This letter was delivered by the Old Lyme Conservation Commission to the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen
The new state law requires that no pesticides are to be applied to school grounds at elementary and middle schools except in the case of a health emergency ( e.g. a ground hornets nest).
The District 18 Board of Education took this one step farther and will use organic treatment methods on all school grounds, including the high school. We commend this action.
These same elementary and middle school children are exposed to pesticides on the town fields, and the Conservation Commission requests that organic methods be applied there as well to comply with the spirit of the law.
The Conservation Commission is attempting to persuade Old Lyme residents to convert their lawn treatment methods to an organic approach, especially to protect our children and the groundwater. We invite you all to the showing of the film “A Chemical Reaction.” It documents the amazing impact one small town doctor had on the entire province of Quebec … and Ontario, as well where the use of lawn care pesticides is prohibited.
The film showing will be at the Lymes’ Senior Center at 7 p.m. on the 16th of November.
Sincerely,
George James, Chairman, on behalf of The Old Lyme Conservation Committee