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Somerville committee: quarterly rodent data show declines; city expands residential, school inspections and IPM work
Summary
The Somerville City Council Rodent Issues Special Committee heard first-quarter data showing fewer rodent complaints than in recent years and staff described expanded residential services, new school inspection procedures, and citywide integrated pest management (IPM) work.
Jake Wilson, councilor at large and chair of the Rodent Issues Special Committee, called the committee to order on April 30 and opened a quarterly update on rodent-control work across the city. Staff presented January–March 2025 data and described new and expanded programs for residences, schools and public properties.
Colin Ziegler, environmental health manager, said the city’s January–March figures are lower than past years and attributed part of the decline to winter weather. “We see a steady decline of complaints since 2023 for all three months,” Ziegler said, noting that 2021 had been a peak year for complaints.
The update showed a notable level of field activity: staff reported “a little over a thousand visits in January, February, and…
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