OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Oktibbeha County will soon begin chemically treating its roads to kill weeds, and any residents that want their properties left out will have to contact the county road manager.

Road Manager Victor Collins told the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors Monday that the public works department will begin spraying the county’s roadways as early as this week, weather permitting.

The chemical spray is designed to stop growth toward the road of bushes or trees on the shoulder, killing branches that threaten to become driving hazards. District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer told The Dispatch Monday that the treatment shouldn’t affect ground-level grasses that prevent erosion while trimming greenery that obstruct sightlines or the road itself.

“It should let the grass grow because we don’t want the shoulder to be bare and start eroding,” he said. “It will focus on killing weeds like Johnson Grass and some of the tall grasses that obstruct views. It should let the Bermuda Grass through, the Rat Grass and other short grasses through.”

Residents who want their trees and bushes left untreated can contact the road manager at (662) 323-5752 or get in touch with their district supervisor to be added to the list of properties left out. Collins did note that some residents use “No Spraying” signs and that road crews would try to add them to the list as they go along, but said the surest way was still to call beforehand.

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