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Commission split over roadside glyphosate use; two competing resolutions proposed
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to eliminate the county's February pre-emergent glyphosate application, pay for a substitute chemical, or adopt a narrowly targeted spraying program; commissioners asked staff to place competing resolutions on a future agenda.
Commissioners spent an extended portion of the work session debating the county's roadside spraying program and the use of glyphosate-based pre-emergent herbicides.
One commissioner described the goal as encouraging Bermuda grass growth and reducing tall, hazardous vegetation while expressing health and environmental concerns about glyphosate: "I believe this stuff's toxic, and I believe it's bad for our health to keep doing it." Another commissioner and county road…
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