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Kansas county proposes small incentive for owners of stone fences

ALMA, Kansas -- Commissioners have indicated interest in a proposal to give a small reward to those who work to restore stone fences.

In their Monday meeting, [Waubaunsee] County Attorney Norbert Marek, Landowner Paul Miller and Extension Agent Matt Pfeifer brought a draft of a policy that would provide a $1 per rod incentive for restoration of Wabaunsee County’s historic stone fences. [A rod is 16.5 feet.]

“This creates a program that sets a bounty to encourage maintenance and rebuilding of stone fences in your county,” Marek said.

He said the bounty, while minimal, might at least a form of reward for those who go out of their way to restore the landmarks.
Read entire article at Wabaunsee County Signal-Enterprise