Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Mosquito Control Tire Pickup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Environmental committee: mosquito control forthcoming; community tire event collected hundreds of tires
Summary
Environmental Health and Social Services committee reported plans to contact the mosquito abatement district about spraying and confirmed a recent tire collection event collected more than 600 tires, which staff said reduces mosquito breeding sites.
The Environmental Health and Social Services committee on Monday said it will contact the regional mosquito abatement district about spraying schedules as warmer weather approaches and noted a recent community tire collection event that staff said removed about 600 tires.
Committee discussion: A councilor asked when mosquito spraying will begin; the committee chair said she would call the mosquito-abatement district and review last year’s West Nile virus numbers. Committee members also raised the tire-collection event; a gallery speaker reported that the mosquito district’s Facebook page said more than 600 tires were collected at the event.
Why it matters: Tires and other containers that hold standing water are mosquito breeding sites and can increase vector-borne disease risk. Removing tires is a preventative public-health step.
Next steps: Staff will contact the mosquito abatement district for spray timing and will continue outreach reminding residents to remove standing-water sources.
