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Students urge Plantation to curb canal nutrient pollution and add protected bike lanes
Summary
Students from South Plantation High School told the council they are working on environmental projects: one urged limits on phosphorus‑containing fertilizers and buffer rules to reduce nutrient pollution in city canals; another urged protected bike lanes and repairs to a sidewalk gap on Peters Road to keep students safe.
Two students from South Plantation High School addressed the council on March 12 about local environmental and transportation concerns.
Legend Wilkerson, presenting as part of an environmental senior project, urged the city to address nutrient pollution in canals caused by fertilizer runoff. Wilkerson recommended three measures: ban fertilizers containing phosphorus, prohibit spraying fertilizers within 20 feet of bodies of water to create a buffer zone, and ban fertilizer…
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