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Residents press Mesquite council for action on recurring rat infestation in neighborhood
Summary
Neighbors reported a persistent rat infestation in a residential neighborhood, asked the council how the city and county can respond, and staff said animal control and county health contacts will be pursued but property-maintenance and private remedies remain central.
Residents of Osprey Street told the Mesquite City Council on Aug. 26 that a persistent rodent infestation is spreading from a poorly maintained property into neighboring yards and creating a health and safety concern. Daniella Cortez, who identified herself as an Osprey Street resident, said the rats "are now leaving her house and going into others" and that animal control had told her "nothing could be done."…
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