Links Between RoundUP and cancer being litigated.
In October 2023, the family of a former golf course groundskeeper who died of leukemia is scheduled to go to trial in Pennsylvania against some of the world’s largest pesticide companies, alleging exposure to the chemicals applied at the course caused his disease. A similar lawsuit was filed in September 2020 in California by Gary Lindeblad, who sprayed the weed killer Roundup for decades while working at golf clubs.
You may read the full article here. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/06/pesticides-golf-courses-health-problems. Tom Donohoe confirmed in yesterday's meeting that he is committed to using Roundup to on the courses in the proposed upgrades. Hopefully precautions will be taken to protect the employees as well as the residents boardering the courses.
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It is not the responsibility of the members to come up with alternatives to cancer causing chemicals being sprayed near their homes. It is the responsibility of the people we pay to manage and run the course who ensure member and employee safety.