The LIPMS is a working document that sets clear direction for the management of invasive plants within the City of London, specifically the Natural Heritage System; it includes the identification of priorities for management, control, and public and landowner education.

The bottom line from the taxpayer’s perspective is that invasive plants require residents to pay multiple times. They pay their share of the City’s necessary control actions through their property taxes, they pay to control or respond to invasives on their own property, and they pay their provincial and national share of the increased costs of many amenities such as for electricity, food and clean water.

Having a complete LIPMS in place may allow the City to apply to additional granting agencies or government programs to fund implementation.