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Townsend resident reports widespread garden damage, asks county where to seek help
Summary
A Townsend resident told commissioners she and neighbors saw crop and garden damage last year she suspects resulted from aerial spraying and asked the county who to contact for investigation and help; county staff advised local plant-identification assistance and said commercial spray regulation is outside county authority.
During public comment at the March 12 Broadwater County commission meeting, resident Lois Christensen described widespread damage to home gardens and fruit trees last growing season and asked whether the county could investigate potential harm from aerial spraying.
"I have a big garden," Christensen said, listing damaged apple, cherry and strawberry plants and saying she harvested only a handful of tomatoes and very few carrots. She told the commission she and neighbors believe aerial spraying from…
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