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Residents and commissioners press for stronger invasive-species outreach and small-scale enforcement
Summary
A Franklin resident urged the newly combined parks and environmental commission to expand invasive-species education and begin modest enforcement steps; commissioners favored education, volunteer work and coordinated programs over punitive fines for private landowners.
Resident Andy Pelkey urged the Franklin Parks and Environmental Commission on Tuesday to pursue a focused plan to identify and manage invasive plant species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard, proposing education and small, enforceable steps for boundary plantings that cross property lines.
Pelkey said residents need help identifying invasive plants and incentives or requirements to remove them at property boundaries to prevent spread. "If people knew that this plant here was invasive...they would still say, well, I don't want that invasive plant, so I'm gonna get rid of it anyway," he said.
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