Ridgewood rat sightings prompt idea for pest control law at building sites
AUGUST 8, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2014, 1:21 AM
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Excessive bird feeding could have drawn in some of the rats, Ridgewood’s health supervisor suggested.
RIDGEWOOD — A recent rise in rodent sightings has village officials exploring the feasibility of an ordinance that would require a pest control presence at future construction sites.
More than a dozen residents have reported seeing rats since Tuesday morning, when it was reported that rodents were being spotted behind homes on Bennington Terrace and Howard Road.
Village Manager Roberta Sonenfeld told Ridgewood’s governing body at its meeting Wednesday evening that rats have also taken up residence in “14 other areas around town,” including North Pleasant Avenue.
One resident living on that street claims to have trapped more than 20 rats since early July, Sonenfeld said.
A resident in another part of the village said he found a dead rat at the bottom of his in-ground pool.
Ridgewood health officials spent the first half of the week inspecting several properties around where rat sightings were reported.
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Just what we need is more laws.
you can’t get a building permit in less than a month but I bet you will be able to get a rat permit to post on the dumpster that you may need fast!
More bs laws.
The Village does not enforce the current ones unless a neighbor calls it in.
By the way, LOTS of lawns getting watered today, odd and even numbers.
How come that never gets enforced?
#3 is completely right unless a resident complains nothing gets done and when you do call about something still little or nothing gets done.