37 BRIDGE STREET RODENT LETTER 3-16-2023 { * CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF HEALTH
98 WASHINGTON STREET 3R'FLOOR PL1b1iaHPalth
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TEL. O78) 741-1800
ROBERT MCCARTHY health&salem.com
DAVID GREENBAUM,RS
ACTING MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
March 16,2023
Angela Turpin
37 Bridge Street
Salem,MA 01970
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 7020 0640 0001 4055 2839
Regular Mail
Dear Property Owner:
This office has received a complaint regarding rodents on your property located at 39 Bridge Street in the city of
Salem,Massachusetts.
An on-site inspection was conducted on March 16,2023 by Jeffrey Barosy,Sanitarian for the Board of Health.
During the inspection evidence of rats digging underneath the wooden fence between your property and 7 Planters
Street were observed.The side of the wooden fence facing your property has plant and construction debris piled on
the ground between the fence and a wooden shed that is in disrepair.
Raccoons,rodents,etc. are considered a neighborhood nuisance and community health hazard.
The plant and construction debris,the wooden shed,and any other parts of the property rats and rodents may be
harboring must be exterminated inside and out by a licensed exterminator. After extermination has taken place any
burrows or holes must be filled and monitored and you must take all necessary steps to prevent any infestation from
occurring in the future. Additionally,you must submit to the Salem Board of Health an Integrated Pest Management
protocol for this property stating what actions have been taken and what actions will be taken to prevent this
infestation from occurring in the future.
In accordance with Mass General Laws,Chapter 111,Section 123 you are ordered to retain the services of a
licensed exterminator and suppress any rodent population within fourteen(14)days of receipt of this order
and a copy of this invoice and a treatment plan must be forwarded to this department upon completion of the
extermination.
Should you be aggrieved by this order,you have the right to request a hearing before the Board of Health. A request
for said hearing must be received in writing in the office of the Board of Health within 7 Days of receipt of this
order. At said hearing,you will be given an opportunity to be heard and to present witness and documentary
evidence as to why this order should be modified or withdrawn. You may be represented by an attorney. Please
also be informed that you have the right to inspect and obtain copies of all relevant inspection or investigation
reports,orders,and other documentary information in the possession of this Board,and that any adverse party has
the right to be present at the hearing.
If you have any questions or concerns please call this office at 978-741-1800. I thank you in advance for your
cooperation.
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