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Committee approves limited waiver to allow Acelepryn on school and city athletic fields
Summary
A Portland advisory committee voted to approve language narrowing a proposed pesticide exemption to a single product, Acelepryn, with application, reporting and use restrictions; opponents urged more organic remediation and raised public-health concerns.
A Portland committee reviewing the city's pesticide ordinance voted to approve an amendment allowing a restricted waiver for the insecticide sold as Acelepryn to control grub damage on athletic fields, with conditions requiring professional application and notification to the city's sustainability office.
Troy (staff member) presented a revised recommendation, saying he narrowed previous language after committee discussion to limit the exemption to the trade-name product Acelepryn and to require that any application be reported to the sustainability office. "I made a modification to restrict it to just the... the trade name is Acelepryn. So I'm just gonna go with that for easier to say," Troy said, and added that the proposal requires notification so the city can track use and collect data for future decisions.
The change amends the waiver language in the package presented to the…
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