Town Integrated Pest Management Manual

Town-owned land is managed by the Town’s Highway Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and the Cemetery Department/Commission. A third-party vendor also manages some of the Town’s public spaces in consultation with the Town. Currently, the Town does not have any formal policies or protocols with regard to landscape maintenance (i.e., plantings and fertilizer application) or pest management (including herbicide, pesticide, or organic supplement application).

Adopting and implementing a Landscaping Manual and Integrated Pest and Weed Management Policy for all Town-owned facilities and properties would, among other things: guide the various entities charged with maintenance of Town-owned land/properties; ensure a comprehensive strategy of weed and pest control in a manner that minimizes negative effects of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers to the environment and to human health; combat invasive and non-indigenous species and promote native species (which require fewer resources for care and maintenance); set and monitor coordinated landscape/property maintenance budget expenditures.

This page was last updated on March 14, 2022