Progress on spraying issue

LAKEVILLE — State Representative Maria Horn (D-64) and State Senator Steve Harding (R-30) said there has been some progress in getting state and town officials together with the Housatonic Railroad to discuss the spraying of herbicides along the train tracks.

Both Horn and Harding, reached by telephone on Sunday, April 2, expressed guarded optimism that a meeting  would occur in the next few weeks.

“Nothing’s been scheduled,” said Horn. “There’s a lot of swirling going on.”

She said there is a possibility of two meetings, one with local advocacy groups and one with state officials.

Harding said he has been in touch with Horn to coordinate on getting a meeting scheduled. “The hope is for a meeting in the very near future to address the concerns community leaders have, and we have.”

Repeated attempts, by phone and in person, by this newspaper to speak with railroad represntatives have been unsuccessful, and first selectmen and members of the legislature have not had better luck until recently.

“I hope the communication continues,” Harding said.