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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 4, 2022
Contact: Steve Smirti, Director of Communications (ssmirti@medford-ma.gov), 516-606-1524
RODENT CONTROL STARTS IN ALDEN CHAMBERS
Councilors Scarpelli, Bears, Caraviello,
Knight, Morell
to be removed
by Mayor Lungo Koehn
City Partners with Pest Control Company to Mitigate Rodent Issues
- Yankee Pest Control
- Will Assist
- Board of Health Team
- with Investigations,
- Complaints and Education
- to Help Control
- Rodent Population in Medford
(Medford)—With the use of $60,000 of ARPA funding,
the City of Medford has partnered with professional licensed pest control company,
Yankee Pest Control, to assist the Board of Health with rodent complaints,
investigations, and compliance, Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced.
Staff from Yankee Pest Control will investigate areas the Board of Health
have defined as problematic based on calls the city has received from
residents and from their inspections.
They will be sent to identify sources of food, water or harborages
in neighborhoods that create ideal living conditions for rodents.
The pest control specialists will report all findings to the Board of Health.
“A common complaint I’ve heard since my time on the
City Council was the prevalence of rodents throughout the City,
” Mayor Lungo-Koehn said. “While we’ve made tremendous strides targeting
known problem areas with mitigation efforts which has reduced the number of
complaints considerably, rodents still persist in some areas of the City.
With this partnership we’re confident that this
effort will further limit the spread of rodents in an efficient and safe manor.”
This effort is in addition to the Clean Up, Seal Up, Trap Up
education campaign launched last year by the Medford Board of Health.
Rodents need food, water, and safe shelter to survive.
Residents and property owners who feed birds and wildlife,
may not appropriately pick up pet feces, have open water sources,
open trash or accumulation of debris in their yards,
improperly maintained composting, barrels with
cracks and holes or overgrowth on their property are all contributing
to the current rodent problem facing most communities.
Unfortunately, those conditions if not addressed will result
in enforcement efforts, including citations and fines, by the Board of Health.
In addition, City inspectors are investigating complaints
on all commercial properties. Since Mayor Lungo-Koehn proposed
and the City Council approved the rodent ordinance last year,
construction projects, street openings and dumpster permits
all require pest control plans.
Dumpster inspections seeking compliance
with pest control requirements has resulted in close to
100 citations in June alone.
To address the issue of building development projects,
City staff use the written Rodent Control Ordinance
requiring Integrated pest management
and rodent control measures be utilized
on all construction projects and street openings.
The Board of Health now reviews all building projects
that meet the requirements of the ordinance to
ensure integrated
pest management efforts is in place
throughout the duration of the project.
Measures can and are being taken to
address the rodent issue
but in order to be success,
everyone’s cooperation is required.
For more information on
how you can help prevent the spread of rodents, click here.
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Steve Smirti
Director of Communications | Office of Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn
Medford City Hall
85 George P Hassett Dr, Medford, MA 02155
781-393-2110 (office)
516-606-1524 (mobile)
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