Franklin
County Commissioners are concerned about a state plan to spray
herbicide in the Tate's Hell State Forest.
The
Division of Forestry intends to do an aerial spraying of herbicide on
about 500 acres near the New River and 39 acres near Crooked River in
late November.
Franklin
County does have rules regarding where herbicides can be used, though
this spraying does not violate any of the county's ordinances.
Commissioners,
however, are still concerned, particularly with aerial spraying
because of the danger it poses to wildlife and other animals.
Commissioner
Cheryl Sanders said that is one of the reasons the county doesn't
allow aerial spraying for mosquitoes.
She
said that in the past some hunting dogs died after they were caught
in a spray zone.
County
officials said there is likely little they can do to stop the
herbicide spraying but did agree to voice their concerns to the
Division of Forestry in case it makes a difference.
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