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County says private cleanup underway in Bensonville, rat‑mitigation to follow
Summary
County staff told the committee a private cleanup crew is on site at a Bensonville property and expects to finish interior cleanup in about four days; a rat mitigation team will follow and county staff said the effort is the final active property from a 2024 program covering about 30 properties.
County staff provided the committee an update on a rat‑infested property in Bensonville that has been the focus of an agreed legal order with the property owner. Paul, a county staff member, said a private cleanup crew began on‑site work the day of the meeting and expects the interior cleanup to take about four days. After that, a rat mitigation team will set traps as part of abatement efforts.
"We will then bring in [a] rat mitigation team to set traps and get rid of the rats," Paul said, adding the goal is to reconcile the issue and close this case. Paul said the county began the program in 2024 and worked on roughly 30 properties; this is the remaining property in the White Pines/Wood Dale area being addressed under that effort.
The chair responded that claims the county had not acted were incorrect and reiterated that the county has maintained an abatement program in the area for several years.
Why it matters: The update outlines immediate remediation steps and a near‑term timeline. Public health and sanitation concerns prompted county action and the agreed order with the owner frames the legal authority for private cleanup and subsequent mitigation.
What’s next: Staff expects the cleanup to finish in about four days and then to deploy rat mitigation; the transcript does not provide detailed mitigation schedules or costs.
