I’m not someone who believes in having government solve everyone’s problems. I think we all could stand to be a bit more self-sufficient. However, I do believe there are some things for which government is truly intended and best suited.
When it comes to public health concerns, we should be able to trust in our government to do all it can to protect us. The elimination of the rodent control program by County Executive Chris Collins violates this trust.
Rats serve as carriers for very serious diseases. Hantavirus, human plague, infectious jaundice, salmonellosis, rat-bite fever and trichinosis are all illnesses associated with exposure to rodents and rodent habitat.
There’s a world of difference between citizens taking care of the occasional mouse, and being expected to combat a growing rat population on their own. Shame on Collins for failing those he was elected to serve and protect.
Connie Wansart
Depew