Monticello man battling to keep monarch milkweed
MONTICELLO — Monticello resident Michael Felton is to appear before the City Council on Tuesday to explain why the milkweed plants on his property are a benefit to the planet and the community rather than the nuisance asserted by a complainant.
Felton, who has been growing milkweed at his home for more than 10 years, said he considers his appearance before the council — at 6 p.m. at the Renaissance Center — an opportunity to educate the community on the benefits of milkweed to monarch butterflies and to other important but threatened pollinator insect species.
