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Council approves Festival at Sandpoint lease after debate over pesticide use; Duquette votes no
Summary
The Sandpoint City Council approved a lease with Festival at Sandpoint on May 7 after discussion about a clause that permits limited pesticide treatments on festival infrastructure to control wasps and other insects.
The Sandpoint City Council approved a lease agreement with Festival at Sandpoint on May 7 after council discussion over a clause that allows pesticide treatment of festival structures and fenced areas. Councilor Pam Duquette pressed Festival staff and operators about the use of bifenthrin-containing treatments, which she said are toxic to bees and aquatic animals.
Veronica Milton, director of operations for Festival at Sandpoint, said treatments target wasps, hornets, gnats and spiders and are applied only to…
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