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Cover Letter for the Proposed Ordinance Updating the City's Tall Grass, Weeds, Noxious, Rank or Overgrown Vegetation <br />Regulations <br />June 16, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />• Incorporating recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br />publications which recommend the use of natural landscaping regulations to help protect <br />the beauty of natural areas while helping to reduce the use of pesticides, reduce the use of <br />power landscape equipment and promote soil, water conservation and sustainability <br />• Encouraging the use of native Indiana plants which require less fertilizer, fewer pesticides, <br />and less water and help prevent the spread of invasive plants and certification of qualifying <br />wildlife gardens, and EPA recommended rain gardens <br />We are attaching a 1 -page comparison sheet which highlights the key proposed changes, along <br />with the Substitute Bill. <br />We look forward to sharing additional information with you on this topic which aims to help <br />improve the quality of life in our great City. Thank you. <br />Most mcerely, <br />Tim Scott, Dtstnct Council Member <br />Council President <br />South Bend Common Council <br />Karen L. White, Council Member at Large <br />Community Relations Committee Chairperson <br />South Bend Common Council <br />Dr. Fred Ferlic <br />4 "' District Council Member <br />Attachments <br />E 16 2095 <br />CITYCLERK SOUTH END,IN <br />