Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Roundup use in common areas

[Tara Gallen (tarabytransit]

Hi Ceil,

I'm not a chemical expert, but I wouldn't be comfortable letting my kids
play on grass with that kind of treatment taking place. Three years without
access to the yard seems like a high price to pay for a reduced water bill.
Why not just... not water the lawn? Maybe I'm missing something?

And why would the decision come from a board and not the community??

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Tara

Tara Gallen
Our Urban Village Cohousing - Vancouver, BC


On Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 7:45 AM Ceil Malek via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> Our community, Casa Verde Commons in Colorado Springs, is proposing to use
> Roundup extensively to kill old grass in preparation for planting native
> grass.  The intention is to cut down on water bills and prepare for coming
> climate change, which is admirable..
>
> Our landscape committee, which is proposing the project, advocates this use
> of Roundup t because it's time limited, but the chemical will be
> administered over a three-year period. Final decision will come from the
> board, not the community.
>
> I'm wondering what other communities have done.  Are there viable
> alternatives to using Roundup?  Do other communities have a model for
> changing to native grass that doesn't challenge the health of community
> members, especially the vulnerable ones. We have young children, older
> people with various health challenges, dogs, and cats whose exposure to the
> chemical Roundup may be especially problematic.
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Ceil Malek
> Casa Verde Commons
> Colorado Springs, CO
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