There Is A Real Trend AGAINST Pesticide Bans
The following jurisdictions have STOPPED or RESCINDED or LIMITED Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION, or Professional Lawn Care Businesses were GRANTED AN EXCEPTION STATUS ―
● Alberta ( Province )
● Ashland ( Oregon )
● Beaumont ( Alberta )
● British Columbia ( Province )
● Calgary ( Alberta )
● Campbell River ( British Columbia )
● Chicago ( Illinois )
● Durango ( Colorado )
● Edmonton ( Alberta )
● Everett ( Washington )
● Guelph ( Ontario )
● Guelph-Eramosa ( Ontario )
● Kamloops ( British Columbia )
● Kelowna ( British Columbia )
● Merritt ( British Columbia )
● Portage La Prairie ( Manitoba )
● Quebec ( Province )
● Regina ( Saskatchewan )
● Rossland ( British Columbia )
● Salmon Arm ( British Columbia )
● Scarborough ( Maine )
● Steinbach ( Manitoba )
● Vernon ( British Columbia )
AND NOW …
● Durango ( Colorado )
Durango City Council Unanimously Rejects Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION In 5-0 Vote
The City of Durango is located in the State of Colorado, with a population of almost 17,000.
Minutes before midnight on August 21st, 2012, the Durango City Council VOTED UNANIMOUSLY 5-0 TO REJECT A PETITION-DRIVEN ORDINANCE TO LIMIT THE USE OF SYNTHETIC PESTICIDES AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS on city parks and property.
City Council said the ordinance ( a.k.a. Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION ) was TOO AMBIGUOUS AND UNWORKABLE as written.
City Councillors and City Staff URGED THE LUNATICS TO CONSIDER A MORE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH IN DRAFTING ANOTHER ORDINANCE with various stakeholders, such as representatives for the Hillcrest Golf Course and Professional Lawn Care companies.
Unless withdrawn by the Anti-Pesticide Terrorist Organization called Organically Managed Parks Team Durango, the proposal to IMPOSE so-called ORGANIC PESTICIDE-FREE MAINTENANCE for city-owned property will go before the voters in November 2012.
After the meeting, members of the Anti-Pesticide Terrorist Organization said they would have to discuss the issue before making a decision.
During the meeting, Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Katrina Blair expressed MOCK-IMPATIENCE by saying that she was uninterested in waiting two to five years so a consensus can be reached while city properties continued to be sprayed with pest control products.
Councillor Dick White said he was sympathetic to the cause, but said he COULD NOT SUPPORT ANTI-PESTICIDE PROHIBITION as it was written.
City Manager Ron LeBlanc said he would not know how to take direction from the PROPOSED PROHIBITION because it was TOO AMBIGUOUS.
Officials wondered how they would spray for MOSQUITOES.
They brought up LEGAL LIABILITIES since the city would be OPEN TO LITIGATION for failing to enforce regulations.
LeBlanc used the example of a downtown business owner pouring a fertilizer into a city-owned planter on the sidewalk ― LeBlanc then questioned whether the city would be liable for the business owner’s action.
Mayor Doug Lyon REJECTED THE PROPOSED PROHIBITION FOR LACK OF MERIT.
Mayor Lyon REJECTED THE FEARS OF PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS as threats to the public health and the environment by publicly reading aloud from web-sites for the Environmental Protection Agency and Health Canada that have approved pest control products for public use.
Lyon acknowledged that pest control products are one of those issues in which NEITHER SIDE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE OTHER SIDE
August 22nd, 2012
Durango Herald
Selected and Adapted Excerpts
VICTORIES AGAINST TERRORISTS ! – TREND TOWARDS PESTICIDE BANS HAS STOPPED ( Web-Page )
Concerns About Cost, Liability, and Doubts About Effectiveness
On August 21st, 2012, Durango City Councillors listened to a three-hour debate involving science and calls for decisive action to save the environment to persuade them to IMPOSE Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION against the use of pest control products in the Urban Landscape.
Anti-Pesticide Lunatic Katrina Blair ATTEMPTED TO DECEIVE CITY COUNCILLORS BY ALLEGING THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED SIMILAR ORDINANCES, such as Boulder, Colorado.
Cathy Metz, the city’s Director of Parks and Recreation, noted the ABUNDANCE OF WEEDS in Boulder parks when relying on so-called ORGANIC PESTICIDE-FREE MAINTENANCE.
CARNAGE LEADING TO GARBAGE DUMP GREEN SPACES – WHO WANTS TO LIVE IN #@!!% PEST-INFESTED GARBAGE DUMPS ?!?! ( Web-Page )
CARNAGE LEADING TO GARBAGE DUMP GREEN SPACES ( Photo Gallery )
According to Metz ―
I don’t think Boulder is the example we want to follow.
They get COMPLAINTS every year about dandelions.
CARNAGE LEADING TO BAN FAILURES – FAILURE OF ORGANIC PESTICIDE-FREE MAINTENANCE ( Web-Page )
A broad COALITION representing the San Juan Basin Health Department, Hillcrest Golf Course, Professional Lawn Care companies, supporters of playing fields and city staff came out AGAINST THE PROPOSED PROHIBITION.
The COALITION cited high costs, legal liabilities of the PROHIBITION, unintended consequences, and doubts about whether so-called ORGANIC PESTICIDE-FREE MAINTENANCE is effective.
FAILURE OF ORGANIC PESTICIDE-FREE MAINTENANCE – BAN FAILURES ( Web-Page )
Scott Craig of Animas Valley Arborists thought it was wrong to limit city options for treating pests.
August 22nd, 2012
Durango Herald
Selected and Adapted Excerpts
There Is A Real Trend AGAINST Pesticide Bans
The following jurisdictions have STOPPED or RESCINDED or LIMITED Anti-Pesticide PROHIBITION, or Professional Lawn Care Businesses were GRANTED AN EXCEPTION STATUS ―
ALBERTA, Province of ― Prohibition Stopped
ASHLAND, City of ( Oregon, USA ) ― Prohibition Rescinded
BEAUMONT, Town of ( Alberta ) ― Prohibition Stopped
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Province of ― Prohibition Not Recommended by Special Committee On Cosmetic Pesticides
CALGARY, City of ( Alberta ) ― Prohibition Stopped
CAMPBELL RIVER, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Extinguished
CHICAGO, City of ( Illinois, USA ) ― Prohibition Rescinded
EDMONTON, City of ( Alberta ) ― Prohibition Stopped
DURANGO, City of ( Colorado, USA ) ― Prohibition Rejected
EVERETT, City of ( Washington, USA ) ― Pesticide-Free Project Ended and Spraying Weeds Resumed
GUELPH, City of ( Ontario ) ― Prohibition Reversed
GUELPH-ERAMOSA, Township of ( Ontario ) ― Roadside Spraying Resumed
KAMLOOPS, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Stopped ― Professional Lawn Care Granted Exception Status
KELOWNA, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Professional Lawn Care Granted Exception Status
MERRITT, Town of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Stopped
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Rural Municipality of ( Manitoba ) ― Opposed the Proposed Provincial Prohibition
QUEBEC, Province of ― Permitted Active Ingredients ― Dow Defeats Ban
REGINA, City of ( Saskatchewan ) ― Prohibition Stopped
ROSSLAND, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Delayed
SALMON ARM, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Rescinded ― Professional Lawn Care Granted Exception Status
SCARBOROUGH, Town of ( Maine, USA ) ― Prohibition Rescinded
STEINBACH, City of ( Manitoba ) ― Prohibition Opposed
VERNON, City of ( British Columbia ) ― Prohibition Stopped
For the original copy of this Force Of Nature Report, go to the following link …
Here are previous reports about DURANGO, just in case you missed them …
PESTICIDE TRUTHS — 2012 08 22 — CITY COUNCIL REJECTS PAUL TUKEY AND PROHIBITION IN 5-0 VOTE — DURANGO COLORADO ( Report )
PESTICIDE TRUTHS — 2012 08 19 — PESTICIDE DEBATE — ECO-FRAUD — PAUL TUKEY MISLEADS CITY COUNCIL — DURANGO COLORADO ( Report )
FORCE OF NATURE — CARNAGE — 2012 08 19 — EXORBITANT COSTS — INCREASE FROM $34,550 TO $237,450 ANNUALLY — DURANGO, COLORADO ( Reports )
NORAHG has archived more information on The Pesticide Truths Web-Site …
THE PESTICIDE TRUTHS WEB-SITE
PESTICIDE BANS ARE A FARCE ( Report )
VICTORIES AGAINST TERRORISTS ! – TREND TOWARDS PESTICIDE BANS HAS STOPPED ( Web-Page )
STRIKING BACK AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL-TERRORISM ( Web-Page )
STRIKING BACK – FIGHTING PESTICIDE BANS IN COURT – STRIKING BACK AGAINST TERRORISM – 2012 05 25 ( Report )
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM – STATE PRE-EMPTION ( Web-Page )
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISM – HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS ( Web-Page )
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