Douglas County follows state forest practices as set forth by the Oregon Department of Agriculture when awarding the herbicide contract. It also follows state guidance when not revealing the location of the herbicide application. This is to protect the safety of the third party, according to county officials who said previously people have protested the company and threatened the operations.
The herbicide mixture will be determined later as it depends on the noxious weeds and infestations in the area, but is highly regulated by the state.Â
Douglas County officials also noted that no information was requested by the public either at the April 19 meeting, or via public records request, about the herbicide application.
On April 19, the Douglas County commissioners approved a contract to aerial spray herbicides on 135 acres of county (public) land. Details like the land's location and type of herbicides to be used were not disclosed.
The editor's note is confusing. It is my understanding that landowners within one mile of aerial spraying must be notified. https://ferns.odf.oregon.gov/E-Notification/
I'm confused. The additional comments were listed as 'Editor's Note' but it sounds like a response by the BOC. So the News Review runs all letters to the editor pass the BOC for comments prior to publishing? The Editor's Note is wrote as though he/she is stating fact. The Editor wouldn't know if DC follows regs/law. The Editor's Note should have said something like 'Per Douglas County officials....' or 'We contacted DC and they said....' I can't tell if employees at the News Review or Douglas County wrote the Editor's Note. Must be nice for the BOC to have such control. Do they do the hiring for the News Review too? LMAO
I'm confused. The additional comments were listed as 'Editor's Note' but it sounds like a response by the BOC. So the News Review runs all letters to the editor pass the BOC for comments prior to publishing? The Editor's Note is wrote as though he/she is stating fact. The Editor wouldn't know if DC follows regs/law. The Editor's Note should have said something like 'Per Douglas County officials....' or 'We contacted DC and they said....' I can't tell if employees at the News Review or Douglas County wrote the Editor's Note. Must be nice for the BOC to have such control. Do they do the hiring for the News Review too?
Also, can the 'Editor' aka BOC please provide the State of Oregon doc saying they recommend not providing the location of the land being sprayed? I couldn't find that source doc.
I think it can be safely argued that the laws and restrictions about Ariel spraying are used as a recommendation and not used in practice. A land owner in Camas tried like heck to stop a chopper from spraying in the afternoon wind. And directly over a creek that feed into the school below. Eventually the piolet got the county sheriff involved and sprayed it anyway. So much for the editors note or whomever it was.
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The editor's note is confusing. It is my understanding that landowners within one mile of aerial spraying must be notified. https://ferns.odf.oregon.gov/E-Notification/
I'm confused. The additional comments were listed as 'Editor's Note' but it sounds like a response by the BOC. So the News Review runs all letters to the editor pass the BOC for comments prior to publishing? The Editor's Note is wrote as though he/she is stating fact. The Editor wouldn't know if DC follows regs/law. The Editor's Note should have said something like 'Per Douglas County officials....' or 'We contacted DC and they said....' I can't tell if employees at the News Review or Douglas County wrote the Editor's Note. Must be nice for the BOC to have such control. Do they do the hiring for the News Review too? LMAO
I'm confused. The additional comments were listed as 'Editor's Note' but it sounds like a response by the BOC. So the News Review runs all letters to the editor pass the BOC for comments prior to publishing? The Editor's Note is wrote as though he/she is stating fact. The Editor wouldn't know if DC follows regs/law. The Editor's Note should have said something like 'Per Douglas County officials....' or 'We contacted DC and they said....' I can't tell if employees at the News Review or Douglas County wrote the Editor's Note. Must be nice for the BOC to have such control. Do they do the hiring for the News Review too?
Also, can the 'Editor' aka BOC please provide the State of Oregon doc saying they recommend not providing the location of the land being sprayed? I couldn't find that source doc.
I think it can be safely argued that the laws and restrictions about Ariel spraying are used as a recommendation and not used in practice. A land owner in Camas tried like heck to stop a chopper from spraying in the afternoon wind. And directly over a creek that feed into the school below. Eventually the piolet got the county sheriff involved and sprayed it anyway. So much for the editors note or whomever it was.
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