RATS!

The rats are coming! The rats are coming !  No ..... Not really. They're already here. 

Marilyn Pomerantz brought up the subject of rats infesting her building at a UCO meeting the other day. NO.... Not two legged rats, the real thing . four legged furry critters with long tails and sharp fangs.
It seems that Duck Island is infested too. Eva Rachesky reported that a large number of rats
bolted from the island when trees were uprooted during landscaping work. The landscapers reported that hundreds of the furry pests swarmed out the ground,  jumped into the lake and swam away when a palm tree was uprooted. It may be coincidental, but Marilyn Pomerantz' building is on the lake opposite Duck island . Could be the same furry fugitives who escaped the island took up residence at the first available place they could find. Marilyn tells the committee that an unlucky resident of the building found rats in his commode .... TWICE! .....EEEK..... what a horrifying thought. She bemoaned the fact that the association has spent $1700.00 so far in efforts to rid the rats from the building. Some thirty rats have been trapped and removed, but they are still around as evidenced by the trails of droppings and the scuffling and squealing emanating from the ceilings and walls.  . Holes in the walls have been patched, traps are set all around  and Marilyn tells us she tore down a wall behind her stove to discover a well worn rat thruway.
Of course David Israel recounted his rat story. he said his building was infested , it took copious amounts of poison spread around to get rid of them. he also said It's not up to UCO to do anything because rats in buildings belong to the association and they are on their own when dealing with them. Not a great strategy . Unless the pests are eradicated or at least knocked down in numbers all around the village the problem will continue.
The scary thought is : what's going to happen when they start tearing up the old golf course? If a couple of hundred rats escaped the island when a couple of trees were unearthed, it is likely the wholesale removal of the overgrown bushes and trees on the golf course could spark a mass exodus of rats looking for new digs.
Not a pleasant situation by any means.
It's hard to tell just how bad it is , but a survey of the population should be attempted. CV needs to get going and get serious about getting rid of them before we face a crisis of biblical proportions.