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Unitil notifies Kingston of herbicide work; board will forward details to conservation commission
Summary
Unitil sent its annual herbicide notice showing a different scope this year; Select Board members asked staff to get additional details and forward the notice to the conservation commission for review.
Town officials told the Kingston Select Board that Unitil has issued its annual integrated vegetation-management notice but this year the company listed "bare ground select equipment locations" rather than the usual right-of-way map.
A board member said, "I just wanna find out exactly what they're doing because it's different. It's not in the right of way," and said they had called Unitil for clarification. The board noted prior concerns about herbicide applications near the town's aquifer and asked staff to forward Unitil's notice and any maps to the conservation commission for review.
One board member suggested adding a short advisory on the town website stating that Unitil will be conducting herbicide treatment and listing Unitil's contact number for more information; the notice itself gives Unitil's phone number for questions. The board also discussed whether a detailed map was included and asked staff to confirm and circulate it to the conservation commission.
No formal decision to oppose or restrict the work was recorded; the board directed staff to get further information from Unitil and to forward it to the conservation commission and the commission's designated contact.
