Weeds Are Native Plants Too

In response to a City of El Paso Department of Transportation notice that herbicides will be applied on city streets and in alleyways, Mountainside Neighborhood Association resident, Judy Ackerman, sent this message to Rep. Carl Robinson:

Dear Rep. Carl Robinson,

 

Please instruct the City of El Paso Department of Transportation NOT to use ANY chemical weed control in the vicinity of the Mountainside Neighborhood Association. We are actively growing native plants including forbs and grasses.  Our area includes the west side of Alabama from Stoney Hill north to Mountain Walk and the following streets:  Big Bend, Eileen, Emmett Larkin , Mountain Walk, Stoney Hill, and Umbria. 

 

You may want to discontinue the weed control thoughout the city.  Native plants hold the soil in place and prevent blowing dust.  Many native plants have pretty flowers.  You can save money and improve aesthetics by eliminating “weed control”.  Instead, have a program to educate about the benefits of native plants!

 

I greatly appreciate your assistance with this project!

 

Judy Ackerman

Here is the nefarious notice by EPDOT:

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elpasonaturally has sent an open records request to El Paso DOT for a list of all herbicides that they use to control weeds throughout the city.