Tisbury Selectmen Vote to Block Eversource Herbicide Spraying

Tisbury Selectmen Vote to Block Eversource Herbicide Spraying

September 29, 2017

Martha’s Vineyard – In a reversal from the previous week, the selectmen decided to send a letter to Eversource after conservation agent Jane Varkonda said she had learned that not only Roundup (glyphosate) was on the list for possible use but also two other lesser known herbicides.

The Tisbury selectmen voted unanimously this week to go to court against Eversource Energy seeking  a temporary restraining order blocking the planned spraying of herbicides under power lines this fall.

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