Community urges MECO program and raises herbicide concerns; board debate over unilateral pauses turns heated
Dozens of public commenters urged Orange County to adopt a microenterprise home kitchen (MECO) permit program while environmental advocates warned about blanket herbicide spraying in waterways. Supervisors disagreed sharply over whether individual board members can prompt countywide pauses or policy changes, prompting a tense exchange and a brief recess.
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Late-morning public comment featured two sustained themes: calls to adopt a Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MECO) program to legalize and regulate home-based food businesses, and concerns about countywide herbicide spraying in creeks and waterways.
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