Open Space Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2019 05 08

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CITIZEN EMAIL- Requested to share with OSAB From: Miles Hoffman 606 Spruce Cir, Louisville, CO 80027. Sent: Monday, April 29, 2019 9:20 AM To: Subject: Utilization of Herbicides/Toxins in Public Spaces Good morning Ember, I know you're receiving a lot of emails and calls from Louisville residents protesting the use of herbicides as part of the integrated pest management program in our town. It's very unclear from the social media chat boards and discussions what exactly is being sprayed - either spot treating or on a mass scale. I live across from the unnamed park on Tyler between Via Appia and Pine, and I walk my dog every day along that trail as well as the park that backs up on Pine - both of which have signs that spraying will occur from today THROUGH the end of May. We go on these walks every day as I work from home, and I generally don't have time to get in the car and drive away from affected areas. Can you please share exactly what herbicides and other potentially damaging applications will be made? Is there anyway to find out exactly when spraying will occur near us - I don't want to keep my dog inside for the entire month of May or have to leave the town to find an unaffected space. I understand the city's desire to maintain a healthy ecosystem that is also pleasant to look at, but I want to be very careful with both our young dog, and our daughter being born in August (and knowing that spraying will most likely continue to happen). I would like to register my voice as one completely against using chemicals and toxic substances of any kind. I'm happy to provide resources to non -toxic integrated pest management services - one of my colleagues wrote the program for Santa Clara County in CA. I was so pleased upon moving here that the City has a Sustainability Action Plan - this kind of spraying contradicts the purpose of that plan. We need to make sure we're not adding to the myriad of methods our loved ones (pets, kids, and people) can possibly develop cancer. I hope the city reconsiders their actions. Thanks so much, Miles Hoffman Louisville Resident 2