REQUEST A “NO SPRAY ZONE” FOR THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER!

 
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email: becky.smothers@highpointnc.gov

DUKE ENERGY HAZARDOUS HERBICIDES AT THE PIEDMONT ENVRIONMENTAL CENTER

Citizens1’s Weblog 2007-2008 DUKE ENERGY USED 400 GALLONS OF HAZARDOUS HERBICIDES AT THE HIGH POINT CITY PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER AND BICENTENNIAL GREENWAY ON 45 ACRES FOR RIGHT OF WAY. IT IS BEING DONE ALL ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.  USE YOUR CAMERA, A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.   YOU SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE BEING EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS HERBICIDES ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY!  DON’T LET DUKE ENERGY GET AWAY  WITH THIS PRACTICE IN NORTH CAROLINA!  THIS CAN NOT BE ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY!  WHERE IS THE WILD LIFE TO LIVE?  THIS AREA IS TO BE REPEATEDLY SPRAYED WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC! PLEASE EMAIL:

GOVERNOR Beverly Purdue, governor.office@ncmail.net

HP MAYOR, BECKY SMOTHERS, becky.smothers@highpointnc.gov

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, PRICEY HARRISON, Priceyh@ncleg.net

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, LAURA WILIEY, Lauraw@ncleg.net

NCDA, STEVE TROXLER, STEVE.TROXLER@ncmail.net

Health Hazards- One of the primary breakdown products of imazapyr (Arsenal) is Quinolinic Acid, which is irritating to the eyes, skin, and respiratory system. In addition, it is a neurotoxin, and causes nerve lesions and symptoms similar to Huntington’s disease.  Protect your public parks and drinking water supplies!

PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY OF HIGH POINT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

Citizens1’s Weblog › Create New Post — WordPress THE CITY OF HIGH POINT CAN REQUEST A “NO SPRAY ZONE” BUT HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO!  EMAIL THE CITY COUNCIL AND ASK FOR A “NO SPRAY ZONE” YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS HERBICIDES! MAYOR BECKY SMOTHERS, becky.smothers@highpointnc.gov

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2007-2008 About Duke Energy is using Hazardous Herbicides at the North Carolina High Point Parks and Recreation Department Piedmont Environmental Center hiking/running trails and Bicentennial Greenway.  Along East Fork Road and across from the Jamestown Golf course is the City of High Point, North Carolina’s Piedmont Environmental Center/Park and Bicentennial Greenway.  It is a Public Park and Greenway used by many to get outdoors.  About a half mile down the Bicentennial Greenway is the Duke Energy herbicidal right of way.  The right of way area is approximately 100 feet wide and a 1/2 mile in length.  The area was sprayed with hazardous herbicides without notification to the public.  The herbicidal labels say agricultural workers should not enter a treated area for 48 hours without protective clothing.  The herbicidal label (Arsenal) offers no protection to the public so Duke Energy can spray at will.  The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA) inspector stated that some of the herbicides do not reach half life for 6 months.   In North Carolina we are allowed to request that the utility companies use other methods of management for right of ways. It is our responsibility to request it. You must call Duke Energy at 1-800-777-9898.  No one from a utility company is going to volunteer this information to you. The utility companies will also want you to bare the responsibility, cost, and upkeep of “No Spray Signs” on your property.   So say no to the utility companies, you do not want to be liable for a hazardous herbicidal accident or for making your neighbors sick.  The utility companies do not notify anyone about their right of way activities, typically you learn of it after the fact when it is too late. The spraying had an effect on the High Point City Lake which supplies drinking water to many in Guilford County and local communities.  Every citizen should have the right to know if the area they are in has been treated with hazardous herbicides.  They also should know if it has affected their drinking water supply.  Please call your local and state representatives to end these unethical right of way management policies.  All right of ways are subject to this practice and not just limited to Duke Energy. Duke Energy is on a 4 year spraying cycle.

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