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Citizens raise concerns about herbicide spraying in parks; city says drift caused incident and pledges to prioritize weed‑eating
Summary
Residents complained about Roundup/glyphosate spraying in a city park after a windy day caused drift. Officials said the chemical label is the law, that staff are certified applicators, and that the city will emphasize weed‑eating and retrain staff to avoid drift.
Residents and council members raised concerns at a committee meeting about the city’s use of herbicides in parks after a spray on a windy day caused visible plant damage and citizen complaints.
Dr. Sandra F. Marks told the committee she was allergic and objected to what she called a “poisonous agent” being sprayed in parks, and asked that the city discontinue spraying and use weed‑eating…
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