21.276 An Order Opting Out of the Mosquito Control Spraying Conducted by the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control BoardCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council, May 27, 2021,
Upon the recommendation of City Councilor Rachel Maiore.
21.276 AN ORDER OPTING OUT OF THE MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAYING
CONDUCTED BY THE STATE RECLAMATION AND MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD
WHEREAS, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 252, § 2A(b)(2), the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs (“EEA”) is authorized to develop a process for the State Reclamation and
Mosquito Control Board to permit municipalities to opt out of spraying conducted by the Board
pursuant M.G.L. c. 252, § 2A(a); and
WHEREAS, the EEA has developed a process for such opt-out, which requires in a city that the city
council hold a public meeting in which public comment is permitted and that the council seek input
from the local board of health; and
WHEREAS, the process developed by the EEA also requires that the city submit an application for
approval by EEA of an alternative management plan for mosquito control; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2021, the Northampton Board of Health voted to recommend that the city opt-
out of the state mosquito spraying program.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Northampton City Council orders as follows.
Ordered, that
The City of Northampton shall opt-out of the mosquito control spraying conducted by the State
Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board under M.G.L. c. 252, Section 2A(a). The foregoing vote was
taken after a public hearing in which public comment was permitted and it is in accordance with the
recommendation of the Northampton Board of Health. On or before May 28, 2021, the City shall file
with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs an application for approval of an
alternative management plan, which approval shall be required for the opt -out to be recognized by the
State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board.
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