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Open Space Advisory Board Meeting Minutes (Continued- Public Comments) Wednesday. (I'II go to the doctor's office with a heavy mask on, which protects from particulate allergens but not from perfumes which are a major problem for me, and are sure to be present at the meeting). I don't think the escalation I've experienced in my allergies in the last two years was caused primarily by the weeds, but they don't help. My correspondence with Chris Prah and the exterminator are below. Thank you very much for the OSAB's attention to the weed situation. Nickie Dumke 1877 Polk Ave Louisville, CO 80027 From: Nickie Dumke Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 8:19 AM To: Chris Prah Subject: Vole Decision Hi Chris, Thank you for your email. When you were here last week, you probably noticed that our lawn looks much better. There is plenty of new grass growing in the vole tracks that used to be chewed down to the soil. We plan to clear 10 feet behind our fence. However, in his email below, the exterminator said this will help our chances of being vole -free, but the voles could be back in the fall if the vegetation on the bike path open space is not cleared completely. Thank you for the information you sent about voles in Colorado and diseases carried by rodents. Frankly, I am mystified at how you can send that information and have made the decision to NOT clear the vegetation. The CSU information about voles in Colorado says that baiting is a short -term answer and habitat management is the real way to eliminate voles; the disease information supports the idea that rodents can transmit serious diseases. As I told you before, our sons are grown, but they certainly liked to pick up little critters when they were young. I am not "giving up" on addressing the health issues of rodents just because our landscape is doing much better and our children are grown. There are small children around, and if I were their mothers, I'd like the CITY (and anyone else who could) to help me protect them from disease. Thanks for taking the time to look into this issue, and I hope you will reconsider your decision if /when I'm able to draw more attention to this problem. Nickie Dumke From: Kolbin Bertilson Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 4:53 PM 7