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Health director details plan to remove 300–400‑rat colony near downtown dumpsters
Summary
Health Director Jim Philbrook told the board that a large rat colony—estimated at about 300–400 animals—has developed near dumpsters across from Ted's/Dunkin' Donuts; the board described a coordinated remediation using licensed applicators, sealed containment of captured animals and temporary closures, with property owner YATCO funding the contractor.
The Chatham Board of Health spent an extended portion of its April 7 meeting on a large rodent infestation in the downtown core. Health Director Jim Philbrook told the board there is "a colony of probably 3 or 400 rats" hiding in bushes and around multiple dumpsters near Ted's and Dunkin' Donuts and described an aggressive, coordinated response.
Philbrook outlined the planned…
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