Neighbors say rodents that plagued the area last summer have returned, with the problem persisting for months.
Neighbors say rodents that plagued the area last summer have returned, with the problem persisting for months.
"It gets my anxiety level beyond what it should be," Marotta said. "My son goes out to work in the morning, and he's dodging rats as he goes down the driveway. "Residents say rat infestation has returned, urge city for help Another resident, Mark Mastrangelo, said he resorted to cementing part of his yard and spent hundreds of dollars on traps and poison.
"I actually have a log in my basement of how many rats I got last year - 34," Mastrangelo said. "This year I'm already up to 17. " On Thursday, state Rep. Jared Solomon told Action News that a vehicle believed to be the source of the infestation has been removed.
Crews have also placed additional poison in the area. Philadelphia's Community Life Improvement Program has fined two properties identified by the city as problem locations. Solomon said his office has also received calls and emails about similar infestations on about 10 other blocks and that the same enforcement and remediation steps are being taken there as well.
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