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Resident urges review of mosquito-spraying program and poll process; aldermen promise investigation
Summary
At a July 7 Board of Aldermen meeting in Saint Ann, resident Teresa Goldstein questioned the city’s mosquito-spraying schedule, the poll used to authorize spraying, and whether applicators meet state certification; aldermen said they will investigate and provide requested records.
Teresa Goldstein, a Saint Ann resident, pressed the Board of Aldermen on July 7 to halt or re-evaluate the city’s mosquito-spraying program, saying the notification and authorization process and some operational practices were improper.
Goldstein told the board the program’s spring newsletter said spraying would occur “Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays after sundown” to avoid harming honeybees, but she said she observed spraying in her neighborhood before sunset and wants proof that applicators are certified under state law. “If it was approved by the voters…they were spraying my neighborhood at 08:32. Sunset was at 08:30 that day,” Goldstein said during public comment.
The resident also…
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