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Residents urge city to allow native terrace plantings, raise permethrin-spraying concerns
Summary
Public commenters told the Kankakee ordinance committee that native plantings in terrace strips follow city landscape rules, help pollinators and stormwater infiltration, and warned that city permethrin spraying may be harming wildlife and water quality; committee legal staff will prepare materials and the item will return to next month's agenda.
Residents told the Kankakee ordinance committee that native plantings in terrace strips comply with the city's landscape code and help pollinators and stormwater infiltration, and several speakers also urged the city to stop spraying the insecticide permethrin near waterways.
Committee context: The comments came during public comment at a Kankakee ordinance committee meeting, where residents described planting native species in the terrace (the strip between the sidewalk and curb) and said they had followed Chapter 38's landscaping provisions and code exceptions for plantings around trees and driveway aprons.
Why it matters: Speakers said terrace plantings reduce stormwater runoff, create pollinator habitat and may help water quality in the Kankakee River watershed. They also raised concerns about permethrin use and whether the city's spraying practices follow state and federal…
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