By BARBARA GREEN
An inspector with the Texas Department of Agriculture visited the City of Bowie recently responding to a citizen’s complaint about possible unlicensed pesticide application by the city staff.
The complaint was made on July 8 by Roger Hamilton related to the alleged use of weed-killer type chemicals in the area of Brushy Creek at Lindsay Street and State Highway 59.
The complaint obtained from the Texas Department of Agriculture states: “Complainant witnessed city workings applying herbicide on and around Brushy Creek. He says as a retired pesticide applicator, he knows they were not doing it properly. Herbicide was running off into the creek. He says he asked one of the workers why they were doing it, and the worker said he was ‘just told to do it.’ Complainant doesn’t think anyone is licensed, nor does he think an inspector will find any records of applications, and he would like it investigated.”
City Manager Ricky Tow said an inspector with the TDA met with him about a week and a half ago requesting records and information on procedures related to spraying such as storage, sprayers, licenses, etc.

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