I don't believe I do pest control for bees. Thank you

So who takes care of a hornets nest on a town owned light head over houses with kids, one of which I heard is allergic to bees? Can you point me in the right direction?

I'm not sure who would handle that. Does the town have a Pest exterminator? Sorry

So if it’s not animal control, can this request be sent to DPW? I had a private pest service tell me they won’t touch it as it’s on town property. Thank you.

How does animal control not know who to contact? Take some initiative and figure it out. My goodness.

Hello,

This request has been forwarded to Parks & Forestry for resolution. We appreciate your patience as we route this request to the correct department.

The Parks & Forestry Division does not perform such services. Because Miller is a private way you're at liberty along with your neighbors to hire a private pest control company to remove the nest.

Thank you for your patience.

It does not matter that Miller St is a private way. The street light is town property. This nest must be removed by the town. It has grown so large that it almost covering 100% of the light. Surely if the Parks & Forestry Division does not handle this issue, they can find someone who can.

Thanks.

Hello,

Unfortunately The Division of Parks & Forestry does not perform such services. Neither does Animal control.

We apologize for the inconvenience. Residents of Miller St. are at liberty to hire a private pest control company to remove the nest.

Please note that Eversource has been contacted regarding this matter and they also do not service Needham street lights.

Thank you for your patience,

I’m sorry Rana, I realize you are “toting the company line”, but your explanation regarding a private road is a weak one. We contacted a private pest service and they indicated they would just touch it as it is clearly in the town’s jurisdiction. The private road ‘excuse’ works for most tings, but not streetlights that are owners and operated by the town.

Exactly! This is a town issue.

If the streetlight went out, the town would fix, right? Or would Miller St. residents need to hire their own electrician?

Come on town of Needham. Let's use common sense here and get this resolved before someone gets stung.

If the town does not have an exterminator, they need to hire one to deal with the nest. It's not that hard. Here are a few local exterminators you can call:

Pest Assassins: (508) 377-4605
NW Pest Control: (781) 891-5313
Graves Pest Control: (781) 467-8638

Took care of it myself. Incredibly disappointed in the towns response to this issue. This had nothing to do with the road being private. The light is the town’s responsibility. Does that mean if the LED bulb burned out (I know LED’s don’t burn out the same way as sodium bulbs did, but let’s just play this out.....) would the abutters be responsible for replacing the fixture? No, we wouldn’t, the town would fix it....this is no different.

Like I said, I am so disappointed with the town’s response to this.

Justin McCullen
22 Miller St

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