Board Members

The "Weed Board" is made up of a five member volunteer citizen Board of Directors appointed by the County Commissioners to serve renewable four year terms and one Ex-Officio member who is the County Extension Agent or designee.  This Board directly supervises the Coordinator, sets Weed Board policy and procedures, approves all bills and acts as the Hearing Board with quasi-judicial powers to hear landowner testimony in contested enforcement cases.

The five volunteer Board Members each live within one of the five weed districts  set up by the County Commissioners.  Our districts divide the county from east to west into five sections starting with District 1 in the north through District 5 in the south.  These Board Members strive to represent the interests of their fellow landowners and land users throughout the county.

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Weed Board Members Directory
2013

District 1 Eric Berg, Chair 4261 Wilcox Road Northport, WA  99157 (509) 732-6155 Board Member since 1995;  current term expires 12/31/13	District 2 Candy Pernsteiner 2603 China Crk Rd Evans, WA 99126 (509) 684-2055 Board Member since 2012; current term expires 12/31/14
District 3 Butch Sager 964 Hwy 20 E Colville, WA  99114 509 684-3365 Board Member since 2012; current term expires 12/31/15	District 4 Ed Talbott, Vice Chair 2784 Cottonwood Road Chewelah, WA  99109 (509) 935-6349 Board Member since 1989;  current term expires 12/31/16
District 5 Janice Purdy 4624 Wallbridge Road Clayton, WA  99110 (509) 276-2583 Board Member since 1997;  current term expires 12/31/13	Ex-Officio Debra Kollock, Director WSU Stevens County Extension 986 South Main, Suite D Colville, WA  99114 (509) 684-2588

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 Weed Board Staff

There are currently two full time, year round employees for the Board. 
You can reach us by phone at (509)-684-7590;
or TTY : (800) 833-6388;
or Fax : (509)-684-1982

For general questions or comments, please use our office email which all of us see: 
weedboard@co.stevens.wa.us

Three to five Weed Inspectors and an Office Assistant are hired seasonally.

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 Location and Office Hours

Our office is located approximately 1 mile north of Colville between mile post #231 and #232 at the intersection of State Hwy 395 and Williams Lake Road.  We are in the USDA building (otherwise known as the Ag Service Center) between Hewes Craft Marine & Performance Motors. (Web Map) (MS.doc map)

Our office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.  There are times when all of the staff is in the field, away at training or otherwise occupied, especially prior to the hiring of seasonal help.  The office will not be staffed during these times, but the building houses several agencies and is generally open from 7:30 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday.  This allows our customers to leave plant samples or messages for us, look through our reference books on the counter and to help themselves to various handouts we have available even though we are not in.