{"id":4847,"date":"2014-07-02T22:20:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2014-07-02T22:20:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T05:20:57","slug":"community-soopers-come-to-agreement-they-kill-mosquitoes-we-stop-bitching-about-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4847","title":{"rendered":"Community, Soopers Come to Agreement; They Kill Mosquitoes, We Stop Bitching About Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"spraying<\/a>At the end of last summer, Stapleton residents were hammered by mosquitoes<\/a>, and the beginning of this summer has been more of the same. Last August, it was so bad you really couldn\u2019t take your kids to the park in fear they would be bitten hundreds of times. Sprays seem ineffective against the millions of swarms of annoying insects. Some say it has to do with the pooling of water in Stapleton, or the standing water at Bluff Lake and Westerly Creek. However, many believe that the City and County of Denver have done a poor job of controlling the population.\n\n\u201cDidn\u2019t they used to spray for this,\u201d asks resident Kevin Farrell. \u201cI don\u2019t remember things being this bad five or ten years ago. It has been ridiculous the last couple of years.\u201d In fact, the city has not been spraying for the mosquitoes and will not spray any pesticides unless it is a public health emergency. \u201cHave they spent any time in Stapleton?\u201d asks Farrell. \u201cWhen you can\u2019t go on a walk without getting 20 bug bites, I would say that is a public health emergency.\u201d The Stapleton MCA is doing their part, but needs the city to buy in before being able to spray any pesticides to kill the adult mosquitoes.\nThat\u2019s where the King Soopers comes in. If the community agrees to stop attempting to block the King Soopers from coming into Stapleton, the city will allow pesticides to be sprayed to kill adult mosquitoes, at the expense of King Soopers. \u201cIt is really a win-win for the city,\u201d says Blake Bell, Denver Department of Environmental Health representative. \u201cWe get the tax dollars from King Soopers, and we don\u2019t have to pay for the spraying of the mosquitoes. Oh, and the residents no longer have to worry about their kids getting West Nile virus.\u201d\nMost residents have reluctantly agreed to these terms. \u201cOf course, I\u2019m not psyched about King Soopers coming in,\u201d said resident Doug Fecht. \u201cBut, I would rather be able to spend time outside than be shut inside because of the mosquitoes.\u201d The agreement states that King Soopers will pay for all mosquito repellant in Stapleton for a 25 year period. \u201cThe agreement will serve the city well, as well as the residents and King Soopers,\u201d said Bell. \u201cWe now move forward to the groundbreaking event for the Eastbridge King Soopers. And, it should be a beautiful, mosquito-free day.\u201d\nIf you are interested in signing the petition to control the Stapleton mosquito population, click here<\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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