2008-04-15 4-I SubmittalTOWN OF FAIRFAX
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California ~epartrnent o~ Food ar~a1 rioulture
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S u ~ a n ~ r a n ~ b Q r g I am ~~ ~n bah 2~t' ~~ the F ~Iri Town Co~uf 1 ~i~ in r+~~~rd t~ t~ pro p~~~~{
~e~~r ~~a~~~~e ~t~l~ dying hY your department ~r the Lim Brawn ~Ipple ~1ath.
David ~Teins~ff
1~1e were recently advised t ti's CAA has pro~~d tip aerial spraying of
"ah~krnate~ kfrand pest~ide to ~ra~ca#e ~an ~ieged ~rfe~t~ian ~f ` ' h#
Bra Apple I~th ~r~ vur aria, ~Ve urstand that #his spray~g gill ~
a~camplisi~d by e~ ~ir~ ask fry re~e high altitude, a are v
concerned ahou# this pr~paseit esp~ial~r in li~~ ~f the re~arta of hundreds of
he~lltl~ aampia~r~ that made aver this materi~ ~ ap~ied in ~nterey
and manta Cruz ~auntias,
The Town of Fairfax has two ard~rroes which one inter #~ protect #~e
h~lth and safety of v~ residents which we beige ~ ~ency ~ !e'~ally
abii~l to obey. First, finder Falrtax ~lur~al ordinance 6,~~.~3~, ~e use
4f pesticides on ~~rfaar parker n s~ac;s laarc and pudic rights of gay
and buildir~s ev~ed aid mairrtair by the ~`crwn of Fairfax, ~ proh~bit$d.
l~ndar ttre ~,da, both ae~l and ground spraying and or dusting are
speat7ca~y p~ahib ~ndly, under 8..4~, neigl~b~rs ~ e meted
priaperties sl~ll recei~re a rnir~rr~ur~ ~ 4~ homes n~ioe pear to the appiio~lion.
fibs t~-pe of nation rewired is specified under semen ~,~~,~T~. Al of
th~S$ er~inar~s may be ner~ewed anlu~ at Ih+,ta ~~~~rEa~.am.
Byway of this lr, the F$irfax Tav~n I herby requests that Ef your
department i~#ends to ~ Trial ~~ in llAarin ~oun#y that you
provide a pion under which our ident~ rye primer r~o#iae aid v~ch
protects our parfcs, open spate ~ ~md other pui~#c rands from art ar
indireGk appiirat~n of the pesticide.
Please c~n#ac# our T Manor l~Gcha~ Rack if you ha~re any quions or
would Ida to ranm~rnicate further about the matter. Th~k you for your t
and oonsi'~ian,
Respectfully yours,
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Mary A n Maggiore, Mayor
MAM:ja
cc: Senator Carole Migden; Assemblyman Jared Huffman
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Arrnf~dOnlRsc~L1I~dPR~e~ Submitted by Frank Egger at the
44-15.48 Council Meeting
fie: Agenda Item #4-I