Walnut Creek Parents Concerned By Pesticide Amounts Used By City

Parents in Walnut Creek are concerned that excessive pesticide applications in city ballparks and other open areas could have a harmful effect on users of of those areas, and want the city to do something.

According to KRON-TV, Parents for a Safer Environment want Walnut Creek officials to reduce the chemical uses.

KRON reports the city feels the pesticide applications are safe.

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(Editor’s note: an original image that accompanied this story was actually of Heather Farm Park, a city facility. The Gardens at Heather Farm is a separate facility. Though their property is adjacent to the City of Walnut Creek’s community facility and they share a part of the name, The Gardens at Heather Farm are self-funding and separate from Heather Farm Park. The City of Walnut Creek does not manage The Gardens at Heather Farm.)