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Council approves tick‑habitat signage after Jamestown Tick Task Force presentation
Summary
The Jamestown Town Council approved the Tick Task Force’s proposal to place CDC‑style tick‑habitat signs and QR codes at select trailheads and recreational areas; the task force will coordinate with Public Works and state agencies for placement and installation.
Members of the Jamestown Tick Task Force presented an education and outreach plan to the council on April 21 and asked permission to post tick‑habitat signs on town trails and recreation areas. Laura Goldstein, a member of the task force, described outreach items including durable tick ID cards, shower/reminder cards for campers, translated materials, and an online parks-and-recreation tick information page reachable via QR code on the signs.
Goldstein said the task force obtained free signs from the Centers for Disease Control and planned to place signs at trailheads and parking areas at Fort Getty, the Kit Wright Trail, Taylor Point, the Reservoir Bike Path and other sites. The task force recommended four signs for Fort Getty (both entrances for the walking trail), two signs for the Kit Wright trail, and single signs at additional trail parking areas. The task force also said it would coordinate with the conservation commission and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management where state‑managed properties are involved.
Councilors moved and seconded a motion to approve the effort and to allow the task force to work with the town’s public works department on installation. The motion passed unanimously. Councilors and task force members discussed using community volunteers, Scouts or the Rotary for installation and leaving spare signs with Public Works for future replacement.
The task force also reported school outreach (a fourth‑grade workbook), a library program with a tick researcher, translated materials in Spanish and Portuguese, and distribution plans to campgrounds and island businesses.
The council instructed staff to coordinate posts and installation logistics with the task force and public works; no town funding amount was specified at the meeting.
