BROWN COUNTYBATES TOWNSHIP WEED NOTICEOWNERS AND TENANTS of Bates Township are hereby notified and required, according to law, to cut all weeds in road ditches adjacent to their property or tenanted by them within Bates township on or before October 1st, 2009 or same will be hired done by the township board and assess property taxes at the rate of $300 per half mile.Bates Township Board of SupervisorsBetty GeistTownship Clerk