48 WARD STREET RODENT LETTER 4-4-2024 CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
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98 WASHINGTON STREET,3RD FLOOR Pub.Prevent.
TEL. (978)741-1800
DOMINICK PANGALLO health&salem.com
DAVID GREENBAUM,RS
MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
April 4,2024
Ward Street Salem,LLC
6 Cuddy's Way
Middleton,MA 01949
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 9589 0710 5270 0283 0516 35
Regular Mail
Dear Property Owner:
This office has received a complaint regarding rodents on your property located at 48 Ward Street in the city of
Salem,Massachusetts.
An on-site inspection was conducted on April 1,2024,by Jeffrey Barosy,Sanitarian for the Board of Health.
During the inspection a rat hole was observed in the stone foundation near a set of stairs,and rat feces were
observed on one of the stone stoops.
Raccoons,rodents,etc.are considered a neighborhood nuisance and community health hazard.
The area around the stone foundation where the hole was observed,the stone stoop,and any other parts of the
property 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evidence as to why this order should be modified or withdrawn.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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