[MissoulaGov] upcoming MRL referrals

[Ethel MacDonald]

Thanks, Bob, for calling attention to the MRL's use of herbicide.  What
creative ideas can we come up with to end the practice?

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Bob Jaffe <BJaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us> wrote:

>  On December 2nd at 8:00 am we will take up a couple of referrals related
> to Montana Rail Link.
>
>
>
> One item is to discuss the diesel emissions from the rail yard. We just
> learned this from Jim Carlson of the health department:
>
>
>
> This is to let you know that the Health Department, Air Quality Unit is
> preparing a 1.2 million dollar EPA grant to install auxiliary power units
> (APU) on all 34 MRL engines.  These units circulate heat and oil through the
> diesel engine so that the main engine does not have to idle. The APUs use
> .5-1 gallon of diesel per hour while an idleing rail engine uses five
> gallons per hour.
>
>
> The other one comes out of a referral I made regarding herbicide spray
> along the rail lines in the city. One day this last summer I was on my way
> to work and as I crossed the Bitterroot Spur at first street I saw a big
> truck coming down the rail line spraying the weeds from a long boom. It was
> putting out a huge cloud of spray that completely covered the adjacent
> commuter trail. It was windy and the poison filled the air. Once the truck
> went by there was no way for any unsuspecting person walking their dogs to
> know the ground was saturated with herbicide. I assume there are few if any
> rules governing the rail line’s use of herbicides but I’m hoping we can come
> to some agreement that at least lets us post a notice when they are doing
> it.
>
>
>
> Bob Jaffe
>
> Missoula City Council, Ward 3
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> 1225 South 2nd West
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> Missoula, MT 59801
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> (406) 728-1052
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