The board of trustees for the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District shot down a controversial resolution by a 6-12 vote last Wednesday that would have allowed an unpopular pesticide, called methoprene, to be used in septic systems in West Marin starting next year. Long opposed by residents, methoprene has been kept out of West Marin for a decade due to an agreement that is set to expire at the end of December.
The resolution…