I want to thank all the people of Durango who supported the organically managed lands resolution as an attempt to increase quality of life here in Durango. I feel grateful to live in a place where residents are committed toward doing our best to care for the land where we live and all its inhabitants. I would like to ask you for your help in finding a way to reduce or eliminate the herbicides and chemical fertilizers used on the public parks in Durango while still being conservative within the budget available. I trust that there is a middle path that is neither too costly nor toxic from chemical applications, but instead a path that allows the parks to be simply managed to be beautiful and healthy for our community to play.
This is where I ask for your help. Can we, as a community, allow the wisdom of nature to be welcome in our town parks? Can we see beauty in a little more diversity mixed in the grass? Please take time to go and visit Brookside Park and see for yourself if you think that the park is in good shape.
I see Brookside Park as absolutely beautiful and one of our best parks in Durango. It looks professionally managed and cared for. Please, help us keep all the parks that were originally chosen to be part of the first stage of the organic-lands resolution, including Brookside, Folsom and Riverview. It is an important first step in our humble attempt to care for our community, which includes the children and the pollinating insects. As a program, we have only given it one year and in the resolution, which was unanimously passed by City Council, it is written that we need to allow time to grow the health of the soil for the best results – a recommended wait of three years. Please, help us honor our best commitment to the community of Durango and maintain the current organically managed parks. Thank you for your help.
Katrina Blair
Durango
