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The Board supported further review of a draft policy that would prohibit second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides on Wakefield-owned properties and restrict their use by Town contractors and vendors. A public-health emergency waiver could be approved by the Board with public notification, but no vote on the policy was taken.
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The proposed policy would limit use of certain rodent poisons in Town buildings, parks, fields, cemeteries, and other municipal properties. Wakefield’s Department of Public Works said these products are not currently believed to be in use on Town property. The Board will review the draft and may vote on it at a future meeting; it also plans to consider a separate statement supporting broader local authority over rodenticide use.
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