I am writing in opposition to Arlington's proposed changes to the noxious weeds regulations.

I own a small native plant installation company who also specializes in the removal of invasive species, but to take the entire DCR list and require the landscape and nursery industry to remove these plants from their inventory would create undue financial and regulatory burden on an industry that is just recovering from the economic crash. Customers like options and not all want native plants. I know this firsthand.

To allow local jurisdictions to decide what can and cannot be sold and distributed would create a patchwork quilt of regulations and puts some businesses at an economic advantage over others.

Let the new regulations have a chance to work and have faith in the people who have volunteered their time to create these regulations.