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Committee hears plan to use beetles to combat leafy spurge at Stone Point Park
Summary
A Parks & Environment Advisory Committee update said a grant-funded leafy spurge response has been completed with the Department of Agriculture and that biological control beetles are planned for release later this year; garden plot rentals continue and one greenhouse will be auctioned.
Ross Dunsmoor, speaking as a staff member, reported that the grant program for Stone Point Park has concluded and that staff developed a leafy spurge response plan with the Department of Agriculture that includes plans to release beetles later this year.
The committee also noted that rental of garden plots continues but greenhouse use has been discontinued; the minutes say one remaining greenhouse will be auctioned through public surplus. No dates or funding amounts for the beetle release or the auction were specified in the minutes.
