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Pollinator-positive yards proposed; code enforcement warns of workload and commission withdraws motion for revision
Summary
Commissioner DeWitt proposed a pollinator positivity program that would allow residents longer grass or designated pollinator areas. Code enforcement staff said enforcement complaints already consume significant time and budget; after discussion the sponsor withdrew the motion to refine the approach and seek staff input.
Commissioner DeWitt introduced a resolution aiming to create a pollinator positivity program that would give property owners an option to register lawns as pollinator areas and receive a temporary reprieve from grass-cutting enforcement.
The proposal would have relied on code enforcement to administer registration and monitoring. Sue from code enforcement told commissioners she receives 20 to 25 grass-cutting complaints…
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