Apache Junction City Council decides oleanders should not be restricted near horses
The chairman of the Superstition Horsemen’s Association is disappointed after the Apache Junction City Council voted 5-2 to stop pursuing an ordinance that would restrict oleanders near horses.
“The second motion to take no further action even prevents us from adding any kind of language to the recommended plant list saying ‘don’t plant oleanders because they are poisonous’ or “we recommend you don’t plant oleanders because they are poisonous,” Apache Junction resident Darryl Cross, SHA chairman, said after the council’s July 18 decision.
Banning or limiting the use of oleander and other poisonous plants near horses was discussed at the Tuesday night Apache Junction City Council meeting. It was held in the council chambers, 300 E. Superstition Blvd. See the agenda at https://apachejunction.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
