Do we want emotional sound bites to form the basis for public policy? Or are we best served by fact and science?
It's interesting that the column "Put muscle into Hillsborough fertilizer rules" (Other Views, July 6) fails to mention the model ordinance adopted by the Florida Legislature and doesn't acknowledge the scientific role played by lawns and landscapes to clean our water.
The article fails to convey that University of Florida/IFAS scientific recommendations do not support a summertime fertilizer application ban. Summer is the time when turf does its best job cleaning our water. The author also fails to acknowledge he consults with the Sierra Club, which is pushing the ban.
It's time we return to public policymaking by doing the right things based on sound science and not on simply what sounds good. We have faith Hillsborough County commissioners will embrace the science.
BEN BOLUSKY
Orlando
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