Landcare Management Advisory Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2025-09-08
Time: 11:00

City of Portland
September 8, 2025 LMAC Waiver
Committee Agenda

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM The
INSERT_COMMITTEE_NAME will conduct this meeting
remotely via Zoom. Allow your computer to install the free
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 Waiver Committee Deliberation and Decision Regarding Application To Apply Pesticides
1.
 at 400 Woodford Street
 a. Waiver Request
 b. Map of proposed application area
 c. Landcare Letter of Support from Adjoining Property
2. Adjournment




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City of Portland
September 8, 2025 LMAC Waiver
Committee Agenda

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM The
INSERT_COMMITTEE_NAME 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/85634610553?pwd=LV4LVZjRaWT7IsPa5s4
XcSGmafbECG.1




 Waiver Committee Deliberation and Decision Regarding Application To Apply Pesticides
1.
 at 400 Woodford Street
 a. Waiver Request
 b. Map of proposed application area
 c. Landcare Letter of Support from Adjoining Property
2. Adjournment




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 LANDCARE ORDINANCE WAIVER APPLICATION
 Landcare Management Advisory Committee (LMAC)

APPLICANT INFORMATION

Applicant Name: Nan M Solomons
 ______________________________________________________________

Address: 400 Woodford St FL 2
 ____________________________________________________________________

Email Address: nan.solomons@gmail.com
 _______________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: 6174487702
 __________________________________________

Submission Date: ___7/28/25________________________________________

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):
_______________________________________________________________________
 I have an influx of Trees of Heaven on my property including next to my foundation. In total, I have at least 20 trees/saplings on my

____________________________________________________________________________________
 property. The majority of the plants are along my property line. According to information from Rutgers University and Penn State Extension, the

____________________________________________________________________________________
 proposed herbicide must contain glyphosate or triclopyr and be applied between July and September.

____________________________________________________________________________________




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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.
____________________________________________________________________________________
 Other than spraying and pulling out seedlings, there is no other effective way of eradicating these trees.

____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________


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

Address of proposed application: _________________________________________________________
 400 Woodford St Portland


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). see attached map. Thin red
 lines represent property line.
Is this application within 75ft. of a waterbody? ☐ Yes ☐ No Thick yellow lines represent
 tree locations
Proposed fertilizer or pesticide:
___________________________________________________________________
Triclopyr


Amount to be applied: __________________________________________________________________
 However much is needed for all of the trees.


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

Proposed timing(s)/frequency of use: ______________________________________________________
 Once, between Augist and September


Proposed date of application: ___________________________________________________________


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

____________________________________________________________________________________
Kyle Rosenberg from Forest to Shore will use tryclopyr on the cut stem which will pose minimal risk to humans, animals, and other plants.

____________________________________________________________________________________
Kyle and crew will haul the debris away.

____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________


 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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thm@portlandmaine.gov

Subject: Letter of Support for Removal of Invasive Trees at 400 Woodford Street

Dear Members of the Landcare Management Advisory Committee:

Nan Solomons (my neighbor residing at 400 Woodford Street) informed me that she will be
going before your committee this Wednesday, August 27, 2025, as part of a waiver process
to use herbicide to remove the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) trees on her property. I
am writing in support of her removal of the trees. Given the invasive nature of these trees, I
suggest that she also have the 15 or so saplings on my property at 13 Montrose Avenue
treated as well. These saplings are on or near our shared property line.

I hope that you will allow the addition of these trees as part of her application. I’m over 90
and reside in an assisted living facility and am physically and logistically unable to manage
this task. I am grateful that she is willing to coordinate the removal of these adjacent trees.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this important matter.

Sincerely,

[Your Signature]

Rose Carter




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