ROCK SPRINGS — A portion of the Killpecker Creek will see goats munching away on= brush and weeds following the approval of a $58,000 contract Tuesday night.

The Rock Springs City Council voted to allow LS5 Livestock Company LLC form Farson to use 150 goats to control weeds and brush in a 9.4-acre section from the Springs Drive Bridge to the confluence of the Bitter Creek and Killpecker Creek. The vote wasn’t unanimous as Councilman Rick Milonas voted against the proposal, citing concerns about the effectiveness of the goat-based mitigation efforts. He said the area already targeted by goats earlier this year is looking like a jungle and said grass had gotten worse in the area. Mayor Max Mickelson said the goal is to have the goats eat the brush that clogs the creeks during a flood, sayi

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