From: Shea Michael Anderson [mailto:sheaside@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 11:27 AM
To: sheaside.imonik@blogger.com
Cc: Holmes, Eric; Tyler, Kevin
Subject: Overgrown W Mill Plain Blvd medians
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I'm writing a short Friday blog post in order to query City Manager Holmes and Clark County Vegetation Management Director Kevin Tyler as to WHY nothing has been done to rid W Mill Plain Blvd medians of noxious vegetation - blackberries, in particular, have overgrown the sidewalks on W Mill Plain between Harney and Franklin - where I walk just about every day.
You'd think County staff could see said vegetation overgrowth from their windows, as well as the adjacent shelter it provides for activities ranging from sleeping to drug use to Lord knows what - also in evidence along W Mill Plain. I'm not sure if the keeping up with noxious vegetation on W Mill Plain is a County or City problem - hence I'm cc'ing both on this post in the hopes of getting something done, and quick.
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Shea Michael Anderson
1923 Harney St, Vancouver WA 98660
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