Why does King County require landowners to control noxious weeds yet not maintain noxious weeds on King County property?
King County agencies/departments (such as Parks, Roads, WLRD Drainage Services, Transit, etc) are notified of and are required to control noxious weed infestations, much the same way private landowners are notified. The perception that King County is not controlling weeds on County property is a frequently heard and inaccurate one. Our records indicate that there are as many noxious weeds on private property as there are on County lands. The public is much more likely to see weeds on public lands, and it is easier to notice where the weeds are, rather than where they are not or where they have been controlled.
