Politics & Government
Tick Infestation Prompts City to Consider Asking for Spraying
City Councilor has sponsored resolution asking the DEM to bring in the sprayers to combat a tick infestation in the Brenton Point/Ocean Drive area.
The Brenton Point and Ocean Drive area of the city is a sock-over-pants kind of place.
And it soon could get sprayed, thanks to a tick infestation that has prompted city officials to consider asking the state Department of Environmental Management to get involved.
City Councilor Kathryn E. Leonard has submitted a resolution calling upon the DEM to take "immediate action" to spray the area in an effort to combat the tick infestation.
Rhode Island is arguable the epicenter for Lyme disease, which affects untold sufferers and can lead to lifelong complications, even when treated with long antibiotic regimens.
Brenton Point and Ocean Drive are two of the city's most frequented areas and "our residents and visitors should not be put at risk for Lyme Disease," the resolution states.
The resolution will be considered at the council's meeting on Wednesday night.
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