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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob; LYLE Les A <br /> Subject: RE: Herbicide applied to City property/Willamette River bank <br /> Date: Monday, May 08, 1995 5:10PM <br /> I agree with your approach. Wish they were all this cooperative and straightforward! Chris <br /> • <br /> From: LYLE Les A <br /> To: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Cc: EVANS Deborah S; CAHILL Michelle R; LARSEN Tom C <br /> Subject: FW: Herbicide applied to City property/Willamette River bank <br /> Date: Friday, May 05, 1995 9:32AM <br /> Bob and I discussed on Friday and we both agreed that it <br /> wasn't malicious and appeared from the conversations that is <br /> would not happen again. I support not raising the issue to a <br /> higher level. Michelle, Deborah, Tom this is for your <br /> information in case you hear something. Thanks Les L <br /> From: HAMMITT Bob <br /> To: ANDERSEN Chris F <br /> Cc: LYLE Les A <br /> Subject: FW: Herbicide applied to City property/Willamette River bank <br /> Date: Friday, May 05, 1995 8:01 AM <br /> For your info. Tim received a telephone complaint about this <br /> spraying. Person refused to identify themselves. We believe <br /> this to have been a honest mistake and they have been very <br /> cooperative.Tim has informed them verbally not to spray on our <br /> property in the future. We do not think it will happen again <br /> any do not think anything is to be gained by filing a <br /> complaint with the state. Would probably just get the Boulders <br /> folks more upset with the City. Thus we are not planning any <br /> additional action. Bob-- - <br /> From: RHAY Tim W <br /> To: ETTER John F; FOERSTLER Kevin J; LONG Jack E <br /> Cc: MORGAN Dick A; HAMMITT Bob; MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Subject: Herbicide applied to City property/Willamette River bank <br /> Date: Thursday, May 04, 1995 3:55PM <br /> I've verified through on -site inspection and telephone <br /> contact that Elms Landscaping, working for Boulders on the <br /> River, applied herbicide to the east bank of the Willamette <br /> River this morning. Part of the property to which the <br /> chemical was applied apparently does belong to the Boulders, <br /> but a portion of it is clearly City property. The Manager <br /> informed me that this has been done regularly for the last <br /> several years. <br /> I'm awaiting a call from the owner of Elms Landscaping <br /> to provide the details (materials, rate of applicaiton and <br /> application technique). So far everyone is being cooperative. <br /> We do have the option of complaining to the ODA since we are <br /> the property owner and have suffered "chemical trespass" . <br /> Apparently the goal of this spray program has been to <br /> keep the view open to the river. The bank in question is <br /> steep and rocky and can not be mowed easily or neatly. My <br /> concern re: application technique is whether or not the <br /> operator dismounted and sprayed away from the river ou aimed <br /> the spray applicator downhill toward the river. (The river <br /> was running very full this AM.) My site survey revealed some <br /> residue near the water line, but it did appear that an effort <br /> Page 1 <br />