Pubdate: Tue, 04 Jul 2017
Source: Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
Copyright: 2017 The Press-Enterprise Company
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Author: Craig Shultz

THE GARDEN TYPE -- GOES BEFORE SAN JACINTO COUNCIL

There has been a lot of talk about weed in San Jacinto recently, but
when the City Council gathers for a special meeting Thursday, July 5,
it will be discussing the pesky garden variety.

Council members, who recently put in place a number of rules related
to legalized marijuana, will be asked to lift a moratorium on
"discing," a type of plowing weeds that was outlawed in the city in
2007 as a dust control measure.

The ban is likely to be lifted because of current weather conditions,
including the extreme drying of vegetation and high temperatures,
which have led to fires being started from the use of push mowers in
weed abatement. Mower blades can cause sparks when striking debris,
which can ignite the brush.

Additional safety measures proposed will require owners to clear their
property of any debris prior to weed abatement and that water trucks
be on hand between May 1 and Oct. 31 when discing is undertaken on
vacant land.

The council will meet at 4:30 p.m. at San Jacinto City Hall, 595 S.
San Jacinto Ave.
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