The Roadside Maintenance Task Force, comprised of members of the Durham community (Michael Bisceglia, Mark Shadle, Joanne Nytch, Claudia White, and Tina Hurlbert) presented its final findings and recommendations at the May 11, 2015 Board of Selectmen meeting with regard to the Public Works Department's use of Roundup and Vacate on town property, including curbside and rights-of-way. The Board of Selectmen agreed to cease the use of these toxic products and will move forward with the recommendations made by the committee. To our knowledge (and we have done extensive research), Durham is the first town in the state of Connecticut to cease using glyphosate products on public property and rights-of-way. I am so proud of everyone who worked together to make this happen, and incredibly grateful to our Board of Selectmen for encouraging us to dig in and work with them.
As part of this post, you will find our PowerPoint as well as a narrated version of our presentation on YouTube. Please feel free to share, download, and distribute this information - we are eager to have people know that there are wonderful options out there! Drop us a note if you have a chance, too, to let us know how you'll be using the information! **Please note that the footnotes in the PPT are active links to detailed reports and meta-analyses.**
As part of this post, you will find our PowerPoint as well as a narrated version of our presentation on YouTube. Please feel free to share, download, and distribute this information - we are eager to have people know that there are wonderful options out there! Drop us a note if you have a chance, too, to let us know how you'll be using the information! **Please note that the footnotes in the PPT are active links to detailed reports and meta-analyses.**