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The buzz on mosquito spraying Princeton City Council learns about what is being sprayed to control mosquito population By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — While Princeton residents may have concerns over the safety of mosquito spraying, a representative from the company the city hires for insect
Spring Valley looks to cap some spending
control gave the buzz on what’s being sprayed in the air. At the Princeton City Council meeting Monday, July 18, Chris Novack, a consultant with Clarke Mosquito Control, talked about the need for spraying and the safety of the chemical being sprayed in city limits. He said the mosquito industry has come a long way since the ‘60s and ‘70s when chemicals, like DDT were being sprayed in neighborhoods and at private parties to control mosquitoes. Today, the city sprays an ultra-low volume chemical called AquaDuet. The chemical uses two active ingredients; the
first is sumithrin, which kills the mosquitoes, and the second is prallethrin, which gets mosquitoes moving so ones that are hiding will come out of their nest, resulting in more being killed. Most times there is less than an ounce of AquaDuet that is sprayed over an acre of land, according to Novack. He explained the toxicity of a chemical is based on the lethal dose that killed 50 percent of lab rats in a study. Novack said the chemicals being used today for mosquito control have an LD 50 of 5,000 MG per KG, which means it would take 5,000 MG of insecticide to kill one-half of the
rats in a study. Novack pointed out many household items that are more lethal than the insecticide being used in Princeton. Just a handful of some of those items included bleach, caffeine, road salt and even table salt. “We wash out clothes with chemicals that are 52 times stronger than mosquito control chemicals,” he said. “It’s never been safer. It’s never been more effective and never been better for the environment and the people that work with it.”
Princeton Park Board hears financial report
Rewarding hard work at the 4-H Fair
Ordinance would set limits on some line items
By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com
By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com
SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley City Council met Monday, July 18, to discuss an appropriation ordinance and matters pertaining to the streets and sewers of the city. Spring Valley City Attorney Jim Andreoni said the appropriation ordinance — for the fiscal year beginning May 1 and ending April 30, 2017 — does not substitute for a budget, but simply sets forth the maximum amount a municipality can spend on any given line item. The individual who prepared the appropriation ordinance looks at expenditures from the previous year to help estimate the expenditures for the coming year. “Once again, this document is not a budget, but Mayor Marini and Alderman Herrmann have been working on a budget that would give better control over estimated expenditures,” Andreoni said, noting by law the city of Spring Valley has to pass the appropriation ordinance by the first quarter of the fiscal year. Also at the meeting, Chamlin and Associates project manager Mike Richetta said they are still working on the wastewater treatment plant service agreement, and although things have gone a little
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Sabrina Bedenko (from left), Extension community worker; Sue Booker, 4-H program coordinator; and Barb Krug, Extension support staff; sort through some of the ribbons and trophies ready to be awarded to Bureau County 4-H members. The Bureau County 4-H Fair begins today, Thursday, July 21, and runs through Sunday, July 24. The event is held at the Bureau County Fairgrounds, and open to the public. There is no entrance fee. See a schedule of events on Page 3.
PRINCETON — During the Princeton Park Board meeting Monday, July 18, the board members discussed fiscal finances and new policies related to the Meeting function of the canceled city. PRINCETON Princeton Park — The regular District (PPD) meeting of the Executive DirecPrinceton Park tor Elaine RusDistrict scheduled sell spoke about for 4:30 p.m. the financial Monday, Aug. 1, situation at the PPD, stating they has been canhad more than celed. The Princ$92,000 more eton Park District in the bank this Board of Directors fiscal year comvoted to cancel pared to last the first meeting year. She has of the month for been trying to July and August. keep money in The next meeting the general obliwill be on Monday, gation bond fund Aug. 15. instead of transCall Elaine Rusferring it out, sell, executive and pointed out director, at 815some data that 872-0840 if you helps explain the have questions. situation. The general obligation bond went from around $599,000 in 2010 to roughly $812,000 in 2011, but it has dropped down to an estimated $776,500 for 2017. She hopes it starts going back up to provide the PPD with greater flexibility and wanted to show the board members the fine job the staff has done understanding their expenditures and adjusting to their revenues. “It’s crucial each month the team follows our guidelines, so we don’t go over the budget,” Russell said, continuing with an explanation of the revenue situation of the PPD. “This year we received almost $27,000 less than last year, and we received
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