Lowell – In a significant and conscious decision, the Lowell Housing Authority (LHA), following suit of the City of Lowell, “voted Wednesday night in favor of a one-year contract with Modern Pest Services to utilize their Integrated Pest Management plan”, stated Board Commissioner and Chairman Rodney Elliott.
The plan will ensure that Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) are phased out on all LHA properties.
The decision made during the monthly board meeting was in favor of implementing a comprehensive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plan with the assistance of Modern Pest Services, who are currently engaged in the City of Lowell’s rat control initiative.
The new policy aims to create safer living environments for residents while promoting sustainable practices in pest control. The IPM plan focuses on prevention, monitoring, and, when necessary, the use of targeted treatments that minimize risks to human health and the ecosystem.
“We are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of our residents and the environment,” said Executive Director Tha Chhan. “By adopting this approach, we are effectively addressing pest issues”, Chhan added.
The resolution came after extensive discussions on the harmful effects of rodenticides, which have been shown to pose risks to wildlife, pets and humans. The Lowell Housing Authority is confident that the new IPM plan will reduce pest populations through more effective and environmentally responsible strategies.
Residents will be educated, and inspections will be conducted quarterly along with structural maintenance. Control measures will be utilized with an emphasis on non-chemical methods and Modem Pest Services, as an integral part of their program, will adjust thresholds and methods based on monitoring data.
The Lowell Housing Authority looks forward to collaborating with Modem Pest Services to enhance the quality of life for all residents.
2 responses to “LHA to Phase Out Rodenticides”
This is great news! Congrats to the LHA!
No comment: Simple inquiries neighbors in the Excutive Building are frustrated with inept repair services. I already understand what the problem is. But is there another way of keeping residents in the loop as what why and the obstacles that LHA is dealing with in regards to this building?Otherwise there is a person that lives in this building that has been spreading false information and worse about the obstacles that LHA is facing in this building. Suggestion: Is Tom the new Maintenance Supervisor is he able to post a LHA notice in the mailroom and the day room other than going to the board of commissioners meeting and being put under other businesses?
No cookout this year at the Excutive Building, yet $4000.00 dollars is allocated to the Comcast TV in the day room. Which when I was in there in the earlier days was consistently broadcasting Fox25 Network 365 through out the year. This network is a free single as other network are.
This information coincides with my suggestion with resident cordinator of either putting on an Antenna on the Smart TV and posting posting the Antenna litterly on the window in the day room. Or running the wiring to the roof top Antenna to receive the digital single. Which in another way deters unwanted destruction. When you do the math then the Tenant Council was left with approximately $1000.00 between the Comcast Bill which inturn leaving the tenant’s to do bake sales or having to receive low quality food donations for events.
This money for tenant’s can be utilized in more better ways other than it has been spent in the earlier days. I am not suggesting forming another tenant council yet if this happens expand the tenant council to represent all of LHA locations including have other tenants from other locations being voted in.
Simply trying to diffuse the tenant’s frustration.
Peace and love and keep the faith.