The legality of a longstanding agreement that keeps pesticides out of West Marin has been challenged mere months before it expires on December 31.
In August, the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District received a memorandum from its legal counsel, Janet Coleson, stating that its near decades-long agreement with the West Marin Mosquito Council may illegally prevent the district from conducting pest-control programs effectively, as required under California law.
At the heart of the matter…