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Resident urges city to stop chemical spraying at retention pond near Baldwin Avenue
Summary
A resident told the Sustainability Advisory Board that chemical applications and marsh burning at a retention/detention pond near Baldwin Avenue are killing wildlife and household pets and asked the city to treat the area as green space; staff said the issue falls under another department and will investigate.
James Ponser, who identified himself as living at 402 Baldwin Avenue, told the Sustainability Advisory Board during public comment that chemicals sprayed in a local retention pond have harmed wildlife and killed neighborhood dogs.
“My name is James Ponser. I live at 402 Baldwin,” Ponser said. He described two…
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