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Planning Board keeps monthly pest-inspection requirement for shelters amid concerns about bed bugs
Summary
Board members supported requiring a pest-management plan and monthly professional inspections with reports submitted to the town after members cited past bed-bug spread from transient housing to other facilities.
Members pressed for explicit pest-control measures in the shelter-license provisions after several raised concerns about bed-bug infestations in transient and public facilities. Committee member (S7) said monthly inspections and documented treatment plans are common practice in institutions that handle transient populations, and the draft requires inspection reports be submitted to the town for review.
Code enforcement officer (S8) and others explained that monthly inspection reports would let staff confirm facilities are actively treating infestations and provide a basis for enforcement and complaint response. The board left the monthly-inspection requirement in place while asking staff to clarify reporting formats and enforcement triggers for substantiated pest issues.
