[MissoulaGov] upcoming MRL referrals

[Rod Austin]

Where are you planting this!

Rod

 

From: missoulagov-bounces at cmslists.com
[mailto:missoulagov-bounces at cmslists.com] On Behalf Of MOLLY GALUSHA
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 1:32 PM
To: Bob Jaffe; Ethel MacDonald
Cc: missoulagov at cmslists.com
Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] upcoming MRL referrals

 

Rail cars spread more weed seed then unleashed dogs; that is why they spray
right of ways. You could try to grow something positive that can out compete
weeds and yet not spread obnoxiuosly. But who would care for it while it
gets established? Or you could grow something valuable that someone would be
motivated to tend and harvest pre-seed head phase, but it would have to be
something that thrives in dry rocky soil. Hemp for instance.

Just a thought.

 

Molly

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From: Ethel MacDonald <mailto:ethelmacd at gmail.com>  

To: Bob Jaffe <mailto:BJaffe at ci.missoula.mt.us>  

Cc: missoulagov at cmslists.com 

Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 9:09 AM

Subject: Re: [MissoulaGov] upcoming MRL referrals

 

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

1225 South 2nd West

Missoula, MT 59801

(406) 728-1052

 

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