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Council asks Everett Housing Authority for more frequent exterminations at Glendale Towers
Summary
Councilors expressed concern about rodent and bed-bug problems at Glendale Towers and other Everett Housing Authority properties and referred a resolution asking the authority to increase extermination frequency and resident notification.
Councilors raised public-health concerns about ongoing rodent and bed-bug problems at Glendale Towers and other Everett Housing Authority (EHA) properties. Councilor Holly Garcia said EHA reported exterminators are on-site weekly (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and that residents must call maintenance and follow preparation instructions, but several councilors and residents said that response is inconsistent and that more proactive measures and better resident notice are needed.
Councilors discussed possible uses of available funds to support interventions — from mattress replacement to providing cleaning materials and education for tenants — and asked the EHA and administration for a written response by the Dec. 9 meeting about what further steps can be taken. Councilor Wayne Matuski and others described prior, larger-scale extermination efforts and cited a past $122,000 program to treat a building; councilors emphasized education and tenant cooperation as part of prevention.
Next steps: resolution referred to the Everett Housing Authority and administration for a written response and possible action plan by Dec. 9.
