Adopt a Highway

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Application to adopt a highway.

These are the terms and conditions for adopting a highway in Cass County:

1. The group agrees to pick up litter on a segment of County highway selected in consultation with the Cass County Highway Department. Length to be at least two miles. At the County's discretion, certain highways may not be eligible.
2. The group shall review the safety information before each pick up to alert participants to the hazards and precautions of working on a highway right-of-way.
3. The group shall pick up litter during daylight hours only. Pickup may not be allowed at certain times, such as on or near a holiday.
4. The group shall provide adequate supervision to participants eighteen years of age or younger. Unless specifically permitted, children eleven or younger shall not participate.
5. Work shall be limited to the area between the outer shoulders and the right-of-way boundary. Work may not be done on the roadway itself.
6. The group shall arrange litter pick date(s) in advance with the County Engineer or his designee at the County Highway Department. The group shall obtain their supplies during regular business hours.
7. The group shall place filled trashbags on the shoulder slope close to the ditch bottom. Cass County will arrange to pick up the bags. Groups are encouraged to recycle appropriate materials for their own benefit.
8. Borrowed or unused supplies shall be returned to Cass County.

The Cass County Highway Department agrees to:

1. Provide high visibility vests, trashbags, and safety information.
2. Arrange to remove filled trashbags from the adopted highway.
3. Arrange to remove large heavy or hazardous material from the adopted highway.
4. Erect a highway sign or otherwise recognize the group's clean-up efforts. Highway signs shall be erected only for groups that agree to adopt a highway for a minimum of two years. The name on the sign shall be limited to two lines of eighteen to twenty characters (including spaces) per line. Cass County reserves the right to approve and/or edit names or acronyms.