Addressing the Vermin Problem

We have a problem with rats and vermin. I have a plan to fix it. 

• First, the City purchases garbage cans in bulk and offers them to the community at a subsidized price. Defraying the cost will keep a lid on food sources for the rats.  

• The City Council must pass a resolution requiring residents/businesses to use garbage cans when putting out trash, and no more plastic bags.

• At the same time, we'll ask 3-5 pest control experts to bid on a City-wide contract to allow for efficient pricing and a joint action plan.  

• We must attack the problem block by block. Attacking the problem house by house is excellent, but if one building does it and another doesn't, the rats will move to the next building. A block-by-block approach is more sensible.  

• While doing all this, we'll continue an education program to teach residents how to correctly manage trash. Residents will be alerted monthly of the successes, giving transparency to the plan and its success.  

With my plan, we'll be on the right track to getting rid of the rats, improving how we handle trash, and making our City cleaner and healthier.