[MissoulaGov] upcoming MRL referrals

[Carolyn Walker]

Who are you going to hire to shoo the goats off the tracks?  Wouldn't  
the milk and cheese have nasty chemicals?  Not there yet.
On Nov 22, 2009, at 2:05 PM, Shaun wrote:

> What about hiring goats (and goatherds) to eat the weeds and  
> produce milk and cheese from the valley?  Just a thought.
> Shaun Gant
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> From: Ethel MacDonald
> To: Bob Jaffe
> 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?
> 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.
>
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