SALISBURY, Vt. (AP) - While a Vermont town has opted out of funding a mosquito control district this year, it’s paid for the service until June 30 so Salisbury property owners who do not want their land sprayed with the pesticide will need to inform the district.
Salisbury voters decided at Town Meeting Day to decline paying $25,411 to fund the program for the coming fiscal year.
The Brandon-Leicester-Salisbury-Goshen Insect Control District Board of Directors met Thursday to discuss the implications, the Rutland Herald reported.
District Chairman Mike Blaisdell, of Pittsford, said the Salisbury Select Board should inform its residents that the town has already paid for services until June 30. The district hasn’t received the normal number of opt-out letters for the spraying, raising concern people will be confused or upset if they get the treatment, the newspaper reported.
Salisbury Select Board Chairman Paul Vaczy said residents will be reminded they will need to opt-out, despite the vote.
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