GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay officials plan to step up efforts in combating the city’s rat problem.
Neighborhood Development Manager Bill Paape says targeted sweeps will begin in the spring.
“Looking for conditions that are conducive for rats, such as food, water, shelter, and harborage areas.”
Paape says they’re going to start passing out educational information to residents once the calendar turns, so they can get a headstart on anything that might need to be done before the professionals the city plans to partner with are called.
“Our trapping is just going to be on our public-owned or city-owned properties. The trapping that the citizens are going to have to do is going to have to be on their own accord on their prviate property.”
He notes the sweeps will target known hotspots, specificially in an area on the city’s west side.
“Broadway (Street), all the way up to Lombardi (Avenue), over to South Military (Avenue), and then over to Velp (Avenue).”
Pappe explains the extent of the problem, noting an increased amount of calls in 2017.
“Some habitats have been disturbed, and new areas are seeing them. The last few winters maybe being a little bit milder, and the conditions were probably a little bit more conducive.”
He says there’s no timeline for how long the sweeps will take.
