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Pesticide and Fertilizer Task Force
Task Force meetings will be held in Room 24 in City Hall. See the calendar for dates.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
View All Past Agendas and Minutes
About the Task Force
The Pesticide and Fertilizer Task force is a diverse and knowledgeable group of stakeholders charged by the Portland City Council to review the draft pesticide ordinance under consideration in South Portland, ordinances in other jurisdictions, as well as scientific literature regarding the effects of pesticides on public health and the environment. The Task Force will also examine the use of chemical fertilizers in the City of Portland and study the impacts they have on the environment, particularly waterways including Casco Bay. Based on their findings, the Task Force will recommend to the City Council a course of action to minimize the environmental and health impacts of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Documents and Resources
Council Orders Related to the Task Force
Draft Ordinances
South Portland Draft Ordinance
Comments / Proposals from Task Force Members
- Analysis of South Portland Ordinance v IPM submitted by Jesse O'Brien
- Ordinance Considerations Presented by Cathy Ramsdell
- Ordinance Considerations Suggested by Cathy Ramsdell
- Proposed Sustainable Pesticides Ordinance -- Deven Morrill
- South Portland Ordinance Amendments Suggested by Portland Protectors
- Additional Amendments to the South Portland draft Portland Protectors (Kamila)
- Portland Protectors comments on 1st Draft Ordinance
- Portland Protectors IPM vs OPM
City of Portland Staff Plan for Public Spaces
Information Requested On July 26
Documents Presented or Requested on June 14
Pesticide Ordinances in Other Jurisdictions
- Halifax bylaw exclusion list
- Halifax Pesticide Bylaw
- Maryland Neonic Statute
- Ogunquit Ordinance Pesticide Ordinance
- Ontario Guidelines For Use of Pesticides (Home, Lawns and Gardens)
- Ontario Pesticide Act
- Portland OR Exhibit
- Portland OR Ordinance
- San Francisco IPM Ordinance
- Seattle Neonic Resolution
- Tacoma Park Pesticide Ordinance
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ME Board of Pesticides Control
- BOPC -- Presentation to South Portland Conservation Commission -- June 2016
- Examples of reports_Avery Kamila
- Letter to BPC submitted by Seana Cullinan
- School Grounds BMPs
- Turf BMPs
- Pesticide Notification Information -- Board of Pesticides Control
- MBPC_Complaint Procedure
- Portland Protectors IPM vs OPM
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Links to IPM resources
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- University of California
- Maine Board of Pesticides Control
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Contact Us
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Pesticide and Fertilizer Task Force
Troy Moon, Sustainability Coordinator
PH: 207-756-8362
E-mail: thm@portlandmaine.gov
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Pesticide Advisory Committee
Troy Moon
Sustainability Coordinator
207-756-8362
thm@portlandmaine.gov