Requests for Property Exclusion from Pesticide Sprayings Due March 31
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Requests to have property excluded from area pesticide sprayings, administered by Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project, must be made to City Clerk Linda Tyer by March 31.
Property owners seeking exclusion must supply the city clerk with a certified letter providing their name, address and telephone number and the address of the property to be excluded. Requests are submitted to: City Hall, Office of City Clerk, 70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, MA.
The project would perform ultra low volume mosquito control pesticide applications from June through September, if it is determined necessary to control the mosquito population. In addition to the written request, property owners seeking out of the program must clearly mark at least every 50 feet with orange surveyors tape or another department approved marking device that clearly defines the area of exclusion.
Information about mosquito disease and how to protect yourself and home is available on the at www.cityofpittsfield.org. Any resident requesting further information on pesticide application or to obtain application schedules and locations can call the Mosquito Control Project at 413-447-9808, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. or email berkmc@bcn.net.
