Philadelphia appoints its first rat abatement manager

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 00:14 · Archive

Philadelphia has appointed Adrian Jordan as its first rat abatement manager to tackle the city's rodent problem.

Philadelphia has appointed Adrian Jordan as its first rat abatement manager, a newly created position established to tackle the city's rodent problem. Jordan, a Carroll Park native who previously worked as vector control crew chief for the Department of Public Health, has spent more than twenty years fighting rats in Philadelphia.

Jordan will oversee rodent-specific strategy across the city and coordinate with the departments of public health, streets, sanitation, water and license and inspection, as well as the Community Life Improvement Program. He will lead a team of health inspectors to conduct surveys in the most impacted areas, assess the scope of the problem and advise residents on how to repel rats. His initial focus will include Castor Gardens, Oxford Circle and other parts of Northeast Philadelphia.

The appointment follows a City Council resolution adopted on 8 October that urged city officials to 'immediately prioritise and coordinate efforts to address the growing rodent infestation in the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia'. Residents have complained of persistent rodent activity linked to poorly stored trash, vacant or neglected properties and abandoned cars.

How it is being reported

• This Pa. city just appointed its first rat czarAdrian Jordan of the city's public health department will lead a new coordinated effort to address quality-of-life issues that attract the rodents,PennLive · 28 Oct, 23:43
• City appoints its first 'rat abatement manager' to rein in rodentsPhiladelphia has appointed Adrian Jordan its first 'rat abatement manager' after City Council urged officials to take action and PETA suggested birth control for the rodents.PhillyVoice · 28 Oct, 20:16

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