MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • April 28, 2024
Kudos to Falmouth’s Conservation Commission for recommending to its Town Council that it adopt the commission’s proposed regulation to limit residential use of pesticides and certain synthetic fertilizers (effective 2025), similar to the regulations adopted in Portland, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. We need leadership at a communitywide level to help make it OK for us to stop using pesticides and chemical fertilizers on our lawns, and to recognize that as a virtue for the greater good. Let us hope that the Falmouth Town Council will provide that leadership and adopt the proposed regulation. ~ Peggy McGehee, Falmouth