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Lowell Board of Health backs ordinance to remove rodenticide from city contracts
Summary
The board voted to support a city council effort to remove rodenticide from city contracts, to launch an education campaign for local businesses and to recommend residents avoid rodenticide; the law department will draft ordinance language and advise on limits regarding private businesses.
The Lowell Board of Health voted to support a city council initiative to remove rodenticide from city contracts, to undertake an education campaign aimed at local businesses, and to recommend that residents and private businesses avoid using rodenticide.
The board’s action came after a presentation on current pest-control practices in the city. Matthew Sheehan, who submitted the development services report, told the board the city currently has about 75 deployed “smart boxes” that do not use rodenticide and instead use a gel-based…
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