Is there an Increase in Rats?
Posted by westfield on July 15, 2008
There was a recent article in the Cumbernauld News and the last paragraph mentioned a comment by Jamie Hepburn MSP regarding an increase in Rats and vermin within Westfield. The reason cited was the change in North Lanarkshire Council’s refuse Collection Policy to Fortnightly Uplifts. Which is a bit weird as NLC still operate a weekly collection in Westfield. So I asked around and although residents did highlight their fears of an increase in vermin IF the refuse collection changed to fortnightly, no one I asked had experienced an increase as yet. I then contacted Jamie’s Office and they have agreed to look into the history behind the statement. However, they did put forward a possible excuse: Jamie sent out several thousand flyers to Cumbernauld residents and from the received responses there were several that mentioned the possible problem with rats and linking them to the fortnightly uplift of the wheeled bins. Perhaps that is the problem but as we still have the weekly collection then nothing has changed so how the link of rats and Westfield came about we as yet do not know.
Jamie’s office has promised to keep me informed as to the background to the statement.
In the meantime – If you have any pests that you want rid of them then North Lanarkshire Council offer a free Pest Control service to all its residents. Click Here for details
Treatment provided (taken from NLC website [15/7/2008])
The following pests will be treated free of charge in residential properties:
- Rats
- Mice
- Wasps
- Bees
- Fleas
- Bed bugs
In addition to the treatment provided for the above, certain other insects may also be treated, and free pest control advice is available on most other pests.
The Community Council are unaware of any problems with rats in Westfield but if you know differently then please drop us a comment and we will look into it.
