THAT Report CAO 06-2020 regarding the 2020 Gypsy Moth Outbreak be received; and
THAT staff develop a resource page on the Lambton Shores website in order to share third party information related to the lifecycle and management of the pest including the location and nature of any known neighbourhood-planned gypsy moth control initiatives on private property; and
THAT prior to January 31, 2021, the Municipality direct-mail all Lambton Shores property owners, to advise of available website resources and neighbourhood contact information in order that the property owner can make informed decisions that best fit their individual situation; and
THAT the municipality support the control of gypsy moth on lands adjacent to its own by not objecting to any third party BTK spray initiative; and
THAT the Municipality of Lambton Shores supports any known aerial BTK gypsy moth spray initiative by facilitating the necessary permissions/applications to the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks to enable alternate forms of notification and to Transport Canada to enable low flying aircraft; and
THAT staff include funding in the 2021 operating budget to undertake any required gypsy moth control measures in municipal parks or "neighbourly" land holdings such as unopened road allowances in support of adjacent private property owner initiatives.