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Residents press Dearborn Heights for faster response to rat infestations; city promises inspections and notices
Summary
Several residents reported severe rodent problems in the McKinley/Annapolis area and elsewhere in Dearborn Heights. City officials said inspections and targeted enforcement would begin immediately and that a neighborhood notification program is planned.
Residents from multiple blocks used the council’s public-comment period to describe rodent infestations they said have damaged property, cost residents thousands for repairs and created public-health risks.
Connie Coogan and Barbara Beaubien described repeated infestations and one 85‑year‑old neighbor who lived with rats in her house for weeks before help arrived. “We have families that have had to replace electrical systems in their cars due to the rats chewing off wires,” Coogan told the council.
Several residents said vacant and poorly maintained properties and yards with debris and abandoned vehicles are the main attractors. Jeff Antalek and other neighbors told the council they…
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