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Our area overrun by rats. Scofflaw Supercan and Recycling Can storage on public space in 1600 block Harvard/Hobart NW alley after day of pickup; many Supercans lack lids or have rat chew holes; improper bulk trash handling; rats' nests in back yards; no rat abatement by homeowners or enforcement by DC gov. What happened to Clean City Initiative and War on Rats?
Take care of this public health menace.
7 Comments
Nick (Guest)
Anonymous (Guest)
Washington Post (Registered User)
This rat issue was tackled in The Post's Daily Gripe:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/daily-gripe/2010/08/more_rats_in_more_places.html
daegrappcty (Guest)
How about the rat holes on City property immediatley across the sidewalks from the restaurants on Connecticut Avenue NW? Very appetizing and healthy.
Also, though I keep my City-issued trash cans closed, the rats sit on the lid and chew rat holes into the top of the can so they can continue to get in and out of closed cans. Two years ago I began requesting new cans. No response. I guess they determined the rats would continue to modify any new cans to their desire. In addition, when I asked about rat control, I was told I would have to get written permission from all of my neighbors on both sides of the alley in case they have pets that roam free and might like to eat rat poison. Hence, no assistance.
35-Yr MtP Resident (Guest)
Had a similar issue decades ago with rats in the hillside in front and personally had to get all neighbors to sign on to DC gov baiting the block-long hill. That was on private property. Don't think DC gov should lob that responsibility off to the citizenry in the case of public space--alleys and public tree boxes and sidewalks. Official notice should suffice that rat baiting will take place.
I still want to know: 1) what happened to the city's "War on Rats" 2) why Supercans filled with garbage--many with rat holes, without lids, and overflowing--are allowed to be routinely stored in the alley that runs between the 1600 block of Harvard and Hobart Streets, off Mt. Pleasant Street, and 3) when city employees will show up here to replace busted up cans, notify residents to store their cans on their own premises, locate public and private problem areas, and put down rat bait. Or do they have other solutions to the growing rat problem?
35-year MtP Resident (Guest)
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