WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Technology is proving to be a beneficial tool in Weld County, as a drone is being used to spray noxious weeds and target the invasive plants in hard-to-reach areas. The county's department of public works was recognized for the success of the spray drone by the 2025 National Association of Counties Achievement Awards.

"So that’s the one thing that Weld County Public Works is proud of, that we're always trying to do the best for the citizens of Weld County, bring technology in to do a better job, to do a faster job, to do it more efficiently," Curtis Hall, director of Weld County Public Works, said.

Tina Booton started working for Weld County in 2000, doing landowner compliance. Now, as the County's weed division supervisor, she explained that they follow the state no

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