Landcare Management Advisory Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2025-08-19
Time: 12:00

City of Portland
August 19, 2025 LMAC Waiver Committee
Agenda

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM The LMAC
Waiver Committee will conduct this meeting remotely via
Zoom. Allow your computer to install the free Zoom app to
get the best meeting experience. If you are not able to attend
live either in person or via Zoom, a recording will be available
in the Agenda Center following the meeting.


https://portlandmaine-
gov.zoom.us/j/82459174091?pwd=7uaOfMz2fMH4vPDly56j
yv9wFIzjBE.1




REMOTE ACCESS INFORMATION:



 Waiver Committee Deliberation and Decision Regarding Application To Apply Pesticides
1.
 at 6 Partridge Cir
 a. Waiver Request
 b. Property Survey
2. Adjournment




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City of Portland
August 19, 2025 LMAC Waiver Committee
Agenda

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM The LMAC
Waiver Committee will conduct this meeting remotely via
Zoom. Allow your computer to install the free Zoom app to
get the best meeting experience. If you are not able to attend
live either in person or via Zoom, a recording will be available
in the Agenda Center following the meeting.


https://portlandmaine-
gov.zoom.us/j/82459174091?pwd=7uaOfMz2fMH4vPDly56j
yv9wFIzjBE.1




REMOTE ACCESS INFORMATION:



 Waiver Committee Deliberation and Decision Regarding Application To Apply Pesticides
1.
 at 6 Partridge Cir
 a. Waiver Request
 b. Property Survey
2. Adjournment




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 LANDCARE ORDINANCE WAIVER APPLICATION
 Landcare Management Advisory Committee (LMAC)

APPLICANT INFORMATION

Applicant Name: ______________________________________________________________
 Dorothy & Norman Din



Address: ____________________________________________________________________
 6 Partridge Cir; Portland, ME 04102



Email Address: _______________________________________________________________
 dorothydin1@gmail.com



Telephone Number: __________________________________________
 708-655-4353



Submission Date: ___________________________________________
 July 18, 2025



I am a: ☐ Resident ☐ Landlord ☐ Business ☐ Municipality ☐ Landscape company

Are you a licensed commercial applicator? ☐ Yes ☐ No


REASON FOR REQUESTING THE USE OF A PROHIBITED FERTILIZER OR PESTICIDE:
☐ Is an emergency and threatens the public health and safety
☐ For the control of invasive plants that pose a threat to the environment (For a list of Maine Invasive
Plants visit: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invsheets.htm)
☐ Required to protect buildings or structures from damage
☐ Using a synthetic fertilizer on performance turf or for new development, with one or more the following
conditions:
 I. The soil temperature is less than 55 degrees Fahrenheit and reasonable grounds exist to justify
 fertilizer use at that location and at that time;
  II. The turf is experiencing high stress due to high use and must be ready for high performance play
 when the sports season(s) begin; or
 III. A suitable organic product that meets the nutrient needs of the soil as specified in a soil test is
 unavailable.

Making the right pest identification is important and can be difficult. Resources for pest identification are
available at: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/invasive-pests.htm. NOTE: Applications for
poisonous plants such as poison ivy, pests of significant health importance such as ticks and mosquitos,
and destructive pests such as carpenter ants and termites are exempted under the ordinance. No waiver
is necessary to address these pests.


Please provide a detailed account of the problem you would like to address with the proposed
fertilizer or pesticide application. Include photos of the problem/pest and of the extent of the
problem (this may be number of pests or area covered):
_______________________________________________________________________
 Our property abuts the Stroudwater River. In the shoreline protected area we have many native plants. Of concern is the bittersweet

____________________________________________________________________________________
 that is creeping into the shoreline protected area. It is now about 20 feet into this area and growing aggressively around the native

____________________________________________________________________________________
 plants. Our hope is to stop the bittersweet from continuing its destruction of the native plants as it continues to grow toward the river's

____________________________________________________________________________________
 shoreline.




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What steps did you take to evaluate alternative methods to the proposed fertilizer or pesticide
application, including but not limited to, non-fertilizer/pesticide management tactics, minimum
risk fertilizers or pesticides, non-synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and selecting the minimum
amount of the least toxic, most effective fertilizer or pesticide necessary.
____________________________________________________________________________________
 Last summer I attempted to dig up the bittersweet by hand but it is near impossible to get all of the plants' root system out in its entirety.

____________________________________________________________________________________
 Mike Hughes, a Registered Consulting Arborist (ASCA) walked the property and said we need to eradicate the bittersweet before we lose the native plants.

____________________________________________________________________________________
 Mike's experience has shown that non-synthetic or organic treatments are not effective in eradicating bittersweet. The only way is to use a synthetic

____________________________________________________________________________________
 pesticide to kill it systemically.




PROJECT INFORMATION
What are you treating? ☐ Turf ☐ Shrubs ☐ Trees ☐ Invasive Weeds

Address of proposed application: _________________________________________________________
 6 Partridge Cir; Portland, ME 04102



Please attach a map of the proposed application area (this may be a sketch, however it should be to
scale and include property boundaries, structures, and water bodies).

Is this application within 75ft. of a waterbody? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Proposed fertilizer or pesticide:
___________________________________________________________________
Allegare Triclopyr 3, EPA Reg. # 81927-13



Amount to be applied: __________________________________________________________________
 Approx. 3-4 ounces of product/ 3-4 gal. of mixed product (with water).



Method of application: ☐ Liquid ☐ Granular ☐ Injection/systemic ☐ Cut stem treatment

Proposed timing(s)/frequency of use: ______________________________________________________
 Three applications.



Proposed date of application: ___________________________________________________________
 Treatment #1- July Treatment #2 September Treatment #3 October




Please provide a detailed management plan for your proposed application, including how you will
minimize the impact of this application on abutting properties and, to the maximum extent
possible, ensure that the grant of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public’s health, safety or
welfare.
NOTE: the following applications are prohibited:
 ● Broadcast applications: the spreading of pesticides over an entire area
 ● Preemptive applications: the application of pesticides as a measure against something possible,
 anticipated or feared, i.e., as a preventive or deterrent measure

____________________________________________________________________________________
I will be hiring Mike Hughes of Hughes Arbor and Land Management in Freeport to manage the project. Mike is a Board-Certified Master Arborist (ISA)

____________________________________________________________________________________
and a Registered Consulting Arborist (ASCA). The only such certified arborist in the State of Maine.

____________________________________________________________________________________
Mike proposes the following management plan: (1) Both Liquid (on Grass-stage plants) and some Cut-Stem (on larger plants).

____________________________________________________________________________________
(2) Since the invasive (currently) is confined to one concentrated area, only that area will be addressed.

____________________________________________________________________________________


 In order for the waiver to be considered, all of the fields above must be completed. For questions, please
 contact Troy Moon in the Sustainability Office at 207-756-8362.

Completed forms may be emailed to landcare@portlandmaine.gov, or mailed or delivered to City Hall, 389
 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101.




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Approximate bittersweet treatment area



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