Downey : Council Calls for Halt to Aerial Malathion Spraying
The Downey City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved a resolution calling for a halt to aerial malathion spraying to combat the crop-destroying Mediterranean fruit fly.
About 25 sign-carrying residents demonstrated outside City Hall before the council meeting.
The organizer of a new group called Downey Citizens Against Malathion praised the council but urged stronger action. Eight cities in the Southeast area have passed similar advisory resolutions.
“We’ll be back to ask them to file a lawsuit,” organizer Catherine Neumann said.
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